WOR(L)D(K) IN PROGRESS? Was the name of the exhibition in the Arnolfini which was by Joëlle Tuerlinckx. Her work is a constant collection and on going pieces that all accumulate as one piece, no piece is more significant than the rest. This has resulted in her having around 500 pieces on display in this gallery, meaning that the whole gallery was fit to burst with all of her work. The art she produces is based around collecting mundane objects and transforms them into something to show their best qualities. For example, bringing a rck from a different country and labelling it and placing it in a place by itself. It allows you to stop and think about this piece, rather than just treating it like an everyday object. All of her work connects and interacts with one another. For example, she ties cotton and string to her works which lead you round the rooms and takes you to each piece of work. Also, some of her art works are in display cabinets grouping them all together.
Nevertheless, this type of art work and what she was producing isn't really to my taste. However, it was interesting and useful for me to see that all of her art work is of the same importance. Every piece is on the same level. There is no final pice, which is what i am currently trying to do in my practise, as i often worry that i should be creating a final piece and i no longer want to dwell on that.
Nevertheless, this type of art work and what she was producing isn't really to my taste. However, it was interesting and useful for me to see that all of her art work is of the same importance. Every piece is on the same level. There is no final pice, which is what i am currently trying to do in my practise, as i often worry that i should be creating a final piece and i no longer want to dwell on that.
ALT ÜST was the title of the exhibition in Spike Island, which was by the artist Cevdet Erek. This, i found, was a great exhibition and could have spent many an hour in there. His work is all about sound, the rhythms of life and the natural beat. The title of the exhibition means above and below, which is what his main piece was about. All of his work was sound, each speaker delivered a certain piece, but as you moved around different pieces interacted and could be heard, and he made it so that all of the work could interlock with each other. However, the main piece was in the centre. You walked into this dark, nearly black, room with a small blue led light lit up. There were 6? speakers in there pulsating a beat. Whilst you were under there you wanted to dance and move along to it, which is what Erek wants you to do. It is about the modern night life culture. The blue light which lights up the room every so often was there to represent artificial life, and how you are changing the world natural light cycle to suit your own needs. You then came out of this room and went above it. This was a bright light white room. The music wasn't as loud as it was underneath you but you could feel the vibration coming up from the floor. I lay down on the floor to feel it coming up at you. There was a strong connection here about how the night feeds its way through to the day time, you can't have one without the other, they are dependant.
I found his work very inspirational as for once in the whole exhibition, you didn't need your eye site. You only needed you ears and skin, to feel the vibrations of the music beats. From experiencing it. I want to have a play and investigation with sound within my work and to see what i can come up with.
I found his work very inspirational as for once in the whole exhibition, you didn't need your eye site. You only needed you ears and skin, to feel the vibrations of the music beats. From experiencing it. I want to have a play and investigation with sound within my work and to see what i can come up with.