post-op pondering

I apologise for the lack of images recently, as my physical state right now isn't letting me do as much practical work as I would like!

I have been thinking a lot about the ideas and themes that run through my work, and the past week has enabled me to delve right into these and expand them more. I want to change the 2d aspect of my work, and look into the alternatives available to me. Therefore going into hospital I started thinking what objects, imagery or shapes are really poignant to my time there? One of the most interesting things I noticed was the corridors, particularly walking down to surgery. The fear being felt made this journey all the more difficult, and this never ending maze of narrow corridors with terrifying ordeals being undertaken behind the doors I passed really struck me. If I could find a way to mix this ultimate feeling of terror with the calming process and feel to my work I think I could produce an experience, not just an image.

a brief note

As the way I work takes up a lot of time to produce, I find it important to think and clarify what it is I want to achieve and why. Through the work I am doing, I want to tell a story but not in the conventional way. My journey through all of these 'interuptions' has been anything but easy, yet has been an outlet and has helped me not only get better physically, but has informed my work more than I could have hoped. I want my work, whatever form it may take, to reflect this and be a narrative without being a story. More of an experience that can be appreciated through beautiful and intricate pieces, and most importantly something positive for me to take away from it.

finished piece

Very pleased with the outcome, however it is an incredibly time-consuming way of working. This is the piece I have chosen to show in the interim exhibition.

I decided to mount on white paper to keep the clean feel that I think fits well with my process and ideas, links back in to the medical influence. The shadow created also interests me and gives a hazed image (could possibly signify memory/uncertainty of experience?) Keeping them in the constraints of a circle however I feel isn't doing the work justice, and I want to push the boundaries of what I am capable of when working like this. Therefore, while away from university I can start playing with this, and then gain feedback from the experiments as well as this finished piece. Hopefully then I'll be on track for when I get back.