Author: UOW Student
Third year Uni student at UOW, using this portal for journal/blogs
Flowers frozen
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FREEZING
The first freezing work that I’ve done is with the tray underneath my freezer and I tried to place straws. Just to see what sort of effects I could get.
After being offered some use of the university space I decided that I wasn’t going to for several reasons one I feel that’s too late. Could not negotiate around work and travel time and other factors.
So the moral to the story is that I figured by the time I spent the amount of fuel on attending University everyday I may as well go and buy a freezer so I found one on Gumtree and set to freezing straight away!
Trying to find ways the keep the plastic under water 
Freezer full of artworks
Although I’ve been collecting for months and I’ve had a general idea of themes around the work because I’ve changed the items into a different material I’m feeling very lost in way of the work not being enough and in way of the work not looking good enough. It’s like I can’t bring my idea to fruition so do speak.
Under water photo shoot
From last post I discussed using a scanner, unfortunately it didn’t work so I sounds a perspex container at the Bower in Marrickville and they graciously loaned it to me. So I said to work photographing some of these collections with themed ideas. I sent one of these to Penny and she discussed looking at the composition and suggested that I also contact photography teacher Jackie Redgate. So I will update on that once I have.
I was trying to get the impression that the material I’ve collected is above the water and the photo was being taken from underneath I’ve included glitter in the water as well so I used alight that hopefully look like the sun and it was also reflecting on the glitter. the second images are showing how I tried to catch you the photos but using a mirror because of the reflection on the perspex it was difficult to take it directly. it was hard to get a shot without the actual image of the phone screen or the iPad screen in the photo so by taking a photo in of the mirror and a certain direction I was able to capture it the other thing that I found difficult was you’ll see within the edge of the frame the frame of the mirror and some of the floor that is really hard to get a good composition under the constraints of working in my kitchen and working with the size.
I also did a little boy legacy which also had glitter but it was a different hair glitter and I use the same techniques as the pink.
Scanning rather than glue gun
Feeling really confident about not using a glue gun it’s changing the whole concept of the work. I found a scanner on Gumtree for $5 so I will be experimenting with images slash assemblages rather than using a glue gun to assemble.
I’m also on the hunt for a freezer as mine is only the size of a cassette tape player.
If I can have a combination of copy stand scanner and ice blocks I think I’ll have a nice collection.
Unfortunately after bringing home the scanner and setting it up it didn’t work I contacted the owner and he didn’t know why it was apparently and insurance swap and he never plugged it in. So I had to be in this idea and started working with water in a vessel…
Framing my works, without a major carbon footprint
As I have been collecting and developing ideas for my assemblages and I have also been in communication with my lecturer regarding the works. My next stumble is how to connect and frame my works,.Eco-as friendly a lot of the environmental waste Contemporary art works are connected via a glue gun, E.G :
“Thomas Deininger describes himself as an “optimistic Nihilist” who likes “making things to help me process the mayhem….maybe it’s just adding to the confusion.” He’s a gifted artist who re-uses trash to create his masterpieces” Playjunkie 2019
Watched a couple of documentaries on this artist and watching him make these amazing works he uses a hot platic glue gun, I find this an ironic because it’s another amount of plastic that’s going into the environment.
I could easily use a glue gun but I would like to experiment with the idea of other ways to connect and assemble that work together, especially because it’s going to only be photographed,And I also think it adds another element to the work that connects to the same subject of waste. E.G Melting could be relating to temperature and climate change, Ice could be relating to plastic being frozen in time, Water floating cold be from the view of the fish, wrapping in found plastic could be the layering and suffocation of plastic.
I’m looking at other options I have been coming up with a few ideas that don’t use glue guns these ideas are:
- Creating blocks of ice placing the items inside and then freezing them and then photographing If I did this I would have to locate the sScanner.
- Using a copy stands laser printer and layering the works like I did last year and one of my photo assignments if I did this one I would have to locate a scanner.
- Melting the objects so they form one like a bar of soap. If I did this I would need to use an oven,Or a barbecue grill and I’m not sure how to go with the fumes.
- Rolling squashing/flattening the works under a large plastic Perspex sheet if I did this I would need to hire a roller from a machinery hire.
- Sewing if I can actually attach the items with pieces of cotton or wire or actually plastic over plastic and then sewing underneath because it could be that it’s suffocating.
- Water floating the chosen materials on the water and actually photographing from underneath, for this I would need a fish tank tank.
- Gelatin moulds Being stuck and also allowing the place to pieces to be in place before it goes hard in comparison to freezing where they might be around.
Deborah Kelly: Collage artists that hates waste
Born 1972 in Melbourne Australia, based in Sydney, Kelly has exhibited World including 2014 Biennale of Sydney, Slovenia, MOMA LOndon, ICA London and then Biennale of Greece.
Kelly’s work is a combination of photography stills and paper cut ccollages, she adresses several worldwide political issues, such as refugees and body positivity.
More information to come as I continue to look into this talented artist.
” for the practical reason that there’s enough stuff in the world already…” (Kelly 2011)
https://images.app.goo.gl/U4kiTjwGh8eiLTc76
Isa Genskin:
Loved by new generation for her assemblages and installations
Isa Genskin was born 1948 in Germany, based in New York, her career spanning over 30 years creating and constantly developing, unusual outstanding , outlandish works of art.
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