Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Scribbly ideas page from my logbook


I have spent the best part of an hour trying to get this image into my blog. Anyhow, I think I can do this now. The image to the left is from my logbook. It shows a few spontaneous ideas that came to me today during the class discussion. I was thinking about ways that participants could, well, er, participate in my work. I was also trying to think of artists who have done similar participatory events. I have noted Anthony Gormley but I cannot remember the name of the work. He got people and school kids to make little unglazed clay figures a bit like the terracotta army. There is another guy who got schoolkids to write on pebbles and then throw them back into the sea. I think this was called 1000000 pebbles. Then I was thinking about Gillian Wearing and the stuff she did like 'Dancing in Clapham' and the other famous piece, whose name I can't remember, where she took photos of people holding hand made signs. Anyway, thats where I'm at. Any suggestions out there in blogland???

Now I am just showing off. I like these little 'scrolls' and feel I could do something more significant with this process and format. I was reflecting on the drawing and making process of this piece and thought that it would lend itself to a participatory project. I just need to research for a core issue but participants could put their own drawings/ messages/ secrets/ confessions/ writings/ marks /???/ notes to the deceased/ wishes ??? onto strips of paper which cold then be rolled and constructed into a giant version of this work. It would then need to be destryed and re-made in some way. Still thinking about this......................................................................................................................................

3 Comments:

Blogger sunil said...

Maria,
Like the Blog.
Like the peoms.
Like the technology, that makes it all possible!

Sunil

7:29 AM  
Blogger Lynda Cornwell said...

Maria it's looking great.

You've had more success with pictures than I have I think!

4:06 AM  
Blogger sunil said...

Maria...following our recent talk, what is your new Blogg URL? Sunil

1:06 AM  

Post a Comment

<< Home