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GROUP TUTORIAL - REFLECTION

The group tutorial was helpful in many ways, it allowed each individual artist an insight into the work they produce the materials they use and what interests they find fundamental to the production of their work. Those were the questions asked, what and how do you use materials? and What are the key interests that influence your practice?

From the discussion it became increasingly clear that each persons work is drastically different, when responding to the questions each person portrays a difference in theme and the materials they use. Speaking about my own work I explained and showed examples of the materials I use within my practice, which could be anything as long as it is or can be recycled. My work over summer has involved reclaiming wooden pallets and deconstructing them to create abstract sculptures that when placed within a landscape contrast the immediate area around the sculpture. I also used biodegradable tape within a landscape, wrapping the tape around the trees, as one of my colleagues said 

"by wrapping the tape horizontally around the trees it creates an interesting contrast between the vertical setting.."



Throughout the discussion it became very clear that my work is non-objective with no reference to figurative reality and that any ideology or concept behind the work could easily be missed. The concept behind my work in fact revolves around environmental issues which directly effect the landscapes that I use for my sculptures. Within my work I look at the detrimental effects that global warming, pollution and climate change  have on the world and our environments and how the 3 issues are all linked. How I choose to show this within my photography is by using recycled or materials that will not harm or effect the environment I place them in. The sculptures themselves convey direct contrasts between the physical glitch in reality placed in them and the surrounding areas.

To move forward with my practice after this discussion I feel I need to bridge the gap between my photography and the concept behind my practice, making it more understandable to the viewer.

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