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9th OCTOBER TUTORIAL - REFLECTION

Throughout the tutorial we examined and picked apart what my current practise entails, the concept behind, the work being produced and how I could improve on these aspects going forward. Within my practise I am focusing on global environmental issues, immersing myself into the extensive debate surrounding climate change and anthropogenic global warming, trying to understand perspectives from scientists, politicians and environmentalist groups. As it stands it is understandably hard to get to grips with this ever changing and evolving topic. My research thus far has taken me full circle, looking at the causes and detrimental effects from angles which attack the subject from opposite sides, those who suggest that 'climate change may well be the biggest scam of modern times' and those who maintain that if we do not address this issue we are on track for mass global devastation. Also how 195 countries have come together to create a global action plan to put the world on track to avoid dangerous climate change by limiting global warming by 2 Degrees Celsius.

As I understand that this topic is so diverse and there is so much information it was taking its tole on the production of physical pieces as I was solely focused on researching and writing about my findings. It seemed like the best possible way to get back on track was to come away from global issues and concentrate on areas in which I display my work, looking at how they are particularly effected by climate change creating a direct link between my physical work and and my concept.

I also thought about how my work could be presented within an environment - |I mainly want to focus on creating sculptures that have a direct link with that environment i.e. using wood taken from a forest, creating a sculpture and then placing it back into the environment with a message about the effects of climate change on that area. Bigert and Bergstrom have explored different aspect of  nature and climate change within their art, one work that particularly resonates with mine is their performance on top of Swedens highest peak 'The Freeze' in 2016. Using themselves within the environment to directly explore a human relationship with nature. 

Other artists mentioned within the tutorial are Sven Sachsalber and Bas-jan Alber who use performance within their works to portray a message. This style of creating and using myself within my work has interested me, I thought about how I could incorporate myself within an environment in conjunction with the materials I use. This would create and show direct human interaction within the immediate environment, further exploring the  relationship between social and scientific theory and sustainability, seeking to construct a broader view of humanity's relationship with nature and how we are ultimately shaping and changing the world that we live in.

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