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Unit Reflection - HUMANITIES RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE.

Throughout this unit i have research deep into the detrimental issues of climate change, pollution and so on.. feeling like creating work based on these issues is doing some good for society and most probably doing some good for myself, helping me think that i am giving a little bit back to the world. But i also feel that all this research and immersing myself into this black hole that is climate change is some what unneccessary, not in the sense of that it isnt important but in the sense that will people listen? or am i just preaching to the converted.

 The unit has been a roller coaster and my work have somewhat reeked the benfit of this as it has allowed me to fully explore the boundaries of what art can be, from traditional methods of printing and painting to taking influence from land art and those who use their landscape to create their work, using it is a basis and connecting with nature rather than using it as influence for a traditional, utopian painting. 

 I feel that after this eperimentation my role as an artist and my practise is to propose a question of how we can produce art that is more sustainable with the subtle undertone of my research surrounding climate change. This can be accomplished by using natural or recycled materials within my work. The work i am creating now which is an ongoing project is allowing me to create glitches within the environment, experimenting with materials. The aim is to create a series of works that evoke powerful reactions from the viewer, asking them to relate any issue they feel strongly of to the works. The meaning for me is obviously environmental but to the viewer it could be much different. This ongoing project is still in the eary stages though so it isnt exactly thought out properly. But i feel that leaving the work open to the viewer means that it will be able to create so much more of an impact. Allowing the works to stand for its message although the message will be hidden amonst these glitches.

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