Site

 

 

My ‘Site’ body of work was inspired by my trip to Berlin, Germany and different elements of the particular place. I was very inspired by the graffiti I witnessed when walking through the streets of Berlin, how the shapes looked familiar to graffiti I see at home but the language was completely different.  I knew I wanted to incorporate this within my piece in some way as it was such a common part of the life over there.

Tomas Saraceno’s ‘Cloud Cities’ exhibition inspired me also, by how the audience were interacting with his unusual environmental clouds suspended from the ceilings. I was fascinated how a piece of art worked so well with other people involving themselves within it.

I wanted the viewer to interact with my practice and decided to create a memory dome which people could contribute towards. The photographs and letters displayed inside are from my fellow students who attended the trip and their opinion of Berlin – what stood out to them the most. Alongside this I incorporated my own memories of the trip for the viewer to look at when inside the dome.

Because I did not want to emulate Saraceno’s transparent cities I used a black sheet and sprayed the graffiti I was inspired by over the top to cover the black polythene dome. This was large enough to cover the entrance when the viewer was inside.  As It was completely dark when stood up inside the 3metre dome, a torch needed to be used to select one individual memory of Berlin at a time.
I had a great response to this piece from fellow students who explain they enjoyed being apart of the piece and interacting with it in an unusual way.