08.10.21

I've decided to put the bag idea on standby for now as I want my focus to be on developing the twine and vessel areas of my work. Although I felt the twine work was coming to a natural end I realised that it wasn't and that I was just being hesitant to start something new with it. I'm going to work on scaling up the twine pieces as it will allow me to see my work in another way. The vessel area of my work can also start progressing now that I have some fired ceramic pieces ready to experiment with although I still need to make the mould for my latex vessels. 

I'm really enjoying the aroma/oil work and think I have found a decent recipe and smell for the work still using the recipe of holy anointing oil from the bible but tweaked ratio wise to make something more appealing to the nose. My tutor told me about artist Anicka Yi who creates installations to engage the senses and this is something I want to embody in my work. 

Anicka Yi Biologizing the Machine (Tentacular Trouble) 2019

Anicka Yi

Anicka Yi (b.1971, Seoul) fuses artistic imagination and scientific research. Drawing on disciplines as wide ranging as biology, biochemistry, anthropology and philosophy, her work speculates about the present in relation to our shared futures including the evolution of artificial intelligence, climate emergency and migration. She is known for the way her works activate different senses and for experimenting with unorthodox materials that have ranged from tempura batter to kombucha leather. At the 2019 Venice Biennial, Yi created giant pods made of kelp filled with animatronic insects, as well as panels of soil in which an artificial intelligence controlled the environment of living organisms. Other recent projects have featured a fragrance incorporating chemical compounds from humans and ants, and a display of metal pins corroding in ultrasonic gel.