First individual tutorial of the semester. Dean and I talked over my year's work and areas of interest. The most interesting point to come out of the discussion was the fact that I had admitted that I wasn't too keen on mirrors as objects and would use anything else if I could to replicate the reflective/space-making qualities of mirrors. Dean suggested that I make a work in my space without using mirrors. He also advised me to look at Foucault's essay on 'Las Meninas', which acts as his introduction to his book, 'The Order of Things', and also, 'The Optical Unconscious'.
We also discussed the problem of the sculptural quality of my work overwhelming the thing that was supposed to be internally viewed by the audience. I have always had problems with this double experience issue and so I could attempt to simplify the work and not put all my eggs in one basket.
Another problem still is how to immerse the viewer? I feel we are so tuned into looking into things ie. the tv, that it is an easy way for an audience to view work. To be unable to enter a space, makes us want to be in it more? ...
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