du·ress
noun1.compulsion by threat or force; coercion; constraint.2.Law . such constraint or coercion as will render void acontract or other legal act entered or performed under itsinfluence.3.forcible restraint, especially imprisonment.
Synonyms 1. intimidation, pressure, bullying, browbeating.
Madison Atherfold, Frances Carter, Josie Do Nizza, Jasmine Duthie, Kelly McDowell, Gareth Hemmings, Jenny Horrell, Ryder Jones, Ammon Ngakuru, Debbie Tubb, Nick Wolfkamp.
This opportunity was great because some of the group had been part of an exhibition before but most of us hadn't. I learn't HOW LONG it takes to install everything, about making work responsive to the space, and about how links are formed with surrounding works. I went into the gallery space only thinking that I would like a corner to work in. I brought in materials and proceeded to play around with them.
- I found that I couldn't get a nail further enough into the walls to secure what I had been planning on doing.
- I tried balancing my found crate on the top of the corner of the wall. Which I ended up taking down, but I enjoyed the struggle, the thought I had to put into it and working with someone else to get it up onto of the wall. IT WAS CRAZY HEAVY!
- I tried stacking my metal cut offs in different places around the gallery but ended up with them in a fallen over stack on the window sill - Thanks Andy :)
- From having the crate up on the wall and having taken it down, I wanted to place something up high that held bit of instability and danger to it. Which turned into me hanging a stack of the left over wood, bundled together with builders string from the ceiling. I had difficulty getting this high enough because of it's weight and awkward shape.
Pictures! Thanks to Debbie.
Untitled, founf and bought wood, blue rope, neon yellow builders string, found ceiling loop.
Untitled, bought ply wood, nail, metal off cut, neon yellow builders string.
All three of my works in space with Jenny Horrell's projected work between the windows.
Untitled, metal cutoffs, iron oxide medium, clay, on window sill.
Close up.
These last two where what I had made my studio the week before that influenced my wooden floor work in the gallery.
Untitled, 2/8/2012, found wood, found metal cut off, clay, nails. blue rope, installed in studio.
What I think is interesting about this is that it relies completely on it;s self to hold itself together. I have used gravity and weight to balance all the components. And I like that if someone bumps it, it will fall.
FROM EXHIBITION
The face the Jenny and I managed to put four works that all need their own space, all in the same area (in quite a small space) but did it in such a way so that they all did have their own space to occupy with no cross overs was awesome.