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Autumn Term.

Intensive 1: Drawing to Koyaanisqatsi.

We drew to the film, Koyaanisqatsi (directed by Godfrey Reggio with a sound track by Philip Glass). I enjoyed exploring how drawing to film can affect what we draw as well as how the speed of film changes the marks that we make on the paper, due to the fact that the film can carry us along and have an affect on our actions. The image above shows my work from watching film, demonstrating how the images and sounds from the film were translated to a drawn surface. Furthermore, it gave me the opportunity to explore and question whether the surface has a speed, voice, mood or volume.

Intensive 2: Dreams.

Artwork based on the theme of dreams.

I created this multimedia artwork to show my thoughts and interpretation on the theme of dreams. To me dreams are often associated with night-time when it is dark outside and people are sleeping, which is why I decided to create an artwork that captured a moment in time of something that is not always visible, for example the moon rising and setting with the reflection in the water.

Intensive 3: Landscapes.

Initial ideas while talking about landscapes.

At the start of the intensive we discussed landscapes which gave me the opportunity to brain storm words, terminology and objects that I associate with the theme of landscapes and it also helped me to create ideas for my artwork. From my perspective landscapes are both real life scenes as well as imaginary places that we have visited or want to visit.

Intensive 3: Landscapes.

Artwork based on the theme of landscapes.

I created a seasonal portrait landscape that incorporated warm colours and tones that created a sense of autumn and nostalgia as it reminds me of where I have moved from and memories from my childhood. Furthermore, it creates the impression that seasons are changing as summer is there but nearly gone due to the green leaves and the use of red and yellow crispy leaves which I created using a palette knife.

Intensive 4: Monuments.

Pair artwork on the theme of monuments.

We decided to focus on the idea of a school and how when we are at school we have set rules that we have to follow, for example uniforms and lessons, and how we feel that we are told what to think and how to behave which influences our actions and way of thinking. This three dimensional work highlights how the hierarchy of the school makes the rules that students are expected to follow and how we have a lack of freedom, as we are often told what to do.

Practical Session 1: Silently Speaking Them.

Video work based on the theme ‘sound and voice’. 



We presented our video work exploring how sound can be obstructed, interrupted and intercepted and how these factors affect the rhythm, as well as experimenting with dynamics and the effect that sudden changes in volume can have on the mood of the video. This video was created while walking past the lake on campus, which captures the strong sound of the wind and water faintly in the background.

Practical Session 1: Silently Speaking Them.

Video work based on the theme ‘sound and voice’.



We presented our video work exploring how sound can be obstructed, interrupted and intercepted and how these factors affect the rhythm, as well as experimenting with dynamics and the effect that sudden changes in volume can have on the mood of the video. This video was created while walking past the lake on campus, which captures the strong sound of the wind and water faintly in the background.

Practical Session 1: Silently Speaking Them.

Video work based on the theme ‘sound and voice’.



We presented our video work exploring how sound can be obstructed, interrupted and intercepted and how these factors affect the rhythm, as well as experimenting with dynamics and the effect that sudden changes in volume can have on the mood of the video. This video was created while using the fan in my room, which captures the strong sound that a fan can make in a smaller space.

Practical Session 2: Institutional Critique.

Artwork based on the theme of institutional critique .

This piece of multimedia artwork was inspired by me thinking and exploring what the word institution means to me. To me an institution can be a building or a site of learning such as a university, school, or library, which is the reason why I decided to draw the Bodleian library/museum. I have managed to include a large amount of detail in this piece as well as the variety of colour that both contrast and complement each other.

Practical Session 3: Starting at the End Part 1.

Artwork based on the theme of starting at the end 1.

We explored how changing the way that our work is presented and exhibited influences and changes its form and content. The image on the left is my original photo that I used as a reference to create the other two art works, the middle image being a pencil sketch of the photograph, which contrasts to the image on the right which is a paper flower that I made and placed onto its natural habitat (leaves). This links to my studio project and the images link back to each other as two of them involve the outside. Moreover, the original photo consists of cold colours in comparison to the artwork outside which has more warm colours. When thinking about size I think that this would look good printed small as the image on the right creates the impression of realism as if I have had to look hard to find it. These images would also look good as a calendar or an artist book where the flowers are coming out of the page.

Practical Session 4: Starting at the End Part 2.

Artwork based on the theme of starting at the end 2.

We continued to focus our attention on how changing the way our work is presented and exhibited influences and changes its form and content. The image on the left shows my artwork which was created using watercolour and black pen outline on paper. In contrast, the image in the middle was created using acrylic paint on tracing paper and the image on the right is the same piece of artwork but held up against the window, to create a stain glass window effect. However, the acrylic paint did not work as well as I thought it would on the tracing paper as the paint made the paper become slightly bumpy and no longer flat and smooth. Overall, all of these images show how flowers can be portrayed as being delicate and fragile in nature.

Formative Exhibition.

My Formative Exhibition Pieces.

This shows what my exhibition piece was. I have enjoyed incorporating a range of media into my work as well as using real life nature in my artwork, which is a concept that I would like to explore and develop further. By creating these four interlinked pieces I hope to have captured the importance of nature in my work by including insects that can appear in anyone’s gardens.

Spring Term.

Winter Brief (Pages).

I created two pages based on my formative exhibition piece that could be published. This piece allowed me to explore how my work would look if it was published, for example in a book, and has allowed me to explore how the style and arrangement of my work can vary to create different impressions and qualities.

Practical Session 5: Winter Brief (Group Publication).

Group winter project work.

The purpose of this collaborative piece is to have created a poster combining everyone’s work, where we ordered them in colour order with the lighter pieces at the top and the darker pieces at the bottom creating tone and shade in our work, and how this can be multi purposeful as it can also be folded into a book. Moreover, the front cover is a combination of everyone’s work in black and white, which provides a contrast to the colour in the rest of the work.

Practical Session 6: A Space To Find Your Voice Prep Work.

The writing shows my three quick paragraphs describing the umbrella. The image of the umbrella is drawn on the paper and I then put acetate over the top and painted the words on the acetate. Each of the colours has a meaning behind it, as the blue tones represent the rain that is associated with umbrella, the colour red represents fragile, the colour white can be associated with lots of meanings and the colour brown links to the idea of wood which is used to build a shelter. Overall, I have thought about the use of layers and symbolism in this artwork. Both Georgia O’Keeffe and Kurt Jackson have inspired my practice and have influenced my work.

Practical Session 6: A Space To Find Your Work Practical Work.

Individual and group writing.

The purpose of this practical was to articulate objects without saying what it is. The words describe my experience moving around the room and seeing the room from new perspectives, e.g. under the table. In contrast, the image on the right shows our group writing, collectively sharing our experience. The word ‘dazed’ is deliberately upside down as it suggests that the word itself is doing its meaning and how ‘my heartbeat hitting the floor’ is physically doing what it says. Furthermore, the writing gets lower and lower in each sentence showing the inevitable bad end.

Practical Session 6: A Space To Find Your Work Practical Work.


These images shows my experimentation with different angles and how this changes the view and meaning on the work.

Practical Session 7: Someone Else Did It.

Instructions and rules for my ‘performance’.

This image shows my rules that I followed to create my performance and instructions on how I would display the outcome. By including the time in every photo allowed me to see at what time I completed certain activities and if I was to redo this on a different day I would have the opportunity to explore how my day differs by comparing the time I underwent different activities. I followed the rules strictly to make sure I was not resistant to breaking the rules I set and to make sure that I performed in front of the camera, and in the future I will explore the idea of performance in greater depth in my work.

Practical Session 7: Someone Else Did It.

Video showing a ‘Day In My Life’.



This is a day in my life created into a video. I have been able to perform for the camera which has allowed me to become more confident and document my life in a way I never tried before (creating a video). When considering future projects I plan on exploring video work more, experimenting with different angles and subjects.

Practical Session 7: Someone Else Did It.

As well as creating a video I also created collages of my day. The left shows my favourite photos, the bottom right shows the collage before I put my face on top and the top right shows the final collage. The photo of me placed on top of the collage was randomly chosen by scrolling through and randomly stopping on a photo to avoid the resistance of my rules. This allowed me to experiment with photo transparency and layout, by creating a self portrait of myself which shows the variety of activities that make up my individual ‘day in my life’.

Practical Session 7: Someone Else Did It.

Notes after watching the video in the practical session.

These are my notes after watching the video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZOyyUvl7hg) in the practical and we discussed numerous themes, such as identity and how foreigners are made to feel like intruder and the concept of boundaries and resistance. Moreover, we explored our own experiences of when we have felt like the intruder or when someone has intruded on us.

Practical Session 8: Exhibition In A Suitcase.

Considerations for our exhibition in a suitcase.

Here is the questions and answers to the list of considerations that I took to create my memory box and the purpose behind it.

Practical Session 8: Exhibition In A Suitcase.

When I think of the concept of a suitcase I think of traveling and creating new memories which is what inspired this piece in the form of a memory box. The outside clearly demonstrates a variety of my work from my studio practice and when you open the box I have placed some of my artwork inside to show my own memories in order to create my own memory box. By doing this it has allowed me to explore different ways of presenting my work that I would not have thought of myself and it has made me think about how the way I exhibit my work changes the meaning and concept behind it.

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