I started
out by researching artists and became particularly interested in Maurizio
Anzeris who obscured people’s faces with thread. This got me interested in
identity and hiding it. I came across Victorian mother’s hiding in their
children’s photographs and it reminded me of Burquas and Niquabs, which made me
think about head dresses that hid the identity of those who wore them. I
experimented with this concept by making head dresses that were often see
through, sometimes obscuring the eyes with different techniques. I became
interested in the form of these and getting them to stand up on their own. I
created a series of different types of head dresses that vary in styles to show
the disguising of identity.
My aim was
to explore the idea of transparent in a conceptual way, lead by thoughts about
identity. I was mostly successful in this, keeping concept the driving force that
lead me to my outcome, though by the end I became more interested in
experimenting with the form of what I was creating. This was not a problem
though as my concept still applied. I did a lot less primary source drawing of
things I had not created than I would normally do, spending a lot more time
experimenting with textures. In future projects I may make more time for
primary drawings, as I feel it may have helped me develop my concepts and what
I was doing further. Like most projects I do, it was heavily research led. In
the future I may consider spending less time looking at so many artists in such
huge depth, and explore primary source and other methods of research more.
I developed
my skills with hand embroidery and lace making. I have enjoyed the therapeutic
aspects of them, as well as being able to carry around samples and do them just
about anywhere. The qualities of what I was creating varied with the location I
did them in and how I was feeling at the time. This was something I may to
explore. I think my biggest weakness has been not having a plan of how much I
was doing one thing or another; therefor I did things like have very strong
artist research, but not enough primary sources. I think I need to make more
detailed plans of how I am spending my time so I cover all the assessment
points equally, which may make my outcome stronger. If I also keep a written
journal, so I can save ideas rather than get distracted by them. I think this
project has been successful as I made a series of outcomes which were very well
linked to my project and the original brief. I think that there are only minor
points, such as emphasis in certain areas, which I would change.
Although I
have ideas of how I could push my project further, such as further photographic
ideas, using live models and creating more complex head gear, I think that they
would only serve to round off the project further rather than develop it
further. Although those are a couple more things I would have liked to do, I think
that they are all, so the project has reached a natural end. I would like to
work more with stitch and embroidery, as I found that enjoyable. I also like
creating objects that people interact with in one way or another rather than
things you just look at, therefore I will probably continue making pieces that
can be worn, or pushed, or whatever else interactive.
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