I really enjoyed the crit as I got to see everyone else's work; I love learning about what everyone else is doing, I'm always really curious to hear people talk about their work and learn about their intentions, which allows me to step away from my own ideas for a moment. I found I was much more able to give feedback, suggest relevant artists and understand other people's work than I was at the beginning of the year.
The format of the crit, where we talked about and gave our own interpretation of the work before it was explained was really useful. When it came to my turn I was very pleased with the words people used to describe my work and the associations they drew... delicate, protective, linear, structured, obsessive, insect-made, woven, tangled, natural etc.
It was suggested that I fill a room with the yarn and fishing wire suspended threads which hang above my desk, immersing the viewer in an environment so that there is an overwhelming, tangible sense of being caught and ensnared. I like this idea to some extent, it would be interesting to make the work on a larger scale but I am not so interested in the concept of being trapped, I don't feel it is the feeling that I want to explore. I am interested in a producing a more refined version, where the subtlety ought to be just as powerful and mysterious. This approach reminds me of the installation by Irena Legator Pejovic that I saw at the Venice Biennale, which was impressive in its simplicity.
The group also said that I should take my work outside to explore the work's associations with nature by positioning it in nature. I am definitely going to try and do this, photographing work arounfd the gardens and on the beach.
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