Sculpture

Evidence of My existence

This collection of work focused on the objects I used to not only identify myself, but reflect the person I am.

THE MAGIC OF THE FARAWAY TREE

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Sentimentality

To form the basis for the body of work, I chose to focus upon things from my childhood, objects that are very precious to me. This decision was made because I was interested in the idea that our early years shape who we are as a person. Arguably experiences we are exposed to can affect our choices in the future. I was also inspired by again the importance of objects, and how the archaic and modern can relate back to one another.

I chose objects that had sentimental value, a link to the past, an artifact of my former self, a moment in my timeline. Moreover, I wanted to explore that what might seem trivial and unimportant to one person can be extremely precious and dear to another.

I explored this project by using a variety of mixed media including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking and photo-grams. To view these other bodies of work explore the different tabs to locate them.

THE MAGIC OF THE FARAWAY TREE

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Nostalgia

The aim of this project was to modify a book in some way to distort its original form. The book I chose to adapt was The Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton. This was one of my favourite books from my childhood, a work of fiction that I still enjoy reading from time to time. The book follows a group of children who visit many different lands at the top of the Faraway Tree in the Enchanted Wood. Along with many other fairy like characters, the children get into lots of mischief and experience lots of adventures.

I decided to try and capture the top of the tree, the point in which the tree leads them to a new land. I wanted to stay true to the book medium, therefore, I used newspaper, real branches and the book's own illustration to form the sculpture. This delicate representation is supposed to invoke memories from the book and instill a sense of nostalgia and reminiscence. I was influenced by Su Blackwell and her intricate book carvings. Instead of carving the book itself, I turned more towards sculpture, instead cutting only the illustrations out, to create a scene that did not disturb the original text.