Week One- (25/1/16)
My first lesson of site specific really interested me, as it is an aspect of performance I have never encountered before. We looked at some examples of performances and works various artists had created for site specific performance. This included some of Steve’s own work. He showed us a couple of his art works such as an instillation of a neglected house boarded up with bouquets of flowers attached to it. This stood out to me because it created so many different meanings through one photograph. As flowers can either symbolise love or sadness and this really came across in the piece. He also showed us a picture of a satsuma on a pedestal. At first the class was slightly bemused to how this could be considered as ‘art’. However, he explained the story of how he came into possession of it and this changed people’s perceptions of it. Both these works had me thinking in a more aesthetically pleasing sense. To possibly find things on the Lincoln High Street and create a meaning behind it.
After we sat and discussed what possibilities there was with site specific work, we went out and explored our site. By properly appreciating my surroundings, I noticed some different architecture, hidden shops and road names I had never seen. This got me thinking about incorporating the action of looking up into my performance.
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