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| Remainders of laser cutting - space |
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| found box - 'memory' |
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| placed collage (not there now!) |
I'm at the crisis point of Practice 1:
the written element is almost upon us and I think its time I started thinking
about it, seriously, and not least because I've belatedly discovered that it
happens to be more important than the actual practical work. This MA is actually not (just) about doing a project and some beautiful (!) work;
researching, making visual studies, on through the experimentation and
design (and make) process until the culmination of a final collection of
'whatever'. That which I had previously thought I was doing... it's ALL
about what is behind that.
I was at this point thinking I would evaluate the digital
embroidery I have started investigating. BUT I need to really think about where
it's come from and why I am doing it.
There are other, pressing questions I keep asking myself (because I know
I have to) but I still can't answer them. And I need to answer them, in
order to write this work - so:
1. What is it I need to find out (through
my practice)?
2. How is the theory I have done
imbricated in my practice?
3. What makes my work meaningful? and
finally the hardest question of all...
4. What is the wider NEED (for my
work)? Is there one?!
I may just have to come back to the
evaluation of my digital embroidery samples. sigh. Meanwhile, above is some
sketchbook stuff... next post will be what it's all about (Alfie).
