New Images, New Bodies

Thoughts on my Final Exhibition

I've been doing a lot of thinking about the shape I'd like my piece to take in a final exhibition. First of all, I'm planning to show off-site with Jenna and Ashley. We are trying to locate a good spot, and obviously a lot of the nuts and bolts will be worked out depending on the exact space but there are a few things that I've been thinking about regardless of the final space we settle on.

So, I had a really great conversation with Danielle the other day and we started talking about the future potential of my project. I have developed this very specific and multidisciplinary practice over the year that I have really come to love. I have been collecting narratives from different people in order to uncover how they consider and visualize their reproductive anatomy that they may or may not be using. I then interpret the images and writing into a relief cut, print the image, capture the image, upload it into photoshop and animate the image in order to create a dynamic and mobile projection, which will be located on a nude body.

I'm interested in using the time and space of the exhibition to expand the realm of my project or rather introduce another aspect of my project to create an experience. So, as of now, I think this will take on the form of an interpersonal reaction between me and the potential viewers of my project. Using my installation and perhaps a concise prompt to influence more people to submit images and words about what they carry inside of them. Basically, I could use the "gallery" space as place facilitate the same kind of interactions I have been having with my chosen subjects with a totally new and random group of people. So now, my project would highlight every single part of the process that I have created over the year.

Over the year, I have been really focused on and motivated to exhibit my project in a way that would encourage or facilitate community interaction. In everything I do, I am very focused and conscious of situating myself and my work in the context of a community. I have always enjoyed making things around other people and this year, I have figured out a way to make things because of my interactions with other people. I think it will be important and help the effectiveness of my project to introduce tangible interactions to the exhibition of the project.

At this point I need to figure out exactly how I am going to position myself in this exhibition. Will I sit behind a table? Will I have a written prompt? Will people see me before they see my installation? I want my presence to contribute to the piece and seem natural and encourage viewers participation...so how to I make sure my presence is completely organic and not...awkward or forced?

Lots to think about...but so far this is what I've got.

This is G-R-E-A-T

Kate Street

Final Animations

Zoe Completed Animation