Within this theory based elective,
we questioned what ‘thereness’ is. Through the sessions, we have
explored the use of illusion, trickery, distortion, intentional
confusion, slight of hand, slight of eye – the act of pulling the
wool over our eyes and how that is manifested in the contemporary
visual arts. Any research and work generated through this elective
was uploaded to our digital wall. A vast variety of artists were
presented to us through these sessions, broadening my knowledge of
work within this context. We also focused on the way we gather
research and where we find it. The concept of ‘thereness’ I found
quite confusing, as it can literally be anything, therefore, I cannot
point out a specific piece of work that I have produced that relates
to the elective, as I believe, ‘thereness’ is all around.
At the beginning of the elective, we were asked to create an image of 'thereness' and then again at the end of the sessions, here are my drawings:
They are very different. The first drawing illustrates something that is there in front of you, however, my views changed over the course of the 4 weeks, and I came to the conclusion that thereness can bbe anything, its just how you perceive it. I, therefore, created marks on my page using the end of my pen, so they could only be seen in the light, and gently traced my pen across the paper to create some sort of mark.
We were asked to give 10 words that define 'thereness' in our opinion, mine were:
Unknown, illusion, experience, imaginative, presence, existence, momentary, deception, object, available.
I also generated a statement at the end of this elective, giving my view of what thereness is.
Thereness is a variety of things to me. Nothing
has to be right in front of you to be there. Artists
and scientists have brought several aspects to
our attention, that we may not have seen before.
Thereness is all around us, its just how you
perceive it which makes you understand it and
notice it.
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