Standing Alone

 

Enhancing the idea of fragility in my work, the pages and cutouts are going to be free standing. The pages will be strengthened by a thin frame of balsa wood, which I bought from a model shop in Bristol.

The cutouts from the book pages should be small enough not to need the balsa wood. Many of the cutouts are of children, and allowing these the freedom to stand alone is quite scary. Parents become extremely worried about what could happen to their children if they allow them more freedom. For adults, it is working out how much freedom a child should have, while at the same time shielding them from things too "grown up" for them, allowing them to keep their childhood innocence for a bit longer.

Traces

Removing the child from the page.
It suggests emptiness and loss.
Simply a trace of what should be there. An innocent childhood is becoming, to an extent, distant.

Using Covers

Involving the book covers in my work as frames. A protective blanket around the eyes and minds of children. This will reflect the protective nature of parents over their children.

Experimenting with Layers

Experimenting with the depth of layers and cut areas.

Childhood - Halfway Point.

Childhood juxtaposed with adulthood.

Care free, innocence alongside awareness and responsibilty.

Childhood

For my final year at Drawing and Applied Arts I have been looking at the theme of childhood. How free most childrens' lives are and the awkwardness they can cause.

Awkward comments and actions. And also the awkwardness of growing up. The rights of passage we go through, making us more aware and understanding, while bringing more questions to the horizon.

Beyond The Sea, Exhibition