[PROMPT: Where else—whether in a piece of writing that you find outside of the reading list, or in someone else’s creative practice—can you find evidence of a similar or opposing position?] I looked to the work of artist Lawrence Lek initially as a point of reference for the utilisation and presentation of ideas through virtual… Continue reading 2-8: WRITTEN COMPONENT 3
Tag: Rules
2-2: BETWEEN ART AND SPACE
BETWEEN ART AND SPACE Six transparent glass panels, held together by a reflective stainless steel border, sat under heavy light atop a pedestal in a white-walled, laminate-floored room in a campus gallery building at the University of California Irvine. In the September of 2018 I spent eight hours with the glass cube; an untitled 1972… Continue reading 2-2: BETWEEN ART AND SPACE
2-1: WRITTEN COMPONENT 1
REFLECTION Throughout previous projects a concern with investigating rules emerged naturally within my iterative processes. When contemplating digital ‘space’ in particular, I have focused on the notion that by using particular platforms or merely engaging within their boundaries, an individual is subject to the often uncontemplated force of rules; pre-designed conditions for use to which… Continue reading 2-1: WRITTEN COMPONENT 1
2-0: 100 LIVES
This collection of 100 frames displays 100 unique states created by a rule-based cellular automaton, built on the foundations of Conway’s Game of Life. With this project I sought to pursue further investigation of the concept of ‘unseen rules’ and the role of pre-designed conditions for use that exist in the spaces we inhabit, particularly… Continue reading 2-0: 100 LIVES