This project was to be our most intensive with a time frame of 6 weeks and was to be the equivalent of our studio project at RMIT. The course was designed for the 2nd year post graduate class and even though we lacked all of the pre requisites components and skills required by the other students, we were assured that would be given lots of help for the technical components.
The initial task was concept development and we were divided into groups under separate headings mine being ‘Humans and Environment’, and asked to prepare a presentation. We prepared a slide show that depicted evolution of the universe, planet, homo sapiens and their continual development, progress and interaction with the environment. This exercise then developed into a group brainstorming session before each student was asked to select a few words and continue their individual brainstorming.
I chose to explore the concept of ‘relationship’ and developed numerous mind maps under that heading before continuing to explore the concept by defining ‘Relationship – Cause and Effect’ and ‘Relationship to Objects’. It was at this point that I started to get a little frustrated as we were not given any more direction for development, instead the faculty member and other students seemed content to dedicate an entire week to this brainstorming task. tbc
One of my Plaster Moulds
My Final Pieces in Terrocotta
