Cataloging system for images and idea. Cards: 15x15cm, Box: 16x16x52cm
In the UK, a utility bill is like gold, in order to open a bank account you have to have a utility bill, however it is difficult to get one unless you already have a bank account and some kind of proof of address. Many people wait months before they can open a bank account because they stay in rented bedsits which include all bills.
Drawings from my noticeboard, copies of post cards received from home.
Pages from workbook
Texture samples, mixed media, 5x10cm each
Sample book, Handmade book: Card, Paper, fabric samples. A4
Charcoal and acrylic on paper, 50x110cm
Vector drawing, dimensions variable.
Assignment 1:
TEXT AND ART
The aim of this project is to document my experiences since moving to the United Kingdom. For this reason I am using my everyday life as source material, day to day activities that at first seemed new and exciting but have now seem completely normal. Despite having adjusted to being here, I still feel somewhat displaced. I have kept journal since being here, but have found the whole process to be quite fragmented, feeling quite lost. I have many uncompleted artworks, half finished animations, miscarried ideas that stay fixed in my workbook pages. I wanted to work out some way of categorising/ / cataloging/ archiving my work in a system, which would hopefully help me to see where it is all going. This system would be both digital (in the form of a website) and physical (Inspired by the ‘card system’ used in academic research, where you would have one idea on each card) So, this project is not only about documenting my experiences in a new country, but documenting my artistic processes.
Webpage Maps- Tube map, local area Bills Letters and postcards Travel documents Timelines ‘foreign’ words/languages
Media
Because digital technology is has become increasingly part of my everyday life, used to communicate with family and friends, research, work, it is an essential part of my life. The internet is a prime example of how text and images are used together and apart in order to communicate a message.
Watercolour drawings, digital animation, photography, embroidery, vector drawings
Technique
Scanning and photographing, organising systems, archiving and documenting
Collecting and scanning and drawing images.
