Collaborations
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| One of the posters for the POP-UP-SHOP |
POP UP SWAPP-IT SHOP
The idea came from the story of a man who traded a paper-clip up to a house on a website; Charleigh Deane and I wanted to do something similar but use sweets to trade for items in people's pockets. We set it up in the Holden Gallery Café because it was an area which was frequently visited by students and members of the public. We had four bowls of sweets on the table and a sign which said "Swap Anything!" which grabbed a lot of peoples attention. When we traded a sweet for an item, we logged it on a piece of paper with the time and the item swapped and received. I believe it was quite successful because we swapped over 50 items in 3 hours. After all the items were gathered, it was Charleigh's intention to swap the items further (around Manchester). This led to her asking people on the street if they wished to trade something for one of our items.
(We created the posters using stencils which makes it appear like a neon signage.)
Charleigh Deane (blog) -
http://charleighdeane.blogspot.co.uk/
Rosemarie Tucker and I have decided to collaborate on a piece which mixes my interest in animals and Rose's inquisition with the internal. We are looking at how birds create sound and how that is changed through the space that it passes through; we aim to make a sound piece which mimics birdsong but alters it into something more obscure. The initial idea came from my skeletal sculptures and what sound they would make if they actually existed. Then we moved onto how our body could move within the shape of a Syrinx. After deliberation, we have decided to make a sound piece by using different calls of birds then editing the sound (using software) then projecting it through something. I am going to experiment with throwing (ceramics) and see if i can make a shape which could make sound jumble-up within it. Rose drew something which reminded me of a 'love hole'; a masturbation device which mimics a vagina. It correlates rather well with our collaboration, so we are deciding whether to buy one then cast it to see what sound it can produce.
Charleigh Deane (blog) -
http://charleighdeane.blogspot.co.uk/
Syrinx
Syrinx- Is the name for the vocal organ of birds. Located at the base of a bird's trachea, it produces sounds without the vocal cords of mammals. The sound is produced by vibrations of some or all of the membrana tympaniformis (the walls of the syrinx) and the pessulus caused by air flowing through the syrinx. This sets up a self-oscillating system which modulates the airflow creating the sound. The muscles modulate the sound shape by changing the tension of the membranes and the bronchial openings. (Description from Wikipedia)
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| Using horizontal blinds or bendy lengths to make a contour suit |
Rosemarie Tucker and I have decided to collaborate on a piece which mixes my interest in animals and Rose's inquisition with the internal. We are looking at how birds create sound and how that is changed through the space that it passes through; we aim to make a sound piece which mimics birdsong but alters it into something more obscure. The initial idea came from my skeletal sculptures and what sound they would make if they actually existed. Then we moved onto how our body could move within the shape of a Syrinx. After deliberation, we have decided to make a sound piece by using different calls of birds then editing the sound (using software) then projecting it through something. I am going to experiment with throwing (ceramics) and see if i can make a shape which could make sound jumble-up within it. Rose drew something which reminded me of a 'love hole'; a masturbation device which mimics a vagina. It correlates rather well with our collaboration, so we are deciding whether to buy one then cast it to see what sound it can produce. |
| A Syrinx pattern cutting (what it would look like) |
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| Inside a 'love hole' which depicts a similarity to the throat. |
