whenever i think i have found myself (not in terms of whether i am an artist or not, because that is for certain, but in terms of where i am and who i am, and i suppose thats probably a natural part and parcel conflict pne experiences within the quest to find oneself and in being human in general). I keep making changes, and hopefully those sometimes small changes in themselves will one day present themselves as not merely monumental to my practice but revoltionary and of significance. i think as an artist that is what we all strive to become, someone of significance, to leave one's mark on the world or leave a legacy in the short time we have-now i'm sounding a little dramatice- i don't try to be dramatic, i try to be sensible i think-nah.
Well apart from burning down the institute! breaking a few laws, seling my soul to satan and generally causing a nuisance in the art world-i'm joking!-or am i? i've actually had a bit of an epiphany. I think my work has become 'art about the making of art' and becomes something quite new and raw to me and actually very exciting.
the story sort of starts last week where i thought it would be a brilliant idea to film my reactions to crit group where a panel of students etc threw questions about my practice at me, what was supposed to be an assessment became a performance (which was later edited to create a one-sided dialogue-which is quite interesting)- it was the result of extensive self-censorship due to legalities which i felt would compromise the message of 'liberal' and freeness of art practice. cool or what? part 2 is coming where i recite the story of part 1 and should become a sort of not play? but GAME. art game, ehehehehe. but also one that is well substantiated and natural progression of myself as an artist, thanks
burgette xx