INSTALLATION AND MUSIC VIDEO
Distortion
Designed for A Level Final Exam Piece
Grade: 100%
Exhibited at: Girl Xhibition, Temple of Peace, Cardiff, UK. 2018.
Named "Distortion", my installation was designed to alter the occupant’s perception of the space they're in using rotating colours and circular shadows. These forms and shapes also alter the image of the occupier. This is to communicate the impact a person's environment can have on their own being. The song "Human" by Sevdaliza resonates with the message that the beauty of the installation only exists when it is perceived and lives inside the mind of those who inhabit it.
To install an object means to position it relative to the space surrounding it. Therefore, I am constantly drawn to the investigation of the concept of ‘Installation’ as it means exploring the role art plays in the perception of space. This interconnection of physics (the structural aspect of the art) and design attracts me most to this theme and I intend to explore the various ways that the two are used to create beauty.
Installation artworks (also sometimes described as ‘environments’) often occupy an entire room or gallery space that the spectator has to walk through in order to engage fully with the work of art. Some installations, however, are designed simply to be walked around and contemplated, or are so fragile that they can only be viewed from a doorway, or one end of a room. What makes installation art different from sculpture or other traditional art forms is that it is a complete unified experience, rather than a display of separate, individual artworks. The focus on how the viewer experiences the work and the desire to provide an intense experience for them is a dominant theme in installation art. As artist Ilya Kabakov said:
“The main actor in the total installation, the main centre toward which everything is addressed, for which everything is intended, is the viewer.”
