“A human body
grasping at its limit of potentiality is typically understood within the
domain/dialectic of sport. To excel athletically, a body must suspend its
tendency to be slippery, chaotic and imprecise. It is a technical challenge
that sporting excellence is usually framed by both the amplification and the
reduction of ways a body may move through space.” 1
A passion for
sport and fitness has merged its way into my multi-disciplined
art practice
which - like sport - allows for play, experimentation and failure.
The body’s boundaries
are pushed physically, through both sport, and within my art practice, by
advancing on the limitations of my materials. This may equate to failure in myself
or in the materials. Because of this, play becomes a very important way to
create.
I am interested
in investigating into material activation and tension, questioning how these concepts
play into action. An exploration
into a potential for movement within stasis results in a provisional engagement
with my materials.2
This provision adds
to the conversations between the materials and the spaces I place them into. My
practise also borders the boundaries of precision and temporality through the
use of gravity and makeshift support structures.
Physical co-dependence is something that I create between objects,
or between objects and body. I enjoy the honest relationship that occurs
between elements. Without one, the other cannot be.
2 The possibility to create
potential for movement within stasis. Stasis being defined as: A state of stability, in which
all forces are equal and opposing, therefore they cancel out each other -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stasis
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