February 2010: a Public Talk

In The Process Of Producing Science...

This month, I am gearing up for a public talk as part of my MAFA cohort’s show. We are practically mid-way through our Masters and will be putting up a “Work in Progress” exhibition in the Praxis space at Lasalle.

Tentatively called “Failomics”, the talk aims at introducing the role of failures in the development of science. This is done by studying individual failures in their environment, studying their life cycle, their breeding ground and the special relationship they share with the scientists that produce them. The findings disclosed in this presentation, resulting from rigorous research, will surprise you.

Note the date: 25th of February, in Lasalle College of the Arts, afternoon. This page will be updated with exact timing and location when available.

January 2010: a new path

Starting my Masters in Fine Arts at Lasalle College of the Arts in August has meant re-structuring many things. New Questions arise. What does Art mean to me? What am I here for? Am I doing the right thing? Did I just say something stupid? Who are these people?

Yes, I have been having art as my main focus since 2000. But since August 2009, from the 5th floor of the College, things look different. For one thing, there are people here whose job it is to listen to you going on and on about your art, your research, and how nothing ever seems to be working. Most of them, most of the time, genuinely seem to care. Discussions ensue. And it genuinely seems to be sparking something new. It might even be helping me finish a project.

The students (there are 13 of us, give or take one or 2) are also a great asset, because there is an interesting chemistry going on among us. Seeing other people develop – especially those who do things very differently is fascinating.

One semester into the program seems to be the right time to evaluate whether the program is doing what it’s supposed to do. What has changed so far?

• Setting long-term goals
• Learning what research means when it comes to making Art
• Enjoying focusing on one large project
• Expanding my horizon of what Art means
• Gaining confidence when talking about my work and ideas.

This hasn’t come easily. There are setbacks and the final result will be unveiled at the end of November this year.

In the meantime, I will be updating this blog monthly with the on-going projects. You may start by reading about my project here. I have also updated my profile.

Till February…

July

Magenta

Time to post some colours! I have been playing with colours those last few months and have enjoyed making them into shapes to make them interact and play together. You can see the result in the form of 4 collages in my Gallery

In these 4 works, I have been trying to use the collage as a 3-D medium, i.e. the pieces are not stuck flat onto each other, but hover each other to suggest depth.