PROPOSAL :
“Narrative is not achieved by painting to a world beyond the art work; it is improvised out of formal conjunctions among objects” (M.Prince/ M.Balka, 2010, frieze)
I intend to make a free standing sculpture that reflects my experience of working within the wild environment of the Gower Peninsular using roadside detritus found on the journey to this destination and reclaimed materials left in Studio 11.
I will attempt to reflect the essence of The Gower Beast, the cycles and eclipses of the Moon as seen in the cogs and wheels of Antikythera machine a mechanical device that computed the positions of the astrological signs on any given date, past or future. It was discovered in an ancient shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea and dates to approximately 250 BC. The designer/builder is not known, but because of its similarity to other mechanical devices known to have been designed by Archimedes, it is probably his work.
Also I will be exploring balance, weight, gravity, power and movement using manmade readymades in an interior space.
The traveling sculpture will be completely self contained and will be made up of hinged parts that will unfold when it has reached its floor space destination via a curatorial directive. It is a curators dream work because it can be wheeled into any position, easily set up and if necessary on a daily basis which is innovative, performative and exciting.
Figure 1
White sun bleached driftwood stands, balancing, in the wet sand of the shore line - A totem offering intervention, co creating with the constant repetative cycle of the natural world.
The Gower Peninsular, Wales.
(DDowley, 2012)
Figures 2,3,4.
The essence of the Gower experience is brought back into Studio 11 and reflected in The Gower Beast. The cycle of the full Moon, dawn into dusk, day into night.
The inevitability of life, the possiblity of death and potential for rebirth are available for sale in this one woman band traveling show.
(DDowley, 2012)
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