The ordinary everyday, 2016.

Plimsoll Gallery, University of Tasmania.

Through this body of work I investigated artistic strategies to visualise tension.

Using reclaimed waste plastic and non-traditional fabrication processes including binding, crushing and suspension of forms, I aimed to create a sense of instability, uncertainty and constraint as manifestations of unseen, unnoticed, and unexpected experiences of ordinary life.

The concept and aesthetic aligned through experimentation that aimed to activate emotive sensations embedded in commonplace materials, using intense fabrication processes. Using the exploratory process of tinkering the tolerances and properties of ordinary materials were tested, narrowing the selection of materials to vinyl, adhesive tape, palette wrap, reclaimed plastic and salvaged cardboard.  Processes such as skinning, binding and crushing, the use of suspension, propping and stacking were used to suggest tension and ambiguity. Clashing vibrant colours and reflective surfaces enhances the destabilising effect of the forms.