Maquettes

I had been working around the idea of repairs for some time, and I found when I looked back over my research, that the objects themselves seemed to be getting in my way. I find the care that people give to very ordinary, unimportant objects fascinating, and I want to try and express that in my work. People pack pictures and postcards away in boxes so they don't become damaged, precious tableware goes in a display case or up on a very high shelf, an old coat that seems very ordinay is repaired instead of buying a new one. Objects serve as symbols and reminders of people, places and memories and we care for them accordingly, making sure they don't become broken or lost, and finding or fixing them when they do.
It is this feeling of care and protection of a small, non-essential item that is the most interesting point of my research, and I am attempting to express that. By taking the specific objects out of the story, and working with simpler, more abstract shapes I find that the feeling comes across more, instead of the viewer becoming distracted by why each object specifically was chosen. I have been playing around with different ideas to see how best to get this across.


                                   

I'm looking at the scale and thickness of the shapes aswell, a thick wall can denote something very different from a paper thin one; as can scale and repitition. There is a lot more experimenting to be done, and I think I could get some great results if I really push this far enough.