Today in class, we played with children’s toys and were asked to select some objects to create something. I picked several small, colourful toys and made a little farm. I think I was simply attracted to how cute they looked and wanted to make something beautiful.
During the session, Milo talked about the portfolio as part of our everyday artistic practice. I really agreed with this idea. Sometimes I feel that I need to have a meaningful concept before I start making something. But I also enjoy creating things just because I find them interesting, beautiful and funny.
I think these small experiments are important because they help me discover my own artistic interests and personality.
On the same day, I also visited the Ways of Making exhibition at LCC. One work that caught my attention was Damien Looney’s State of Matter, an audiovisual installation combining sound and audio-reactive animation.
I really liked the colours and abstract visuals, especially the blue and purple tones and the constantly changing textures. The images sometimes looked like digital noise or distorted signals. I was interested in how the sound and visuals seemed to influence each other.
This is quite close to what I want to explore in my own audiovisual work. It made me think about how I could use colour, texture and movement in TouchDesigner, and how changes in sound might affect the visual forms. I would like to experiment with these relationships in my project.
For this year’s Portfolio unit, I am considering making two works: an audiovisual installation and a sound installation. I am interested in combining sound with visual elements along with physical materials and space.
At this stage, I have many different aspects that I am digging into, yet I am still trying to understand what connects them. I hope the research and experiments over the coming months will help me develop clearer ideas.
Reflection: How can I develop an idea through making, even when I don’t have a clear concept at the beginning?
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