Subliminal Messages

After a conversation with my tutor I have made the decision to place words along the journey viewers will take leading to my installation. I intend it to subtly intrigue or maybe prepare the viewer for what they will find in my space. Words that were taken from an explanation of dream memories by Jessen in Versuch einer Wissenschaftlichen Begründung der Psychologie, 1856. They will be placed in inconspicuous places and written in an almost see through manner, some may not see them at all. For me it reinforces the idea of dreams being elusive, a phenomena that can be so easily forgotten or lost by us.

These words are...

 Investigation
Interpretation
Persistence
Memory
Coherence
Exaggerating
Perspective
Embellishing
Form
Incoherent

Intents Project

I have been volunteering at Hayle Community School for the last few months which is proving to be valuable experience. Through this I have became involved in a schools project called Intents, this is in connection to a coastal installation called Peace Camp being set up around the UK.

Children from six schools near the coast have been given the opportunity to create their own 'peace camps'. Along with artist Lucy Willow and poet Phil Bowen the children at Hayle Community are creating an installation of poems collaged onto glass bottles. The intention is to capture the feel and vastness of the ocean and of love.

I have a great feeling about this project, the children are really excited about being involved in a larger project, and creating their very own installation which will not only be seen at the school but that will travel to the Eden Project and then London! 

If you'd like to know more I have included a link to the Peace Camp website below.... I shall keep you posted.

http://www.peacecamp2012.com/schools.aspx