Busy Week

Well, All last week I spent most of my time preparing for assessment on the Friday. It's the last assessment of this term and I was really looking forward to having it all done. My work took a new direction a week before the assessment though making my work seem kinda patchy but I think my Research and reflective journals explain the change well enough.

I'm actually really excited about the direction of my practice now. My work is now looking at hand gestures and their meanings and interpretations and the language of sign. The work itself is still addressing the dialogue/not really a dialogue situation with my ex. It is also about mannerisms, behaviour and saying something that can be read in many different ways. So right now I'm developing drawings of key gestures with relevant meanings.

For example, crossing your fingers. The meaning behind this is so interesting! It was originially used way back when as a symbol for the cross - most importantly, a cryptic one which was easy to conceal from unwanted eyes. As it developed, it became the action used when someone was acting in an immoral way (telling a lie etc) as a protection symbol from the retribution of their evil actions. Nowadays it is also used by children in this way. It has interesting meanings both of hope and fear and this is highly relevant to my situation with the ex. I was thinking of doing a MASSIVE drawing of the crossed fingers (probably an ink drawing) and making its title: "I love you". This will help address the complexities of gestures and readings.

In other news, my friends at the Ironbbratz gallery had an opening last night at 174 Trongate with some 4th year students work in it. It was a really good night and a great success story for their first public/commercial space. Well done to them! Tonight is the MFA show from 6pm-8pm, which I might go to. See how I feel. I'm a little hungover from last night! Woops!