Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Lunar Phases

















Since our discussion on lunar cycles I’ve been reading up on the phases of the moon, and according to this chart, next week is optimal for moon illumination. This Saturday night marks the first quarter, after which the sunlit portion of the moon will continually increase until the full moon on Saturday 19 February. I wonder if this period will provide you with much light to work with?

THOUGHTS ON ARTISTIC RESEARCH

Simon Sheikh, Objects of Study or Commodification of Knowledge? Remarks on Artistic Research', Art & Research: A Journal of Ideas, Contexts and Methods, Vol 2. No. 2, Spring 2009, http://www.artandresearch.org.uk/v2n2/sheikh.html

I came across this article by Simon Sheikh a while ago and it immediately made me think of your practice. There are plenty of parallels between Sheikh's text and your work, and this is starting to come through on the blog.

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n keeping with the first stage of the residency being 'observations', I've decided to paste these quotes below as raw data, as if researching towards an essay, or as a way of framing or positioning Observations, propositions and re-presentations.

HANDS AND FEET TOUCHING THE CITY

Walking between Alterations and hardware store yesterday, the long way.


YESTERDAY'S SIGNAGE AND OTHER SMALL ACTIVITIES

After I wrote up “coffee next door”, and sat by the window in the cafĂ©, many passers by would glance back between the two windows.