Other Spaces
24 August - 8 September 2018, Newcastle University UK

“Other Spaces grew from my observing our everyday sensory processes of wayfinding. Initially i noticed some intriguing but quite complex movements through the train window on my journeys. I made small notebook sketches of these movements, then studio experiments led to this larger scale immersive installation where people could move freely within and around it. Exploring this relational and relative active dynamic between light, space and movement continues to shape my work and thinking.”

Castors added to the ‘L’ shaped screens enabled artist experimentation with their positioning during development of the artwork - washi tape drawing on the floor traces this process of experimentation.

The layering of light charged transparence on architectural space with the washi drawings of movement relay a fluctuating luminescence of monochromes triggered by subtle changes in diffused light that enters the space through a series of high ceiling skylights. Form and shadow, real and reflected, near on far begin to blend together challenging our natural cognitive, sensory wayfinding processes.

Washi paper is hand-made in Japan from the wood pulp of Mulberry trees, extending this trace of hand beyond the artist’s. For Other Spaces, the washi tape has been torn, rather than cut, creating a sense of being ‘on the move’. The transparent screens were influenced by contemporary architecture, particularly designs by Japanese architect Junya Ishigami.

INCIDENTS + INCIDENCE is a photobook of Other Spaces available to buy in my Editions Shop.