Formshire began early in 2016, with an idea about process. Four years on, I am still discovering new ways to work around the initial concept and still trying to solve some of the main weaknesses of my methodology. What keeps me with the materials, the mechanics of the process and the relationship between light and matter, are the aesthetic outcomes. What drives me on is the hope that these outcomes can be further explored, especially if, one day, I can solve the problems inherent in the materials and the physics of the method and then I could reach an aesthetic destination beyond where I am at the moment.
I was over two years into the project before I arrived at the title, Formshire. Form is always my first response to any artwork. And, having arrived at abstraction, I felt that I had discovered a new land. Eventually, thus, form and, “shire” met.
When Formshire began I was in the final year of study at degree level, at Falmouth University. I went on to study for an MA, completing the first year at Plymouth, the second at Westminster; during this time, I continued my explorations and engagement with this work.
I was over two years into the project before I arrived at the title, Formshire. Form is always my first response to any artwork. And, having arrived at abstraction, I felt that I had discovered a new land. Eventually, thus, form and, “shire” met.
When Formshire began I was in the final year of study at degree level, at Falmouth University. I went on to study for an MA, completing the first year at Plymouth, the second at Westminster; during this time, I continued my explorations and engagement with this work.