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Title: ‘Flotsam
and jetsam’
Artist: Jane
Mellor
Artist Located
in: Sheffield
Format:
Sculpture / Assemblage
Project
Description: 54 inflatable blue lilos
that will be clipped together to create a raft like
sculpture/assemblage 7m x 5m. On the pillow of each lilo will be
handwritten in waterproof marker pen word or short phrases linked to
travel and holidays. The work would be sited and anchored between
the high and low water mark sometimes it would be on the beach other
times afloat on the sea.
Background
Theme: The overall shape of this piece
and its constituent units that form a raft like structure is a
symbol of escape freedom and adventure. Each lilo references the
individual human body, their separation our desire for the
individual, authentic holiday experience whilst their linking
suggests something shared. The work also references the dreamlike
timeless state that holiday engender, we are transported to another
reality, here where we indulge and rest ourselves time passes
differently from time at home.
Project
Engagement: The artist will engage the
audience directly as they walk between the piece and will be
encouraged to photograph themselves on the work either individually
of in family groups creating a permanent record of the work. |