Contrast between work that is about specific contexts and work which is about materiality.
E.g. a play with materials, pushing materials to their limits, combining similar, different or contrasting materials together.
Explores the bodies connection to different materials - how can my own work explore this sense of materiality.
“vital materiality” that runs through and across bodies, both human and nonhuman.
My work is a constant process of discovering and understanding the vital nature of the materiality of objects and specific materials.
It can be seen that everything contains a specific materiality - from sound, imagery, text to physical objects, especially pliable materials.
Materiality of concrete:
My current work is very engaged with exploiting the material properties of concrete
heavy
hard
course
pliable
both liquid and solid (changing status)
link with brutalism - urban environments
historically loaded material - used as tool - technology for construction - ancient Roman invention
ability to mould into surface - take on different textures - can mirror different materials - sense of illusion
encasing objects inside
can be grinded - sanded - removing layers of materials
can be combined - various other objects cast inside
can be pigmented
its structural properties can be changed when paired with different materials - e.g. adding an aggregate - different sizes of stones/sand/mortar which all effect its weight and structure and density. It can also be mixed with other casting materials such as plaster - changes the weight - effects the setting time and workability - also effects the colour
the surface can be changed - polished - stained
materiality - defined as 'the quality or character of being material or composed of matter.' as well as 'the quality of being relevant or significant.'
Materiality as value - connection between material and worth -
Materiality and aesthetic as interconnected
https://muse.jhu.edu/book/70060
'the immaterial is not easily separated from the material. Humans are defined, to an extraordinary degree, by their expressions of immaterial ideals through material forms.'
There is a clear relationship between human interaction and materiality.
I can consider how myself as a practitioner can interact with materiality.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2043820611421562?journalCode=dhga