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InstallationWhat is a relic? How old does something have to be to become a relic? Is a memory part of the present or part of the past?We are the past. It only as existence as part of us. The existence of the past is evidenced only by our memory. We live each moment as a summation of the moments that have passed, and our calculations on future actions are only made on the evidence contained within these memories. With this, time becomes space - the place we live, and our identity. Physicality plays an important part in the definition of this past, this history. History can only be transported in Memories that are laid down, the second we enter the world, vainly clawing at our remembrance of the comfort of the womb. Trying to remember a time in which our existence was nothing more than sensation. So we must position ourselves as history. Our position must be made solid and permanent, our we don't exist. Our existence can only be measured from a third person perspective. We only exist as a part of others. Much of my work examines my personal position on identity and how it is constructed. How stable and certain is identity? Who do you become if you are not yourself today? Why does the protocol for communicating identity rely less on the essential question "Who are you?" than on the more deceptive and exasperating "What do you do?" To what degree does the identity of an image depart from the identity of the person or thing depicted? Here are some artworks which doubt their own identity... In this piece, I hope to create something that will allow me to exist in this third person. I will be taking mould of various parts of my body. The moulds will be used to create sculptures, statues that are the essence of history. My interest in body moulding came about by accident. My original interest was in Prosthetic Make-up Effects, such as those used in Science Fiction films. I like the way in which they subvert the performers to the extent that they become other than what they are in the eyes of the audience. I also like the fact that even though this art form is one of the most modern, with the use of materials that just weren't available 30 years ago, yet because of the assumed elitism of the artistic establishment the position they have within society's culture it is seen as a little ridiculous. After the disastrous ordeal that the full body molds. I have decided on the use of only heads in the final exhibit. They will be faced towards the two candles in a fashion similar to soldiers with generals. I feel it will hold a cold poignancy of Identity in a sea of anonymity. Gallery
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