For my New Collaboration Bursary I have invited artist Sarah Laing to collaborate with me to develop new works inspired by my recent move to Islay. Islay is one of the Inner Hebrides and is located off the West Coast of Scotland (http://www.islayinfo.com).
We both actively explore process-led making practices through our work. We will each respond to the same found object or natural form within the Islay landscape and can anticipate creating around 6 works throughout the collaboration.
Taking inspiration from games and play, I will create a series of spoken-word sound works that present humourous and abstract descriptions of natural forms and objects. I am interested in creating fictional identities for found objects, assigning these with abstract and other worldly features to make their original source and form hard to discern.
Isolating fragments from these natural forms and objects, Sarah will respond by creating 3-D forms and drawings using Denril, ink, pencil and found materials. These drawings will take their cue from my own sound works, while exploring mark making, ambiguous form and
discovery through repetition.
