Proposal call 3 - First draft

Call 3 – Sited/off site working
Jess Young

PROPOSAL. 150 words max

“The idea of using nature as mirror and measure. It’s an understanding of oneself through a knowledge of what real, not imposed, limitations are... Inner geography is a plain knowledge of oneself, a kind of common sense gathered through repeated exposure to distilling experiences. Inner geography maps peace of mind in the world as it is and not as I imagine it.”                         - Roni Horn As an artist regularly working both collaboratively and independently outside of the studio in order to feed into my practice, I am aware of how intrinsic it is to my work and state of mind to escape and change my surroundings, and the sense of power that comes with having a lifestyle and a physical vessel that allows me to do this. I now wish to explore my relationship with my vessel – my body – at a time of change within my practice, and take this period of transition as an opportunity to cleanse and ‘make new’. By physically applying a sentiment that I wish to shed to my body, and then cleansing myself of this in the ocean, a psychical connection will be made, and a path cleared for the future.

PLAN. 100 words max 

Myself, along with two other artists from studio 11, will shortly be taking a journey to the Gower in Wales – a new place to me, however with family and sentimental ties- where, with their help, I will perform this action. As artists who I trust to sensitively and accurately interpret my intentions, they will be aiding me by writing on my body in charcoal – a natural substance – and taking documentary photographs of my performance. This action comes from a desire to make connections with present environments, as opposed to past or fantasy, and acknowledge my relationship to a physical entity that belongs solely to me; exploring identity and attachment in a way that is unfamiliar.

REQUIRMENTS

The resulting documentation will be a collection of photographs.