These images were captured during the production of the video piece The Rules of Engagement (2006), working with my grandfather at the Waygood Gallery and Studios in Newcastle upon Tyne. I love the concentration, focus and the feeling of strength that the images convey. The experience of working with my grandfather to make the piece was amazing - his total commitment to the performance and the art was really inspiring.
Early ideas/starting points for work
I particularly like the level of detail in the skin, which is missing in the video work. I hope to pick up on this a bit more on the new work I am about to begin using HD to shoot. I also hope to be able to emphasise the precision of the movement and the focus and the concentration using slow motion cameras.
I am interested in exploring the use of a fragmented image, focusing the camera on specific parts of our bodies - two rooms - as they move, reflecting one another - providing the viewer with snippets of visual information - inviting them to fill in the gaps - the closure principle. I am also interested in exploring after image, ghosts (phantoms), distorted reflections, creating Rorschach-esque patterns with our divided bodies.
