{"id":11194,"date":"2023-11-12T17:03:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T17:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/?p=11194"},"modified":"2023-11-12T17:08:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T17:08:47","slug":"still-in-the-red","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/12\/still-in-the-red\/","title":{"rendered":"Still in the Red"},"content":{"rendered":"

Still in the Red<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Open<\/p>\n

Another New Studio<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Still

the studio in a convex mirror<\/p><\/div>\n

Quick, said the bird, find them, find them,<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nRound the corner. Through the first gate,<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nInto our first world, shall we follow<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nThe deception of the thrush?<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

TS Eliot ‘Burnt Norton’<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite my best efforts the concerns I had when developing the geranium project<\/a>\u00a0 remain central to my practice and I feel as if I’m in a dialogue with the inherent nostalgia evoked, in particular, through the Four Quartets<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The work I started and discussed in my last post<\/a>\u00a0led to me making the space to build a large sculpture based on the three trees maquettes I’ve been making. The sculpture must have spaces inside its mass that are inaccessible to adults because that’s the truth of the actual location (I am working alongside on a VR project that will express this better). In order to clear apples from the garden I need to get on my knees and that act immediately changes my relationship with the earth. I am attached more strongly to the ground, limited in my ability to move and given a different view of things. It’s this feeling I carry in to making and essentially try to replicate in the process. The object is the manner of its making.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Still

The build process<\/p><\/div>\n

In this case that starts with an external armature to which I can attach shapes based on those that have grown. Each of the stages is followed by a Polycam<\/a> scan of the sculpture at that stage.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Still

with the armature removed<\/p><\/div>\n

When I’ve got the basic form I remove the armature and make sure the structure can stand.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Still

with the armature removed<\/p><\/div>\n