Friday 27 March 2015

Exhibition Law Seminar

Exhibition Law Seminar

Title of work: Remnants of a protest
Remnants of a protest is a work that discusses the problem of freedom of expressing ones identity. In some countries across the world many people are discriminated against and even prosecuted for expressing an identity that is deemed wrong by their culture. It is felt by many people in the western world that many of these issues are not being publicised to us so I have tried to highlight this discrimination in my work. The piece is interactive and the viewer is free to leave their comments about this work and the subject of discrimination using the pens provided either by writing on the work or by using the paper provided.

Notes:

  • Where is the line between nudity and porn? 'Portrait Of Ms Ruby May'.
  • Article 9: Everyone has the right to their views (freedom of thought, religion etc.).
  • Illyands Posten 'Prophet Muhammed'.
  • Harassment or distress.
  • University has an anti-harassment policy.
  • Article 10: Freedom of expression.
  • Antony Norwood case.
  • Doctrine of notice - CCTV.
  • Section 58 A: Can't stop you filming the police.
  • 'Act of terrorism' documentary.
  • "Artistic freedom is vital if we are to have an open cultural space in the UK. However, many cultural organisations are overly cautious" - Limitations.
  • Most artistic expression cases are in other countries.
  • Legal limits, Police intervention, self censorship and religious issues are all limitations.
  • China/North Korea: Can't do anything artistically.
  • Guidelines: We can display graphic content if we want to and exemption of copyright law in the university space.
  • Exhibition Info: 4-7pm get there at 3pm to set up.

Vikki Stevens is an emerging artist interested in many areas including body image, mental health and abstraction. Her latest series of work aims to show how images and perceptions of women are “put- together”/ manufactured, and how these images and perceptions affect how women feel about their own body image. Vikki’s ideas for her artwork are expressed in mediums such as paint, collage and sculptural objects, mostly incorporating repurposed images from magazines and found documents. Artists such as Tracey Emin and Hannah Hoch have a large influence on her work. Both the personal perspective and distorted images play a major part in creating pieces that discuss personal as well as cultural issues within mainly the western world/media sphere. Stevens is planning on developing her work into a more abstract sphere to investigate feelings that she has herself and how she can communicate them by using and developing abstract techniques, continuing with collage as a starting influence. Currently the materials and processes she has used in her past work and the work in development are having a large impact on how the work develops and the message behind the work is entirely open. Rather than having a stand out message Stevens is now moving towards a more indirect way of working, focusing more on feelings rather than statements. Current concerns within the work reflect how Stevens feels about herself in day-to-day life and how outside influences affect her and her work. More specifically Stevens is dealing with feelings of anxiety, panic attacks, depression and how she feels as an individual in the world. Artists such as Gerhard Richter, Barbara Kruger, Yago Hortal and Steve Salo are having a large impact on the current work in development.

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