imoca | 2009 Graduate Resident: Ella Burke
Through my work I investigate themes such as the human decisive system, and theories on causality. I am interested in the writings of David Hume, a Scottish philosopher who wrote extensively about "Cause and Effect", and through my art, I examine the subjective decision that happens in between the cause and effect, where we reflect on the action and create a re-action in response.
Currently I am inflating personal and public space as a way to express these decisions. By inflating and deflating a personal space, I am questioning the perspective and perception of the space, just as a person would question their perception and perspective in between the cause and effect of an action.
Making moving sculptures is common in my work practice, by creating a moving, breathing piece I am giving life to the object, an object that represents our inner decisive element, our earnest quality.
imoca | Shortlist of candidates for the 2009 residency award
Siobhan McGibbon
My work is based on the fantasy of the car crash. when i was 9 my father died driving a lorry. the idea of his death evoked grousome yet fantastical images in my mind. this is something that has never left me. Walking down the street i often fantasise about cars spinning out of control and into me, leading to my death.
Lyndsey McDougall
I investigate how the passing of time affects value systems in relation to people and their ephemera. I spend inappropriate amounts of time and effort recording and challenging the value and significance of the ephemeral object through material and craftsmanship. Objects and people who are often underestimated and under valued fascinate me.
Jason Deans
In my work as of late I have endeavoured to explore the issues involved in the current financial collapse. Focusing my attention on the institutions we place with the responsibility of protecting our money. This has developed into a two-pronged approach to this thematic; one prong is sculptural, which has allowed me to explore the actual structures of the institutions.
Niamh Ferris
My work is concerned with belief systems, questioning the how’s and why’s of them, striving toward the next paradigm shift with a view to creating a discourse around the very notion of belief and its function within society. I do not attempt to push the boundaries of successive systems of belief - rather to ignite discussion within which boundaries may be pushed. The pieces tend to encompass visual lacunas and traces in thought, word and language, emphasizing the epistemological gaps in beliefs that are not necessarily evident at a glance, compelling the audience to question and interpret the absent weighed against/ignoring/speaking with the present.Visit the IMOCA Residency Award 2008 page »