The Holy Moment

Think about it...every moment you are experiencing is something that God manifested. You are in a constant series of manifestations...everything is being created right here and now as you read this. Every moment is being created just at the same moment you experience it. At the same time. Isn't that insanely amazing? It's hard to concentrate on this while distracted in our daily activities. But we some times experience these holy moments...they are always here. It is a matter of tuning in to it.

This is an idea I came across while seeing the film 'Waking life'. A film maker talks about the role of film in art. Film captures these 'holy moments' which are manifested on the spot.

Oh yeah it was Bazin's idea! Transcript of the scene is here:

http://wakinglifemovie.net/Transcript/Chapter/11

magnetic fields of the earth

Atlantis

ancient Chinese dragon

(draft)
It's 2 O'clock at night. You're in bed. You hear the wind whistling. But it sounds different to the usual night breeze. You go the the window and open the curtain. Nothing there. You open the window. A gush of wind smacks you in the face. You experience this strange feeling of expectancy...the night is still. But there is something strange.

Then suddenly a huge blue scalic figure wishes past. It's huge. It looks like a giant fish. You see something squirming in the distant skyline. It is a dragon. It starts flying directly towards you.
It comes to your window. Your scared, but there is a friendly look in his eyes. A strong, beautiful living creature, just hovering there looking at you. Perhaps he is trying to say something to you?
You stare into his eyes for a little longer. He nudges his head. He is asking you to hop on.

"Where will you take me?"




the Chinese dragon: a symbol of courage, strength and power

Karl Marx-relative deprivation

"A house may be large or small; as long as the neighboring houses are likewise small, it satisfies all social requirement for a residence. But let there arise next to the little house a palace, and the little house shrinks to a hut. The little house now makes it clear that its inmate has no social position at all to maintain, or but a very insignificant one; and however high it may shoot up in the course of civilization, if the neighboring palace rises in equal of even in greater measure, the occupant of the relatively little house will always find himself more uncomfortable, more dissatisfied, more cramped within his four walls."

Pigeon Neurons

A week worth of knitting on the knitting device I made. This is why I decided to do text instead.

paper options/text/research

text I came up with for the installation...

paper options

visiting museum

old posters

Inspiration/research (I forgot to add earlier)

I recently saw the film 'the perverts guide to ideology'. It was extremely thought provoking, I decided to use some of it for my installation, particularly the 'coke paradox' that was mentioned. This film led me to see 'they live' another film based on consumerist ideology which was inspirational for my text base work. 

Something I was reading that I thought was interesting.

I kept going back and forth with ideas, I was still attached to the cocoon idea,so I researched options other than string(which didn't work) such as towels and pegs. I was comparing prices...I just really dislike using money on art since I am broke at the moment. Art is truly a luxury.

research/documenation

living organisms....

I went to the SASA Gallery. Was not particularly impressed. 

I like reflections...

Process of making knitting device (that I did not end up using) 

the knitting device I reconstructed-mine was a larger size

would love to read these books when I have time...

These videos are from when I walked to bunnings from uni to get nails for the knitting device. I saw my own shadow following me and thought it was very mystical. It followed me most of the way from a far distance, sometimes hiding. 

I used a machine to punch holes into the device.

putting the nails into the device- this is where the wool would end up

completed device !

His work was a core influence of mine. I liked his honesty. Some of his texts where painfully vulnerable...almost embarrassing to read. I would like to include this notion of painful vulnerability in my work..it is very beautiful. Very roar and human...this is why I love art! :)

A lot of his work refers to Christianity...I think religion can have a very positive affect on people giving them hope and a strong sense of morality. However on the other hand it can lead to unhealthy notions of 'guilt' and 'restriction' which causes people harm. It is just like anything else...there is good and bad things involved. The balance is important.
He also speaks of childhood narratives. It is fascinating how childhood has such a profound impact on people's lives. The first 20 years seems to determine the next 80 years or so...
This particular narrative above shows a story of a gym teacher stalking his student. It is very creepy but I can see it happening. I am interested in this notion of people becoming self-absorbed to the point of madness. This clearly shows this: the man has let his desire over take his sense of morality. I don't think he would stalk his student if he had a high sense of introspection. I can relate this to smaller things that many people do such as 'facebook stalking'. People become unaware of what they 'should do' instead they go through people's photos even if they barely know them which is very strange. However the individuals become so lost they are not aware of their 'creepiness'.

I love Trevor Nichols' work! The idea of harmony between man, nature and race is very appealing.