I have seen recently a lot of “artists statements” and so forth and while this blog serves as a kind of continual refining of that, I thought I would give the formal writing of one a shot. So here is my attempt.
In design my interest is in the intersection of time and form as an existential question. What does it mean to be seen in a particular light? How does our self-perception change as the given circumstances around us also change. Light, being so mutable an element as it is, affords these questionsa depth and breadth of response within any given stage work be it Opera, Dance or Theatre.My love of philosophy, literature, poetry, music and dance have mixed well with my love of light. Light for me is a visual framing device that presents a given situation as a kind of hypothetical, a ‘what if’ and asks the viewer to look closely at both the situation in question and within themselves to find a deeper understanding of life’s mysteries.
Theatre, by which I mean all live performance, is the perfect means of exploring these ideas. The collaborative nature of performance forces its participants to ask questions rather than provide answers. One must listen both to the other people in the room as well as the larger work itself to discover what it is trying to say.
Any thoughts?
I am very curious for feedback as writing these sorts of things feels a little strange to me. To be perfectly honest this whole blog thing is beginning to feel increasingly strange to me. I feel that it makes permanant ideas and propositions that I always set forth as hypotheticals. I see the words contained herein as working theses to be used until they are found to be untrue or no longer useful. Of course until such time as that is the case it makes sense to treat these illusions as true and necessary.
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