Looking Back at the Project

I began the project by taking inspiration from TV programs and film before moving on to look at the work of other artists.

As a group we particularly focused on the films Se7en and One Hour Photo and the TV documentary Erasing David in which a man attempts to disappear without a trace while a private detective agency try to track him down. There were scenes from Se7en in particular from which we drew inspiration for our own work. The dark, muted colours worked very well when setting a scene, and the use of photography as an invasion of a persons privacy was an interesting device for set building. Both films showed the living space of a person with an obsession and the apartment scene is Se7en was particularly inspiring.

We also attended several exhibitions during the course of the project. In Chester we visited The Conversation, a group show by two graduates from The University of Chester as well as students and staff from the university, set in a church in Newton, Chester. It was good to see how the space was divided up between the artists and how the work sat together. We also visited several exhibitions in the Liverpool Biennial and found inspiration in work such as Music Not Good for Pigeons by Daniel Bozhkov, which used a confined space that could be viewed through a metal grid. The use of music in the piece draws people in and creates a curiosity about what is inside.

Internal view of Music Not Good for Pigeons, Daniel Bozhkov

Throughout the project we had regular meetings where we talked about ideas as well as dividing up work and duties between us. By sharing our inspirations in this way we all developed a very clear and coherent picture in our minds of how the final piece would look, helping us to work towards the same overall look.