Output details
34 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
University of Northampton
Orange Circles. Video, drawing, audio. Orange Circles was recorded in the region of Landes, France. The video follows 54 circular markings over 1.5km of road, locating the dismembered body parts and belongings of a young Frenchman who fell whilst jumping between a moving convoy of circus trailers.
Orange Circles pays homage to a road tragedy depicting the graphic signage made by police markings locating the remains of a victim demarkated through circles.The short video documentary offers new insights into the depiction of drawing processes and recording through narrative video whilst rigour is emphasised through the unique recording method and new visual approaches, extended through improvisation. The work demonstrated SOR through further selection for The Jerwood Drawing Prize 2010 exhibition, the UK’s leading award in drawing. The exhibition attracted over 3000 submissions from artists across the UK and internationally, resulting in an exhibition of approx 70 selected artists, opened at Jerwood Space, London and touring Nationally.Drawing is expanded through the temporality of video, providing a rhythmic and emotional encounter with the marks.
Peer Review Selection Panel:
Charles Darwent Art Critic of the Independent on Sunday Jenni Lomax Director, Camden Arts Centre Emma Talbot Artist Contribution I was the sole author of the work.
Sustainability Impact: cultural sociological well being / economic-narrative
Groupings of Items as a single output
Jerwood Drawing Prize Catalogue (Output) description of work by artist located in the publication.
‘Exhibition Catalogue, ISBN: 978-1-908331-07-6
Multiple Exhibition Venues (Outputs)
29th Sept – 7th Nov: Jerwood Space, London 11th Nov – 22nd Nov 2010: Summerfield Gallery, Pittville Studios, University of Gloucestershire
27th Nov 2010 – 23rd January 2011: South Hill Park, Bracknell, 5th March – 16th April 2011: Oriel Myrddin Gallery, Carmarthen
7th May – 12th June 2011: DLI Museum & Durham Art Gallery
The selection of the work by the panel emphasises validity and rigour within UK contemporary drawing practices.