Thoughts
- Julian recommended that I look up the artist collective Blast Theory
- They have been going for over 30 years now
- Their archive is a fascinating collection of works on “interactivity and the social and political aspects of technology” (‘about us’ from their webpage)
- I like their focus on the human who is experiencing technology or change in relation to technology
- Their work seems to focus on individuals in communities and the stories that happen in this context
- Their work is all documented beautifully – something I have yet to learn how to do and I feel like it is a positive example of what art can be
- I like the idea of their practice as being collective and they seem to work with different partners for each project
- Working as an artist can feel lonely and I wonder if trying to form a collective or part-time collective may be one way around this
- They use a lot of film and it’s made me wonder about exploring film and immersive film in my work. It’s not really a medium that I have that much experience in.
- They are based in Brighton so I hope to be able to see one of their pieces in the future
Reference
Blast Theory. (n.d.). Blast Theory –. [online] Available at: https://www.blasttheory.co.uk/.
