Author Jessica Carter

In last week session we gave our performance proposals. This was where we were able to see if the museum had any issues with our ideas and if our ideas needing a slight altering. After listening to the other groups… Continue Reading →

For my group’s site specific performance we want to focus on how the manipulation of the senses can influence an individual’s interpretation of a piece of art.  One sense will want to incorporate is smell, and how different types of… Continue Reading →

In this week’s session we watched Marina Abramovic’s The Artist is Present. It followed Abramovic creating a powerful duration performance that saw her sitting opposite an empty chair with a table in between. In addition to her new performance the Museum also… Continue Reading →

For our site-specific piece we are using the Usher gallery to perform in , the gallery has been open since 1927 (The Collection, 2015). In most site-specific pieces the location and the performance intertwine. The performance often uses the space’s… Continue Reading →

What makes art, art? In more and more art galleries we are experiencing pieces of art that may at first shock or confuse us. In previous years many would only assume art to be paintings, however that is not the… Continue Reading →