In November, I went on the New York trip. Visiting galleries and exhibitions gave me great inspiration for this project, helping me to develop the ideas I was working with. One particular exhibit that has had influence upon my project is Weed Killer (pictures below), a film installation by artist Patrick Staff that was at the New Museum in an exhibition called ‘Trigger: gender as a tool and a weapon’. It explores gender in society, whilst also exploring sexuality, being transgender and cancer treatment.
I really liked the format of the film; it was 17 minutes long and whilst usually I probably wouldn’t watch an entire film whilst in an art gallery, I stayed throughout as the dialogue was so compelling. I found it really interesting how the artist had subtly linked imagery, such as hair, with gender perception, but edited it to become almost unrecognisable. The film also made me realise I wanted to focus my film on a narrative created by personal experiences; I started interviewing people for my film following this trip.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
STAFF, P. (2017) Weed Killer [Installation] New Museum, New York. 15th November 2017.
