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The Athole House Studio
Self-Isolation Artist Residency
30th March 2020 - 7th November 2021

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Over my career I have taken part in many artist residencies in various parts of the world; I have even organised and run a residency program myself. 2020 has brought new challenges to us all, I however intend to treat these challenges as opportunities. With this in mind today, the first day of my self-isolation having arrived back from my studio in the Untied States last night, I I launch my new blog which will become an integral part of this website as I redesign is over the coming weeks.

Artist Residencies give artists the space and perhaps more importantly the time to make new work; I intend to treat my time in self-isolation in the same way that I would if I were on an artist residency in another studio in another part of the world. Athole House Studio maybe one of my home studios but for me it is a work space, and lets face it, we all now have the time.

THE SELF-ISOLATION RESIDENCY 26th MAY 2021: DAY 423

5/26/2021

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The Fourth Wall: Rückenfigur, staffage, spectator or observer?
Where do I stand? Part 4.

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Rückenfigur, staffage, spectator or observer?
The ‘accessories’ of an artistic composition (companion). Where do I stand? Part 4.

In answer to this question, we, have three choices as to what the image may be, although all three of these options may be meditated in a variety of ways.

Option 1 is that the image is in fact simply a mirror attached to the opposite wall of the room. The figure which is observed in the image is actually our own reflection, hence its familiarity. In this case the image which we are observing is a description of the events taking place in the space before the wall; therefore, we, the observer is a participant in these events.

Option 2 is that what appears to be an image is actually a ‘scene’ viewed through a window or doorway located within the opposite wall of the room. The person we see may be very familiar for a variety of reasons which are unimportant to the situation. In this case the image which we are observing is a description of the events taking place in the space behind the wall, we are looking through the fourth wall as we do when we watch a play at the theatre; therefore, we, the observer are a spectator to the events until we interact with the space beyond the window or door, breaking the fourth wall, at which time we once again become a participant in those events.

Option 3 is that the image is a painting, or other two-dimensional image, on, or attached parallel to, the plane of the wall, an image of a counterfeit or illusionistic space. Once again, the person we see may be very familiar for a variety of reasons which are unimportant to the situation. In this case the image which we are observing is a description of virtual events which take place only in the flat illusionistic space on the wall; therefore, we, the observer remains purely an observer of these events.

To be continued...

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  • CODEX
    • plane >
      • Apophenia: An Uncanny Presence.
      • Control(s)
      • Personal Topographies
      • The Self-Isolation Residency
      • Americana
      • Mauve Skies
      • Scotland
      • Selected Drawing & Paintings,
      • The Teaching Years
      • Spatial Paintings 2006-2008
      • Paintings 2006
    • mass >
      • The Blind Men and the Elephant.
      • Spatial Conceptions 2014 - 2022
      • Painted Objects
      • Autograph
      • The Newtonian Nightmare
    • volume >
      • Enso nest
      • Someone else's storey
      • Shower, The Process Residency 2013,
      • Concrete Haiku
      • Atypical
      • The Murder of Crows.
      • Composition in White (Painting), The Breathe Residency:
      • Composition in White (Sculpture), The Breathe Residency:
      • Floorplan
      • Paper Scissors Rock
      • Pilgrimage
      • The Fifth Column
      • Tension
      • Arch
    • blogs >
      • The Self-Isolation Residency: Blog 2020-2021
      • Apophenia: An Uncanny Presence. 2022
    • artist statement
    • cv & education
    • contact