The Self-Isolation Residency 7th June 2020: Day 70

Exploring Installation No. 9.3: 'Composition in White (Sculpture),
501 Artist Residency, China 2012, Antony Clarkson

Tonight marks something of a watershed on the Self Isolation Residency, it was 10 weeks ago this evening that I returned to Scotland from my studio on the States and I started this residency program the next day. As time has progressed I have introduced many new, and old, ideas into these post and with the idea of keeping things fresh and interesting. I am continually reviewing what I do and how I present it to you, the observer. With this in mind I have decided at this point to change the format of my blog somewhat primarily to try to improve its content. I had considered reducing my postings from daily to weekly, or at least to 3 times a week. But through discussions with my closest colleagues and peers I have decided upon a new direction for the blog which will allow me to continue to post on a daily basis but in a different way and with what I hope will be a different and more valuable result. As previously I will continue to present a mixture of reviews of brand new and archive works from my portfolio, often leaning heavily on works from my #artistsupportpledge catalogue. I will however expand the way that I use this medium to post blogs that are much more about image only, as this is very much where the Internets strength lies. Some of these images may be self-explanatory whereas other may have a single statement or question attached to them.

The inspiration behind this idea, and I must at this stage thank my friend and colleague Mark Green for his suggestions in this area, is heavily entwined with John Berger's excellent TV series and book, 'Ways of Seeing'. This is a book that pretty much 'says it all on the tin', we will be from here on considering in much greater depth how an image can transmit an idea and how and if we respond to it,

To begin this process I am tonight continuing with an image of 'Composition in White (Sculpture) but on this occasion with a working images as it were, something I seldom post but something that I am happy to use on this occasion to begin or sustain  a dialogue about images and how they work. Over the next few posts please look out for a series of posts that will continue this idea through full blog posts, images, questions and ideas.