Through this elective, I was open to creating my end product with any medium that excited me, but at my core, I wanted to create with clay. In the end, clay seemed the most fitting for the art piece I had in mind due to its flexibility and vulnerability to water. This meant I could manipulate the clay at any moment, even if it began to harden slightly. I used a clay tool kit, water and some white paper. I did not have a plan; I sat with some clay and began to twist and create holes in it. I took a step back at times to see what I had created, taking photos along the way. Sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn’t but I dont regret not making a plan, it would have made it easier but I did not want this project to be easy, I wanted to have fun, to play as I once did as a child and have an end product I was proud of but not compeltely drained by.
I took all the sounds from my previous experiment and overlapped them when it felt right, analysing not only the most prominent sounds but also the visuals they were paired with.
Whilst I am entirely content with my finished project, there are always areas in which I can improve. Regarding the Monochrome elective, I would have liked to conduct more experiments outside the given tasks in the lesson. I regret not exploring more and researching other artists that fall under the experimental animation category. It would have made my end product so different as I would have had more to reference, more working styles to consider. Our art is accumulative of what we have endured, seen, experienced, heard, and whilst I am so proud of my finished project, I regret not utilising this time to inform myself further.
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