Inflating/Distorting

Inspired by the idea of the garments being frozen in motion, I have begun experimenting with the use of hooks, string and desktop fans to distort the wax immersed cardigans as they set.

Humphrey Spender

The image of drying washing on display carries definite working class associations which allude to the history of the Regent's Place site. I was inspired by this photograph of 1930's Bolton, which was taken by Humphrey Spender in his attempt to document real working class life.  The inflated clothing tugging on the line leads us to draw parallels with the street's inhabitants in their struggle to break free from the grim existence of everyday life.  The medium of the photographic image also creates a strange stillness which contrasts the movement captured by the frame.  I feel the 'frozen' snapshot also places the event firmly in the realm of memorial - a selective glimpse of the past. 

Initial ideas

I'm proposing an installation between the existing modern buildings - inviting the eye upwards to contemplate the height of the space.  The use of the wax immersed cardigans, developed earlier, aims to recreate domestic human interventions in an otherwise clean and sterile environment.  I've been experimenting with ways to create a narrative to encourage flow through the site... possibly the gradual demise of the garments - appearing to unravel or melt away - as they progress through the space.