she says anything she does is often considered as a performance because of her 'title' as a 'performance artist' - frustrating to be put under this
Cousin IT - absurd
society and human nature, taboo
soft play centre, inappropriate music, break dancing, discomfort, Hermitos children
I really like the debt cave idea in one of her videos, metaphor for the debt people owe, how large the rock they are carrying is. I enjoy metaphors and symbolism hugely, almost as a sort of abstract code. debt counselling club.
Chetwynd's work is very open and free. I like the DIY approach to it, importance of the thing in ideas and performance , rather than the production of the 'thing' itself. I hate huge emphasis on the way something looks, how precise and tidy it is, I find it very dull and boring, which is frustrating as i realise it is something important. However Chetwynd is not neat in production, for example in Tate shots video, she is installing her exhibition at a gallery improvised, just painting certain things on the floor free-hand using her body, improvised. I find improvisation really exciting and thrilling, maybe because it counter-acts my excessive need to control and think... I want to explore more with improvised scenarios, maybe for the crit ? my last crit although the performance was improvised in practise it was not in planning... what about total improvisation.... it would have to have a purpose though , for me to justify it..... is that counter-intuitive though ? I admire the freedom she has in her work by her loose attitude.
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