Working with Robert Clark, Day 3
...transition into something we can work with, from generating material and going through processes, into issues of form and reception, making decisions through the process in relation to a concept/idea/pursuit. He asks the group to transfer the description/experience/verbal task of happiness into physical form. They work in silence for about 35 minutes. The he asks them to present the fragment to each other, we discuss the impact, the effect. He offers feedback on how he 'wpould use these' in his evolving project towards a new piece (In fact these Lab days are a pre-research to a work that will begin later in the year). He reminds us that he is making very quick decisions to illustrate certain issues. He apologises for the appropriation of the material, but we all are clear this is needed for this particular process. The work is focused and hard. He asks you to reenter the material through different approaches, trying to find layers to the proposal of 'happiness'. There is much talk about a piece on happiness not being happy at all. He is tough with the group, asks them concentration and physical commitment to the task.
...transition into something we can work with, from generating material and going through processes, into issues of form and reception, making decisions through the process in relation to a concept/idea/pursuit. He asks the group to transfer the description/experience/verbal task of happiness into physical form. They work in silence for about 35 minutes. The he asks them to present the fragment to each other, we discuss the impact, the effect. He offers feedback on how he 'wpould use these' in his evolving project towards a new piece (In fact these Lab days are a pre-research to a work that will begin later in the year). He reminds us that he is making very quick decisions to illustrate certain issues. He apologises for the appropriation of the material, but we all are clear this is needed for this particular process. The work is focused and hard. He asks you to reenter the material through different approaches, trying to find layers to the proposal of 'happiness'. There is much talk about a piece on happiness not being happy at all. He is tough with the group, asks them concentration and physical commitment to the task.
