Obsessive Rolling (working title)

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As a student living in Leeds, the amount of high quality printed promotional material through my door (i.e. take away menus) is huge. The act of rolling the ‘paper pellets’ came through a desire to deal with this proliferation. A desire to replicate action, I relish the mindless repetition of action. It’s Hypnotic and meditative act that facilitates a wondering mind… It is an ongoing piece.

Response to:

Kusama Obsession

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Chosen by:

Charlotte Bonham-Carter, Critic, Curator of Art on the Underground and Associate Professor of Art History, March 2012

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Deviation from influence

Posted: 15/04/12

The rolling of the paper was originally influenced by a technique called 'Quilling' that some of my older female family members do. It’s quite a traditional craft; they use it to make cards, decorations, etc using special papers and tools. Although this influences me, it is not the...

Process

Posted: 15/04/12

In the process of cutting and rolling I want uniformity but because of the material used, and the fact that all are hand rolled, each object, each ‘pellet’ becomes unique.

Kusama Inspiration

Posted: 15/04/12

In terms of Kusama’s work and my own, I see parallels between The Infinity Net series for the repetition of gesture. But for me what seems more relevant is The Food Obsession series, where she uses the accumulation of dried macaroni. With my own use of copious Take Away...