This experiment was inspired by Christo and his technique of wrapping objects (research on this can be found in my research folder). However the motive behind my attempt at this is very different to Christo's. Information on Christo can be found here-
As I have previously mentioned, I have found it intriguing how flood victims are forced to pack their lives into bin bags as a form of security and protection. Therefore I decided to explore this idea further and in a more literal sense, wrapping pieces of every day life in a bin bag.
With this experiment I aimed to portray the limits the flood victims now face, connoting how they are prohibited from living life as normal whilst in this situation. They are having to protect everything they have with an often overlooked material, which has become a cheap, easy and reliable form of protection from flood water damage.
This slightly animates the objects in a strange and intriguing way, much like the peculiar way in which Joshua Allen Harris uses gusts of air to animate bin bag characters. It also has the dark, mysterious, eerie edge that Mark James's work harbours. Although the work is very simple I feel it draws the viewer in encouraging them to figure out the connotations or message behind the piece. It has a very still, dead feeling to it, maybe illustrating what the victims could be feeling.
I feel I have achieved my aim effectively through my use of common every day objects and their bin bag wrapping, however I feel this could have been more successful if I had spent more time on the experiment and wrapped a bigger and more interesting scene in bin bags, as this may have been more eye catching and thought provoking.
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