April Bateman
(26 years old. Born in United Kingdom. Lives in: Coventry)
Coventry University
Exploring time, memory and reassurance is my current focus.
The ambiguous wire sculptures are created as enclosed forms; inspired by the delicate, skeletal nature of decaying flower petals. The petals convey the idea that time is short and precious. The repetitive process of creating the wire cocoons also communicates the notion of time.
Our memories psychologically are said to be parts or fragments of what can be reme ...[more]
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Work of art I would like to make
We suffer apartheid of the memory in a transient world; what is there to keep in the world of the disposable or recycled or instant; where no one has roots in their local environment. What will be the family heirlooms, to pass on, to trigger and provoke memories. How can the letters from families and friends be replaced with emails and texts? How important it is to receive letters or cards, created and delivered in a loved ones own handwriting, unique and reassuring.
I am not attempting to be too nostalgic in my work, but inevitably nostalgia plays a key part in all our lives, as a friend once said, ‘longing for time past society is a shadow of what I was.’ The question is where will people find reassurances in the future?
My work would be a large scale but ultimately simple wire sculpture, a cocoon covered in peoples letters, large enough so the audience could go inside and respond to it. The sculpture would communicate the notion of time and patience (and ultimately suggesting that the future holds a bleak lack of time and reassurance). Within this interactive installation visitors would be encouraged to add their letters and thoughts. The sculpture would then provoke memories and have a life cycle of is own.
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My Artworks (6)
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