screen shot from 'make-up girls'

Susan Hiller exhibition

Went to the Susan Hiller exhibition at Tate Britain with a few people from uni. I was most interested in an installation titled 'Witness'. The piece was visually stunning, a calming feel but then unsettling. The sound from the suspended speakers of different peoples experiences of seeing UFO's (various languages spoken), all the voices talking at the same time gave a confusing and eery feel. I wanted to listen in to each account but it became distracting and confusing, i like the feeling of this mix of responses to the piece.

'Make up girls'

Working on a performance piece about the process, the ritual of the woman putting her daily make-up on. Have used other women (to see how this changes, enhance's or detract's from my work) and myself, filming each one with webcam so that they can see themselves whilst being filmed, i wanted it to be face to camera so this seemed the best option to use webcam. I'm looking at why we wear make-up, is it for ourselves or is it to fit in with societies view of what a woman should be, beautiful in the eyes of man? Obviously the beauty industry is huge and we are fed with countless images of what we should be striving for, the perfect woman....i'm still figuring out what i'm really looking at and have many questions to ask and to answer for myself....ongoing!!

'High Society' at The Wellcome Collection in Euston

Went up to Euston to The Wellcome Collection gallery to see an exhibition 'High Society', a look at drug culture. A mixture of science and art (thats what they specialise in). Interesting but noting much that jumped out at me except a series of photographs by Tracey Moffat, titled 'Landanum'. The photos were about a mistress and maid experimenting with the drug Landanum, set in victorian times the images show the relationship between the two women, the power of the mistress over her maid. The images were slighly disturbing and erotic at the same time.

Michael Landy at The National Portrait gallery

Went to see the Michael Landy exhibition at The National Portrait gallery. A series portraits, pencil drawings, really simple but very expressive, really liked them and i went straight home to do a self portrait in pencil....not so good but will keep practising.