Most of my work, in one way or another, explores transition and change as a process. How does the process of change, time passing, and transition shape and effect us? How does or doesn’t it become tangible as its happening? For the most part, I have always done this in the abstract; Individual, group, and physical change as one. All these pieces, very obviously, deal directly with perception and changes in perception, as well as with memory. Through this current project I’m attempting to take these abstractions and immerse myself in them more directly. I’m removing the safety of artistic filtration and shoving myself out there.

As a doctoral student, artist, and broke twentysomething, life tends to reach volatility on a regular basis. So what better way to explore transition, perception, and memory than examining myself over time. The project is made up of several components including this blog, daily photos, and a re visitation of the aforementioned components to take place at the end of the project. it may seem under-intellectualized, too loosely conceptual, and lacking technique. I would say that that is the point. In both Academia and Art these are what I find easiest to hide behind. So in that way, I’m pushing my own limits. We’ll see how it turns out.

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Nicole will be presenting a paper at the Arts, Culture and the Public Sphere: Expressive and Instrumental Values in Economic and Sociological Perspective conference in Venice, Italy November 4-8th.

The University IUAV in Venice and the EPOCA - Centre of Economics and Advanced Cultural Policy Research – IUAV University, Venice, in cooperation with the Research Network for the Sociology of Culture and the Research Network for the Sociology of the Arts of the ESA - European Sociological Association is organizing the conference “Arts, Culture and the Public Sphere: Expressive and Instrumental Values in Economic and Sociological Perspective”.

The conference also represents the 5th ESA Sociology of the Arts Research Network mid-term conference and the 2nd ESA Sociology of Culture Research Network mid-term conference, and it will be the first opportunity to have three European networks meeting around a common theme in Venice from 4 to 8 November 2008.

 

For more information and a full list of presenters visit the Arts Culture Venice website

Arts Culture Venice 2008

An abstract for Nicole’s paper can be found on the writing page.

August 10th, 2008 | News, Exhibitions, Uncategorized | 1 comment