Looped & Rescored

Within my 30 second continuous loop, I was inspired by the artist Frances Alys, and the notion of repetition as we discussed in class.

Although visually it's not inspired, the essence of this piece has stuck with me. I constantly make art because it's for a show, or making prints from it, or having an outcome that leads to something. But creating, and also living should also not depend solely on creating an outcome as depicted in this piece.

For my 30 second continuous loop I was inspired by mundane tasks, specifically focusing on repetition and it not feeling like an isolated event; a dramatic reoccurring of attitudes towards dishes.

I saw a TikTok recently, not specifically the one sourced here, but one along the same sentiment. Life is full of dirty dishes and loads of laundry, but that also means life is full of freshly cooked meals and clean clothes. My piece surrounds this concept, kind of. It might just be a little bit more pessimistic. It follows me in my house that I just moved into, surrounded by mess and chaos, doing the plain task of dishes. It feels never ending. Especially now, after just having moved into the house. The camera stays in the same spot the entire time as it observes myself and the chaos surrounding me. It feels like a sort of self portrait of my current. So much to do and it never ends.

Within the rescored piece I have used natural sounds of dishes clanking in my sink, but dramatised them for a comedic and silly effect. I wanted it to be almost like a normal noise, dishes being done and the noises of the sink, but it to feel slightly off by it being dramatised.

In class my feedback was that in the rescored one it seemed more like I was getting angrier and angrier as the loop continued. It also had my intention of being comedic and intense.