Fear and recovery
Narrowed down to focus on irrational fears/ intrusive thoughts; how do we learn fear?
Focus on the alternative, DIY and immersive
The link between physical and mental health/ mind and body
Methodology;
Research through talking/ interviews
Performance based alternative comedy
Focus on personal experience and surrounding environment whilst still maintaining an objective stance
Do some research into contemporary clowning (Get in contact with Christian about his workshops/ speak to Joe/ Ozzy)
Performance and immersive spaces
Collaboration - music/ noise art/ lighting assistant (Contact Stretchy Dance/ speak to Paul on tech)
Installation - involving objects such as discarded fake nails/ sculptures/ visual narratives
Consider how illustrations can be displayed differently - hung from ceiling/ boxy frames with objects in/ shelves/ a maze
Become the artwork through DIY poster designs/ photo-editing/ trashy 70's videos and imagery
Zines/ merchandise/ event posters and flyers/ film/ interactive projections
Environment/ space
Character - consider opposing personalities, potentially a 'fear monster' and a 'rational creature' - this could work quite well with clowning/ audience call and response/ panto-esque
Aspects that need defining;
What is it I am trying to understand through research? Am I hoping to sedate both mine and others fears? Am I trying to make people fear my art? Or better understand the fears I'm portraying?
Make sure links between areas of interest have no holes
Aspects that need expanding;
Look into current news - research new NHS mental health bills
Personas/ audience interaction/ logistics of an event
Visualising abstract fears
Narrative?
Extra notes;
Band - Minty
Leigh Bowery and the club kid revolution (watch Party Monster)
Ralph Perou (Patrick to get in contact with)
Bob Flanagan - Sick: the life and death of Bob Flanagan, super masochist/ BDSM performance/ S&M/ illness
Illustrative and informative
Write out questionnaire to gather primary information on peoples irrational fears/ intrusive thoughts in childhood and adult life, how have these feelings evolved?
Project Proposal;
To research and create work based around rational and irrational fear and how it develops and changes with age. Use personal experience and interviews with peers to form the context and body of practical responses, alongside understanding how humans learn and process fear. Practical work will be taking the form of drawings or paintings, with the potential of being utilised into performance. (Potentially reserve performances for 603 module instead due to time constraints and logistics.) Utilise Jstor and Google Scholar to acquire secondary research for written component, look into the biological context behind fear as well as social and phycological aspects.
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