Assessment

Yesterday was assessment for my students...




the set up.




the assessment team, including the formidable Rein Metts (far right)

Here is the work they completed for the project they did with me. The project topic was 'foreignness'

Xana:







She was interested in "psycho-geography" and the idea of psychological borders. The neckpieces are made of mild steel and are joined using very fine chenier so they are articulated.


Katrin:







Katrin was inspired by the plethora of black plastic bags she saw rubbishing the landscape on a recent trip to Morocco and was working with the idea of the foreign plastic parasite invading the natural world (appalling photos, I'm sorry Katrin, they don't do the work any justice)


Antje:







Antje's original training was in Idar-Oberstein which is the "stone" capital of the world. Working with stones for her is 'familiar' but she had never worked with amber before. Not only does amber represent the foreigness of Estonia, there is also the element of the foreign object inclusions of trapped insects and air bubbles. Her pieces are most successful when you can experience their tactile quality. See if you can tell in the neckpiece which 2 of the 5 pieces of amber are real.


and Kertu:







Kertus interest was the fear of foreignness. The fear of the foreigner and the fear of being foreign

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