How do we connect?

I believe we all connect. Although it is impossible to ever tell what another person is experiencing in their own mind we can infer it by their behaviour.

When you look at me with those eyes I know exactly what you are thinking. When A person walks into the room in a bad mood the whole atmosphere changes. People sense each others feelings, some better than others. Some people sense other peoples feelings but choose not to act on them. Feelings, desires, stress, thoughts, emotions these are all shown through physical behaviour....I fucking love people, I want to know their feelings, desires, stresses, thoughts and emotions I try to connect...

Our senses are the gateway to connection, sound, smell, touch, movement, speech, language, taste. Our bodies are what we exist in, so how do we use them to connect? I tried not speaking for a day last week to investigate how language plays a part in connection. This was very difficult and I found myself using movement and my body - like a huge game of charades to communicate. I believe this heightened my other senses such as hearing I herd things I would never usually take notice of such as passing cars and footsteps. Speech is easy to pinpoint as a form of connection between two consciouses, however, things such as body language often come subconsciously.

Over the course of this project (and during life in general) I want to try and connect with as many people as possible in a positive way, I may try and record how I felt about the interaction(s).

I am also interested in not so positive interactions such as violence and fighting, although I don't agree with it there is something so animal like about it.

I find it interesting how people enjoy being in crowds all for one 'cause' wether it be to listen to music, support a pressure group, celebrate a carnival, dance or cause a riot. There is something comforting to me about being with people who all support the same 'cause' its as if the group all have a shared consciousness and empathy with each other.

People are drawn together by some magnetic force wether it be to beat the shit out of each other or to dance the night away in a crowded warehouse...

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I ALONE EXIST

“Solipsism is the thesis that I alone exist. All else is merely a figment of my imagination”

I strongly oppose this thesis. I believe connections with other people are very important to lead a happy and fulfilling life. For my final major project I want to explore interactions between others and myself. I also want to investigate connections between other people.  I will try to investigate how consciousnesses communicate.  For my pathway project I looked at ‘isolation’ as a topic, my final major project is in some ways the opposite of that.

The beauty of this project is that research can take place anywhere that people interact, from public places where many people interact to more intimate encounters. 

Last Day of Exhibition

Yesterday was the last day of our exhibition....quite sad really as I have really enjoyed doing it! Reactions i received about the man being in the box were interesting....many people thought i was torturing him and that perhaps i was being cruel, for this reason i decided to get into the box myself naked. I got my friends to take some photographs which i think look quite effective. It was very strange being in the box whilst people were viewing the exhibition because my senses were isolated..I couldn't hear or see peoples reactions.

Blank Stare Exhibiton

Yesterday was the opeing of the first exhibiton featuring my work. I showed Three photographs which i did in collabouration with Kate Hook and two monoprints. I also showed the live instalation shown In the photograph above (to be posted shortly). Its a meter squared wooden platform with metal rods going up each corner and up to the ceiling level. On the platform was a chair with a man sitting semi nake handcuffed. Around the poles I put clingfilm which trapped the chair  along with the man inside the box.
I found reactions to the live art interesting as people didnt seem to want to look directly into he box...they prefered to look discretly. i found this quite perculiar, perhaps it made them feel voyeuristic or perverted. Lots of people commented that they thought i was being cruel to the man...however he was totally collusive in the whole thing. I am pleased about the reactions my work recieved as it says alot about human nature and how art can make people feel aqward- it certainly made an impact : D

Distractions...make what you will

Distractions, wine helps, not day after it amplifies, my liver hurts from all this running away, sex helps...but amplifiees, i wish i could distract more, need to survive on my own, was i put here to solve this madness or to enjoy it? wake up with a fresh idea of how much we dont know, I need to become more of a FREE SPIRIT, too controlled, i dont even know what it is yet,What makes us Feel ALIVE...connections, people music trust, jokes dont know what eles to do, consciousness, senses, different states of consciousness, Acid changes everything, ecstacy o my beautiful brain, why is it controlled, to continue this growth, should i have children? Love comfort, safety, sharing, - word,orgasm no worries, sex feel another body close to you in you, get out the boundaries, for my next trick i will GO madd for you all to enjoy, set yourself free, no job, no law animal instinct, no plan...

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So I have an idea forming for my Final Major Project. I have been investigating 'Isolation'....now I want to investigate the opposite.....To me the opposite is being around people, like minded people, enjoying life....no feelings of being trapped, alone. I want to investigate what brings people together....relationships.........friendships......places that bring people together...

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