As i said in my earlier post im on erasmus at the moment and want to use this as an opertunity to diversify my work a little. to experiment. to play... and hopefully this play will result in a diversification of my concepts or rather a diversification in how i put my ideas across....

these are my research. im looking a little at how towns were developed from the body. eg street layouts like veins to stop traffis blockages, the heart as the center, the park as the lungs of the city. things like that. overall i think im just trying to add more play to my work and figure out what i ENJOY doing.
at the moment im working alot on book format. printing and generally playing. i also like all the conoctations of the heart.. hearts often break yet they are one of the strongest muscels able to pump for a lifetime...

i have already talked at lenght about my interest in fragility and the body. but i want all of these body centeric ideas to gain a subtality through play. play with marks and dept..

i want to make small spaces... like polly pockets. small spaces that your mind can fall into.. like a book.. book space. small worlds where you can go to escape... i want to build worlds- inner worlds- i dont want grandure,i want private intimate spaces- personal erxperiences..

intimate and fragile spaces- like an egg. i want these 'spaces' to be really sensual and luxurious... again this is about memory. internal space..the mind. recolections..

i want the viewer to be able to hold these fragile worlds in there hands. small datailed, precious, like a large diamond, without too much weight, like a sanded stone.

i am researching a bit into meditation practices and how we map space. the meditational technique with the metal spheres in your hand - you know the ones you turn and they chime- are of great relevance to me at the moment.materials wise. i want this thing to be smooth, ans feel comfortable in your hand and have protective connoctations... im going to look at wax for this but im also thinking about the effects of the body heat... maybe i should use something associated with play... playdo... im going to experiment around this... white plaster would look amazing and have a nice weight. paper could work to and have a nice fragility-durability to it.. either route it is going to have to be quite well build... ill probably make seleral in many materials and go from there...