ONE EXAMPLE;
Once again, they don't name each photo/place the visit by a different name, I thought however this forthcoming photo would be the most appropriate to analyse as it is of one person and that would make it much easier to respond to than having to get a group of trained contortionists.
THIS IS THE ARTWORK;
If I had to describe this artwork in five words I would use, 'bold','compelling','confusing', 'thought-provoking' and 'independent'.
The work depicts someone in a bright yellow and blue tracksuit, lying upside down in-between two stair railings. The choice of colours worn by the performers is very perceptive as they work very well
together therefore making a more pleasing/eye catching spectacle. The work is memorable for me personally due to the way they can transform a space so rapidly, from something as monotonous as a staircase to something quite remarkable and unique, simply by adding a person in a strange position. There has been a lot of public interest taken in Dorner which fortunately means it wasn't too difficult in finding the meaning and message he was trying to convey while choreographing this, he says,' 'Bodies in Urban Spaces invites the residents to walk their own city thus establishing a relationship to their neighbourhood, district and town' ---'The interventions are temporary without leaving any traces behind, but imprints in the eyewitnesses' memory.' If I could ask the artist one thing it would be,' How else do you think you could change public perception of neglected and seemingly useless space', I think what the artist is doing is very valuable as it does raise a sense of public respect for the little spaces we seem to effortlessly overlook each day. The work relates to my project as it shows how people use spaces in the city to catch public attention, they don't have to create anything, but just become part of what already exists. If I was to name this particular photo I would call it, 'Everything you know is turned on its head', I'd call it this not only because the subject in the photo is upside-down but because the aim of this work is to drastically change the way you view certain spaces and what you think you know about them. I feel the work was effective, I am not going to be able to view small gaps in spaces or stairwell in the same way again. Others have had other things to say about this strange form of street art, ' 'Some of the positions were clearly very strenuous to hold. No sooner had the performers "unravelled" themselves, than they had to run on ahead to get into position at another site before the audience arrived' this shows the temporary nature of his work, and how only a handful of people will have the privilege of viewing them.
I wanted to use my skills to draw attention to seemingly boring and useless spaces, I went out and leaped across walls, literally diving over stuff and performing somersaults, the results were very positive indeed!
I am very pleased with my outcome. For me, I took a very basic structure and turned it into something oozing with visual interest and flare- having looked at Dorner I know can't help but see the spatial potential in almost anything. I am definitely going to look more closely at using my own body to enhance a pre-existing space in the future. I could improve this by finding somewhere that looks even more mundane than this and interacting with it in an exciting way.
