Photo the artist 
Photo the artist | Self-taut series (1969-1973) |
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In a formal sense I was very interested in balances and volume/mass/weight equivalences. A significant work for me in terms of insight and realisation of the performance /sculpture cross-over, was balancing my own body weight against a pyramid sculpture. This sculpture was the equivalent shape of my body with legs apart and arms forming a point above my head. Using pulleys suspended in trees I worked on a perfect balance between body weight and sculpture weight. This led to my excitement about art as process; the animation of exploring and adjusting the weight and tension, was more fulfilling to me than the end result. Another work I did using this tension was making a sculpture of a figure of approximately my weight (there was a parcel scale in the entrance to the art department which I used to weigh many different objects) and pulling it taut by a string tied between us. |