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Simulacra

Posted by Dickie Webb on Sunday, November 27, 2011, In : ECA

I am currently writing an essay for college which is looking into the innovative ways various art practices use virtual performances within their work. One group/collective called Igloo are of interest with regards to my interest and use of space. In an interview with Igloo they refer to the word Simulacra, which is an idea or concept that nothing is real. Its worth mentioning this is post modern idea as it describes the world we experience as a series of interlocking illusions, with the m...
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Spaces Revealed

Posted by Dickie Webb on Sunday, January 2, 2011, In : Projects

Here are some photos of the two shells that I have experimented with. These are corrugated boxes which have been stripped back to reveal the inner corrugations. Then these have been filled in with plaster and the remaining cardboard has been burnt away. The shells you see now are mainly plaster and some parts cardboard where it is needed still to hold together. I am looking to see how I can remove the cardboard completely, leaving just a skeletal plaster shell.