Physical Traces of Making

‘Vision reveals what the touch already knows. We could think of the sense of touch as the unconscious of vision.’ The eyes of the skin P42 Juhani Pallasmaa This is a new collection of work exploring ideas around the haptic, through process led exploration and research. This idea was initiated by Richard Serra’s Verb List 1967-68. The notion of beginning a body of work from a list of words or instructions has always had a strong resonance. It enables me to analyse the action of making and that direct contact with material. The impact one word or meaning may have on one particular piece or the entire collection of work is really important. The visual language is ultimately led by the process but is very personal. As each individual mark is an imprint according to my body structure and strength as well as my own interpretation and understanding of the words. This body of work is still being developed as an ongoing series of research.