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Trip to the Hawick Museum Exhibition and some Photography


So I woke up today far too early (especially for a sunday) and had the urge to visit an exhibition as I'm wanting to keep my motivation up and keep finding new inspirations. I remember my lecturer mentioned that a great exhibition is showing at the Hawick Museum, so off I went.

Apon arriving to the museum I realised that I had an hour to spare before it opens. So I decided to wander around the park and take pictures, thinking about perspective. These are some of the results..





I then decided to play around with them and add some different effects. I wasn't going for a specific look, I was just going through different filters until the image took on a new look and feel.








The Surge Exhibition


So I made my way back to the museum and I finally started the tour of the exhibit. there was some great work and techniques on display. I have taken photographs but I wont post them on here as they wouldn't do them justice. its very much an exhibition in which you have to experience first hand. but I will explain, the best I can, the pieces I found most interesting.

This is some of the backstory behind the exhibition
which was on the wall next to the entrance
 
They had a good selection of leaflets with some helpful information

Katie Andersons work was very unusual yet intriguing. Her work was influenced by found materials, she had displayed a number of name tags from clothing manufacturers on one frame with the caption "the mark of the maker" which was a really well suited title I thought. it has a power to it. She likes to make her art as engaging as possible and I think she accomplishes this.
My favourite piece from this exhibition was work from Colin Tennant. He displayed so very impressive photographs that showed great vision and some clever ways of creating man made filters, such as a sheet of cloth in front of the camera with the light showing through, silhouetting the subject with light. he has an unique way of abstracting the image which I am very keen to try out. 
And the artist who I found most engaging and the most clever, was Sarah Stewart. She created these fantastic wooden constructions in which she instructed the viewer to turn the wheel on the side of the boxes. This would turn the reel of imagery, creating a sort of flipbook animation. Seeing this has made me think of different ways of producing a number of still images in which I could put together in a similar way and animate.
This little trip was extremely beneficial and is helping me keep my creative momentum. It has set my mind racing with possible ideas for the future and I look forward to the next exhibition visit. It will more than likely be the Scottish national Gallery. Cant wait to dive deeper into the art world




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