'The Imaginary watchmaker' project

This was about what a tool is- and I think, to make us see that everything can be a tool. One dictionary definition is: Something used as a means of achieving something. So first we had to draw 5 tools and their uses.

1: the hand.

2: the drawing.

3: the eye.

4: the name.

5: the flute.

And then we had to make our own tool. These are a few sketchbook pages to figure out what to do.

I decided to make bread as a tool that fills up the belly- and I added pieces of paper (with instructions from Yoko Ono's Grapefruit book) inside the bread buns, to fill up the mind. I don't usually make things like this, but I actually enjoyed it. With drawings, you can never be sure you will change someone's mind/heart, but with bread, you're sure to fill up hunger.

Finally we had to quickly make a guide to our tool.

summer project

Here's some work from our summer project- we were briefed to make drawings of our hopes, requirements and expectations, as well as basic personal info. At first I found drawing my requirements so hard, but in the end it was one of my favourite tasks because without realising we require many many things every day- same went for expectations.I drew all my hopes in circles, because that seems like a kind, open shape. All my requirements are based on a horizontal straight line - because requirements are simple, you need them. And expectation in rectangles- a hard, maybe cold shape- we don't really think about our basic expectations, there's something arrogant about assuming these things will happen.

1: Birthplace.

2: Age.

3: first hope: to make drawings that will change people's hearts.

4: Fifth hope: to see the world.

5: Fourth hope: that we will stop climate change.

6: Fifth requirement: I need/require water.

7: Second requirement: I need/require food.

8: Fourth expectation: Everyday I expect that the sun will rise.

9: This is what I hope my future will be.

10: And this is one of my hobbies- imagining other places and other lives.