Under and Beyond (the Skin)

 

While working in the studio during this degree, it became increasingly clear that I was operating within two different, yet intertwined projects informed by bodily awareness: one that examined the appearance and visibility of prosthetic extensions and devices via adaptation (Beyond the Skin) and another involving a more instinctual, visceral and visual interpretation of being embodied (Under the Skin). The understanding that the work had two distinct components has allowed me to take up different ideas and influences. I soon grew to appreciate the ways in which one project informed the other and created a dyad, leading to an evolving relationship that reflected the grounding ambition of this thesis project, to become receptive to the adaptable nature of the body.