There are two distinct and separate processes within the practice which although separate in nature, their co-existence is fundamental.
The internal process is concerned with the expression of ideas and concepts through to varying degrees of development. This can be introspective and individual or collaborative. There do not need to be results emerging- just unalienated work.
The external process is concerned with the provision of an opportunity for the viewer to take a point of departure with the practice as mediator. All available resources are in play including those from the internal processes which are there to be exploited and farmed. The sole objective is to provide the chosen environment for the viewer to take up the opportunity. This does not need to be unalienated labour. It can involve in part or whole, alienated labour.
Drawing was the primary project vehicle. The main output evidenced in individual sheets and Artists Books integral to the development of the concepts, providing the platform for constant re-working and analysis of the treatment of the thematic content
The song provided the framework for a narrative concerned with the nature of data and the time we allow to process it. Once data is de-nuded of the safety blanket of volume, it has to be examined and dissected. As more time is given over to a single piece of data: more is revealed and more is hidden deeper.
The question then is: if this is what happens when you allow yourself to dwell on a single piece of data, how do we cope with the deluge which is hurled at us hour by hour? Are we better informed through the acquisition of more detail and context, or are we best left to concentrate on one item and try to work out as much of the information and knowledge as possible from that single piece?