Our task for today is to choose a surface in the interior of our own home and record the surface over the course of 10 minutes minimum. We are then to get into groups and give feedback on our chosen surfaces, and produce a collage combining the surfaces of each member.

My chosen surface:

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The surface in my house I chose was the timber floor (specifically in the kitchen area). While the rest of my house’s floor is also made of timber, there was something I liked about the pattern the shadow of the windows made on the ground. I went ahead and did a rubbing of the wooden floor to record the texture. I noticed on each individual plank in that area had scratch marks from movement overtime (most likely from walking and moving furniture).

Later on, I realised this surface had a distinct connection back to my artist model Michael Hayden, where his light installations focused on the theme of movement and linear patterns. This was a coincidence that I had chosen a surface, which when recording it communicated these same themes.

Feedback from my group members on my chosen surface:

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A series of surfaces chosen by my group members:

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Dharshna’s surface (on the left) was her wooden cupboard, Jess’ was her bedroom curtain and Tanesha’s surface was her pot plant. I noticed that all of the surfaces my group chose had a reflection of natural light.

My own collage with mine and my group members’ chosen surfaces combined:

Feedback from my group members on the collage:

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