‘what is reach-searching?’

Key takeaways
  • ‘what is reach-searching?’

for Ewan: must be physical (action or doing) / must take you somewhere else

  • ‘reach-searching’ grabbing about, physical world/playing/drawing/ideas – Just sample grab! like a Mars rover

analogous thinking – bridging between idea and physical through metaphors

extrapolate off initial associations – word association/chinese whispers – trace back and forwards in time

  • talk to people, interview to develop your work
HOw do you make sure you move from physical art from concept?

self-discipline – it’s easy to just wander

number of ideas present at same time, many remain unphysical and in sketches

move to intermediate stage of prototypes

this can then be finalised when deadlines come along

To look further

Peter Greenway BFI The Falls

Roger-Pol Droits

Mike Nelson talk

Slide 15

From the MAO archive: Mona Hatoum in 1998

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