Bloodlines

Mother Tongue

So in my most recent work I've strayed FURTHER from my preferred comfort zone and put together an audio piece. 
*cringe*


Language being the dominant form of communication and therefore connection, the fact that Hindi is a foreign language to me suggests a division between me and my heritage. I recorded the phonetic sounds of both English and Hindi soundsystems, in a similar format that would be found on educational CDs. I then synched up the timing (for no other reason than that it sounded hypnotic and creepy). This clash of sounds emphasises the simultaneous differences and similarities between the two languages. By designating each recording to their seperate speakers it means that I can introduce space into the piece, so that the listener hears the recordings coming from different directions. This clash is intended to induce a feeling of displacement and of being torn about which sounds to focus on.

WELL that's how I justified it to my tutors anyway!

It's meant to be in an installation setting, but for similar effects listen with headphones innit. And bask in the ethnic-identity-cultural-displacement vibezzzz.

The Fallibility of Strength

Bindi

I'm a muthaf*ckin Monster

9 Pints

The things you can do with Red Rice...

I Hate Masking Tape...

Bad Bish

Just so y'all know where I'm coming from and put my ideas into context- Kiki Smith does it so well. Making gore look damn preddy- simple sculptural ideas representing mortality, nature and in most cases, feminism (of course).

Kiki- daym gurl, you got it.

'Veins and Arteries'

'Shed'

'Red Spill'

When is weird too weird?

Grotesque or friggin beaut?

The ultimate question.

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bin·di (bin′dē)

noun

a small dot worn on the forehead by women in India

Blood Samples

Made with ink and paint, NOT blood.

Although, that would be a good idea...