This blog is intended to document current developments within my work, providing a forum to test and critically review ideas, techniques and processes. It will be used to explore and define the contextual framework in which my work exists.
Thursday, 1 October 2015
Ipswich Marina videos
LLOYD EVANS TUNNEL from Lloyd Evans on Vimeo.
LLOYD EVANS TEXT BOAT from Lloyd Evans on Vimeo.
LLOYD EVANS MARINA1 from Lloyd Evans on Vimeo.
Ipswich Marina
The main focus of my Professional Practice module was to take my projections out of the studio, testing them in different locations to see how context affected the reading of the work. After making initial inquiries into a variety of spaces I had three potential leads, Ipswich marina, Dance East (Jerwood Dance House), and Gallery 3 at Ipswich town Hall. Work exhibited in these three locations went on to form the basis of my Professional Practice work.
The Marina sits at the heart of Ipswich's recent regeneration and features many interesting structures including; warehouses, yachts, Cranes, and well as a range of modern and historic buildings. After meeting with the harbour master I was granted permission to use all there external power sources, effectively enabling me to project from anywhere on the middle island of the marina. This is a space to which I will return to test future work.
The Marina sits at the heart of Ipswich's recent regeneration and features many interesting structures including; warehouses, yachts, Cranes, and well as a range of modern and historic buildings. After meeting with the harbour master I was granted permission to use all there external power sources, effectively enabling me to project from anywhere on the middle island of the marina. This is a space to which I will return to test future work.
Scouting For Locations
I have been looking for sites where I might test some of my animations. Ideally I am looking for unexpected spaces, where the viewer may chance upon the work. I've been considering both outdoor and indoor spaces, ideally I would like to exhibit on or around Ipswich waterfront. I have been contacting companies located in this area and trying to find out owns certain empty buildings.
Sunday, 24 May 2015
Concepts & Contexts - Videos
LLOYD EVANS Concepts installation1 from Lloyd Evans on Vimeo.
LLOYD EVANS Concepts installation2 from Lloyd Evans on Vimeo.
LLOYD EVANS Concepts installation3 from Lloyd Evans on Vimeo.
LLOYD EVANS Concepts installation4 from Lloyd Evans on Vimeo.
LLOYD EVANS Concepts installation 5 from Lloyd Evans on Vimeo.
Saturday, 23 May 2015
Concepts & Contexts - Installation
These images are taken from an installation I produced for my second module assessment (Concepts & Contexts). This was the largest installation I have produced to date, giving me the opportunity to test my ideas on a suitable scale. The assessment took place in a fully blacked out room which is usually used for photography lectures. The three animations I projected were my most recent works, and it was the first time I have viewed them in this kind of context.
Since first creating fractured images in my studio I have wanted to try making work large enough for the viewer to move through it. Here I was able to realise this. In one of the images you can see some of my peers walking through the installation. Their human silhouettes are projected onto, becoming part of the work.
This experience really helped me to clarify how I want proceed with my investigation. The main points arising from it were:
1) I want to try projecting onto different size/shaped screens & warping the picture plain.
2) I also want to explore projecting different animations from facing or angled positions onto a central arrangement of panels, looking at how animations can be layered/mixed.
3) The software I am currently using (Photoshop) is now limiting what I can achieve. I intend to begin experimenting with Resolume Avenue and After Effects.
4) Projecting onto transparent screens will allow the same part of an image to travel further and appear on multiple screens.
5) I want to continue to experiment on a large scale, creating work which the viewer is able to move through.
One of the most valuable things to come out of this exercise was finding a great venue to test my ideas. Hopefully I will be using this space again through the summer months to test new work.
Since first creating fractured images in my studio I have wanted to try making work large enough for the viewer to move through it. Here I was able to realise this. In one of the images you can see some of my peers walking through the installation. Their human silhouettes are projected onto, becoming part of the work.
This experience really helped me to clarify how I want proceed with my investigation. The main points arising from it were:
1) I want to try projecting onto different size/shaped screens & warping the picture plain.
2) I also want to explore projecting different animations from facing or angled positions onto a central arrangement of panels, looking at how animations can be layered/mixed.
3) The software I am currently using (Photoshop) is now limiting what I can achieve. I intend to begin experimenting with Resolume Avenue and After Effects.
4) Projecting onto transparent screens will allow the same part of an image to travel further and appear on multiple screens.
5) I want to continue to experiment on a large scale, creating work which the viewer is able to move through.
One of the most valuable things to come out of this exercise was finding a great venue to test my ideas. Hopefully I will be using this space again through the summer months to test new work.
Wednesday, 20 May 2015
Working with layers continued.
A selection of images I have been working on, made from layering and manipulating my latest set of ink scans. They feel much less contrived than earlier experiments, appearing to have a longer material history. This is evident in the time it has taken to create each mark or gesture. To me earlier works made from a limited range of repeated marks often felt cruder and more instant.
Sunday, 17 May 2015
Projection Mapping
Projection Mapping is something which until now I have purposefully not investigated. I have been interested in its use in the work of others, but have excluded it from my own investigation. This is because I have wanted to see how my work would be warped/affected, through projection onto irregular surfaces in different contexts.
However, with projection mapping I could go someway to negate the effects of different physical contexts. This would let me compare and contrast how a projection-mapped, and a non projection-mapped image 'work' in different spaces. Many people use projection mapping to create site specific work which reacts to the environment. But I may be able to use it to hide the differences in the environment, and present a standardized image.
I have found this link to free projection-mapping software. This has made experimenting with this process a realistic option.
http://pwl.bigfug.com/
However, with projection mapping I could go someway to negate the effects of different physical contexts. This would let me compare and contrast how a projection-mapped, and a non projection-mapped image 'work' in different spaces. Many people use projection mapping to create site specific work which reacts to the environment. But I may be able to use it to hide the differences in the environment, and present a standardized image.
I have found this link to free projection-mapping software. This has made experimenting with this process a realistic option.
http://pwl.bigfug.com/
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