studio arts

Scarlett Sheils

In response to the theme of sleep and dreams, I chose to resolve my second potential direction from Unit 3. Whilst I did draw on techniques from my first potential direction, I mostly relied on / resolved the subject matter and its connection to my theme. The subject matter from potential direction two – a picture frame covered by / wrapped in a grey blanket – has connections to my personal experiences of sleep. By resolving the subject matter, I could draw on personal experiences of visual distortions experienced in slightly altered states of consciousness (beginning to fall asleep or wake up) and distortions to reality (dreams). Although the subject matter had a relation to the theme in my mind, part of my process in resolving it was to create more of a connection between the subject matter and the theme of sleep.