Christian Coackley
'Mother and Child'
'Indifference'
Indifference was made in response to looking at artists such as Hans Bellmer. Bellmer was a German artist who was best known for his life sized dolls of women. He twisted the idea of the Aryan identity, constructed by the Nazi's, through producing deformed nude dolls. These dolls contrasted the Nazi ideals that dictated which women were deemed fit to reproduce. His surreal take served as a protest against societies values of the time.
'Indifference' aims to highlight the fragility of early life and instil fear in the viewer by reminding them of a human being's worst fear. The inability to protect the ones we love.
'Procedure'
Procedure is defined as ‘a series of actions conducted in a certain order or manner’. The hearts function, in general terms, is to pump blood around the body. The complexity of the operation can only be appreciated when you look at the separate mechanisms individually. ‘Procedure’ is a proto-architectural drawing that highlights the intricacy of each part of the heart and illustrates how the heart’s muscles react to being pierced and contorted.
Multiple dissections later, my knowledge of the anatomy of the heart and how it is all held together was ‘established’ and I was able to translate the research into a drawing. Developing a conversation between two different materials and recording how they interact became the underlying theme of the work.
'Horizon'
Horizon is a study into the relationship between light and fabric and water. The results produced images that are reminiscent of the horizonless landscape of the universe. In turn, the ethereal imagery loses its sense of scale allowing for the viewer to come to their own conclusion as to what the pictures are depicting and their place within it.