Copy in Context

They Had Four Years, GENERATORprojects, Dundee, (Commission/selected artist).
19th May – 3rd June 2018

Annual graduate exhibition at GENERATORprojects. Featuring the work of five graduates from 2017, one year on from Degree Show. Artists include Yvette Bathgate, Kaitlyn Dunsmore, Alice Martin, Lea Josephine Tetrick and Jonny Walker. TH4Y explores the relationship between art and science, technology and humanity and the interaction of objects and spaces.

With my edited 3D prints I highlight the use of new media in a museum environment. The object in focus is titled Epichysis from the collection of the Musée Saint-Raymond. Epichysis is an ancient Greek jug which stored oil for funerary practices. The artefact in question has been released open-source. Software such as Meshmixer and Adobe Photoshop was used to manipulate and alter the scans. The projection of an image directly onto the 3D-printed objects adds an unseen context. By (re)creating ancient artefacts, I enable the beholder to also engage with the sculptures through touch. My practice is concerned with (tactile) engagement, interaction and the relationship between the artist and the museum. This body of work was supported by the Hope Scott Trust.

Sources

Scan the World: Epichysis

Sketchfab: Vase aryballisque à figures rouges by Musée Saint-Raymond is licensed under CC0 Public Domain

Terracotta funerary plaque via The Metropolitan Museum of Art is licensed under CC0 1.0

Gold pediment-shaped brooch via The Metropolitan Museum of Art is licensed under CC0 1.0

The Temple of Athena in Paestum by Constantin Hansen via Statens Museum for Kunst is licensed under CC0 1.0

Gezicht op kraters van de Vesuvius via Rijksmuseum is licensed under CC0 1.0

Head from an Acrolithic Statue by J. Paul Getty Museum. Digital image courtesy of the Getty’s Open Content Program.

Belt Hook by J. Paul Getty Museum. Digital image courtesy of the Getty’s Open Content Program.

Lucanian Red-Figure Volute Krater Attributed to the Palermo Painter. Digital image courtesy of the Getty’s Open Content Program.

Media

• Copy in Context, Featured Project, art/archaeology.
• ARE MUSEUMS OPEN-MINDED? The John Byrne Award.
• They Had 4 Years: Generator Projects’ annual graduate exhibition returns, The Skinny.
• One Year On, The Skinny.