FINAL PROJECT: RAW-(Material)

Final project blog.
Follow all links to project journal, project report/thesis paper & final project disseminations.

http://raw-material-journal.blogspot.com/2016/05/raw-material-home-page.html

FINAL ADVISOR EVALUATION REPORTS

LINDA MONTANO - STUDIO

In all of my years of teaching/advising etc, I have never found anyone as  hungry, passionate and focused on producing and sharing as  Claire Elizabeth Barratt. She was unstoppable and it was somewhat ironic because in Berlin we talked about  the art of NOTHING  in a way, and the art of self knowing and self loving. She took that and ran with it, turning it upside down and sideways and inside out! Claire grew up performing and her mother is a music teacher, voice I think, so she is steeped in the art of sharing her talent, having done so since  childhood; that is if I remember correctly, putting on shows  as if that was a normal activity...not watching tv but making tv shows!!!Claire took good advantage of my presence in her life and I feel that I was able to play the role of guide and co-thinker with her and it was actually very stimulating for me as well. She worked with her advisor on the dissertation and it felt very much like a trio, the three of us, dancing through the reams of video and writings and curiosities and imaginings. I literally will miss Claire and her plethora of beautiful outpourings. It was a deep and satisfying ride.

Linda Mary Montano 2016

 

LAURA GONZALEZ - RESEARCH

By her own admission, Claire does not consider herself a writer and has faced the research side of her MFA as a challenge. Yet, she has risen to it admirably. Her project report is wonderfully structured, discusses interesting sources and artists, frames her studio work, Raw -(Material) very well and is well written. Especial mention must be made to the way she has been able to organize the work around the seven stages of alchemy and to her written voice, true to her artistic self and her project. Both of these show the sophistication and confidence required of a master.

There are a couple of issues that would require addressing should Claire wish to pursue further academic work in the future. The navigation is at times difficult and one forgets in which section of the alchemic process one is. Simple headers could help with that (which I reminded her throughout the year, as a paper is not simply content). In general the referencing system needs work, as it is very confusing, not consistent, and does not provide all the details required. This extends to citations too, and to images, which need referencing. The images in the report add much richness to the writing and to Claire’s analysis but they are too tame and could be much bigger, juicier, the focus of enquiry. More can be done with her choice of artists, especially in relation to a discussion on gender and the body, which feels absent from the text.

Having said this, Claire has been excellent at linking this work to her project last year, providing a clear trajectory to her thinking, and a situation of her work in relation to chosen artists. Why those choices and a little more criticality around the discussion could make the piece stronger, but Claire has certainly proved at masters level, with confidence. Perhaps her criticality lies in her poetics, in the way she links these artists’ works to her own and discusses them from her own point of view, a subjective criticism. The Q&A with her advisor Linda Montano is fantastic primary material, very well placed and a gem to read.

As a student, Claire is wonderful to work with. She asks advice when she needs to and is able to express her anxieties so we could discuss them. This, I think, has been key to the high quality work she has produced and should be proud of. She has been an extremely hard worker, providing drafts and diligently completing section as the semester went along, linking them to her studio work. The only thing I wish is that she was more confident with her writing, because it is good and just needs practice to be what she wants it to be. I would encourage Claire to write poetically in the future, as I see it as a great accompaniment to her studio performative and video practice. They could really enrich each other!

the artist as writer

READING JOURNAL - SUMMER RESIDENCY 2016

BERLIN SUMMER RESIDENCY

READING JOURNAL - LINKS TO GOOGLE DOCS


WEEK ONE - LAURA GONZALEZ
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_Z1mrCn6RxjYoXdJeG0R6Q-gwtiLcoGqe2FVTMnuG74/edit?usp=sharing

WEEK TWO - JEAN MARIE CASBERIAN
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QPArUm26PDcvjEbgYhn2Dlrl9gSZn0hlWMNJaE-Fflc/edit?usp=sharing

WEEK THREE - LYNN BOOK
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ig6djQYh5sEwNoSGwjmSBYclat4Qr4CBqR8VmxzhTT8/edit?usp=sharing

PROJECT DISSEMINATION - June 1 2016

This blog page is a portal for final dissemination of the RAW-(Material) project:

http://raw-material-journal.blogspot.com/2016/05/raw-material-project-dissemination.html 

So far I have compiled reports and documentation of four presentations demonstrating different facets of the project.

Still to come:
"Dialogues" in Berlin with Robyn Thomas
Audience & participant comments, feedback plus agreement statements.

MCP506 STUDIO PROJECT - May 15 2016

 The RAW-(Material) Project Blog:

http://raw-material-journal.blogspot.com/2016/05/raw-material-home-page.html

Links to all the Raw Material Journal contents can also be found in the documents below:
(video links only open in blog - but text, images & sound are accessible via documents)

Chronological Index

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4cHBYnXHpXzZHVjM0hIYWZ3b0U/view?usp=sharing

Complete Project Content

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4cHBYnXHpXzeUkybTUzWnFRQ00/view?usp=sharing

Connecting Narrative Text

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4cHBYnXHpXzQnV3Mk9wRmp2eWc/view?usp=sharing

Blog Page Links

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4cHBYnXHpXzYi04elg0cElBNzA/view?usp=sharing

MCP506 FINAL PAPER - May 01 2016

The Process and Praxis of Constructing the Self as Medium 2

RAW-(Material)

Claire Elizabeth Barratt
Final Project Report 

Outline

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4cHBYnXHpXzRHpYNExKcHFiTVU/view?usp=sharing

Paper

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4cHBYnXHpXzTldqRFZfU2RrRFk/view?usp=sharing

Bibliography

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4cHBYnXHpXzeGFkcHktemJDSDA/view?usp=sharing