This weeks lecture was on the two artist Peter Tscherkassky and Bill Morrison. I believe this week has been the most important for me in the development of my work. As I am employing a similar frame of thought when using stock/archival footage. And I had already seen Outer Space by Tscherkassky, having seen it around the time I started on this venture into my personal style. Unfortunately I did forget the name of the piece and Tscherkassky. Both artists work is heavily involved with the idea of Materiality. The concept of Materiality is about the physicality of objects and how we can interpret it. Well that’s how I am interpreting the concept, I am going to dedicate a post to it in the next few weeks.

Viewing both Morrison’s and Tscherskassky’s websites are very minimalist in design. This contrasts highly in respect to the work they produce; which is often erratic and grimy. Tscherkassky’s website in particular feels very ancient, almost like the format hasn’t been updated in twenty years. Though on further reflection this sort of makes sense, i doubt two individuals who base all their work within the film care much for the digital space. besides the digitization of their work of course. I like the Morrison has a news page on his website, it allows us to see what he has been up to recently. The accolades he’s received and other content related to him. I like Tscherkasskys pre-Y2K vibe with his website, down to the pop-out windows for some sections. It’s a very niche aesthetic you don’t see much, definitely makes the experience more memorable.

I’m currently doing research on what I’ve dubbed ‘Recycle Artist’, I think Bill Morrison fits neatly into this definition, so I am going to also dedicate a post to him, maybe more. His work is extremely fascinating to me.