Art In Action
Here are a few photos of our first exhibition, that took place last year at the Historic Dockyard in Chatham. It was the most exciting thing i’ve done, although i found it hard to do to start off with but its was fun, although very hard because we left the advertising right to the last minute so not alot of people turned up apart from our family and friends. Here are some photos of my two outcomes:
This was a poem that i recreated as my own. The poem was Dulce et Decorum Est. Its the Beautiful poem i’ve ever read and it was there as a sign of peace to all those who have lost their lives in the war. And for us to remember our history. This is what the poem reads:
Dulce Et Decorum Est
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,
Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs
And towards our distant rest began to trudge.
Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots
But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind;
Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots
Of disappointed shells that dropped behind.
GAS! Gas! Quick, boys!– An ecstasy of fumbling,
Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time;
But someone still was yelling out and stumbling
And floundering like a man in fire or lime.–
Dim, through the misty panes and thick green light
As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.
In all my dreams, before my helpless sight,
He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.
If in some smothering dreams you too could pace
Behind the wagon that we flung him in,
And watch the white eyes writhing in his face,
His hanging face, like a devil’s sick of sin;
If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood
Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,
Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud
Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,–
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To children ardent for some desperate glory,
The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est
Pro patria mori.
Wilfred Owen
This is my 2nd outcome, which represtented the same as my 1st but was more of an artistic way of recreating it. Not only that but it was also to do with the getting people to play around with it and for it to be really emotional, getting people who visited to look and feel my piece. It was very fun for me to create but i did get quite mucky.
“Dressing Through Time” by Stacie
“Dressing Through Time” is a layered dress showing ones thoughts and journey through life. It shows the hidden pain but also the tangible hope felt by people in situations that spill over into normal life, for example war. Quote by Stacie.
“Frozen Moment” by Amy
“Frozen Moment” is a touchable yet memory like installation giving the appearance of being suspended in time. A scene from a second world war house showing history of events at the dockyard and Medway. Quote by Amy.
“Love At War” by Kelsey
My piece was inspired by war and I wanted to create a piece that made people realise what soldiers went through. I decided to make three balls which all represented different emotions. I also created a ball which my audience could interact with because I wanted my audience to be linked with my piece as well. Quote by Kelsey.
“Feeling Catcher” by Zoe
“The Feeling Catcher” is a mysterious and quizzical piece making the audience guess but also feeling many emotions at the same time. It is a stunning piece with the tranquillity that comes with dreams. My piece of work is to show what sailors in the war may have dreamed and felt. I was inspired after visiting the dockyard and wanted to express my opinions in my work but have the audience guessing what it means. Quote by Zoe.
“No Guts No Glory” by Casey
“No Guts No Glory” is a unique artwork flooding with in-depth emotion, hurt, pain but also it has an all important element of hope shining through. My piece is designed to represent the fight of something you believe in. Quote by Casey.
