W E E K Z E R O
Oweek.
This is my first finished work from my body of work for HSC art. During that whole experience I ran into many different hurdles and road bumps. I kept switching which medium I was going to focus on, first considering printmaking, and then battling between charcoal and acrylic paint. Eventually settling for paint (which i ultimately regret), I was stuck again on a huge major work that spanned about 1.5m wide by 1m tall for the better half of the year. This work here above is what I came up with out of desperation as the clock drew closer to the due date. With a term and a half left, I produced this work and even though I don't exactly like it aesthetically, I'm happy that I was still able to create something that to me was new.

Since a very young age, I've always been drawn to designs that utilised space very well. I was always attracted to the idea of small housing, of living in compact spaces. This was probably one of the first building designs I fell in love with. The way the architects commanded space and we're able to fit all living necessities in an area so small (7.8m^2) made me believe one day we would all be able to feel a sense of comfort in a space so seemingly claustrophobic. However in order to do so I believe we must embrace the separation of house and home. This building may be a home to some, but I believe primary it functions as a house. Functionally, there is a fully equipped toilet, small kitchen space, bed, and most importantly privacy. Really, it's all you need.

I took this photo in a secret spot somewhere around manly with two other of my closest friends. We we're lucky the weather turned out quite well. A lot of my friends from my group liked the photo so much they kept asking me where I took it, and I still haven't told them. The two people I went with aren't friends anymore, which is kind of sad. In fact out of the four people I was with that day, none of the other three are on speaking terms with each other. It's sad but, this photo was taken at a place where the friendship was really strong and solid. It captures that moment where everything seemed right.
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