Conclusion
Have you been surprised by your responses to any of the works in Part One? • Have you felt inspired by any of the works you’ve looked at? If so, which ones and why?
When considering this question, the first thing that came to mind was Damien Hirst’s ‘The impossibility of death in the mind of someone living’. I think I am more surprised by my feelings about this piece because of my personal history. I have studied animal care and worked as a veterinary nurse so I am personally familiar with the site of deceased animals and anatomical/surgical imagery. However I think I rediscovered the part of me that ignited that career choice, that care and love of animals and the earth’s wildlife, that condemned the piece.
I was also surprised by what is truly involved in the process of analysing a piece and began to see contemporary art in a completely new way. I think I was easily dismissive of artworks before but I have progressed to developing more open ways of interpretation.
I was inspired by the pieces that looked at time and the perceptions of mortality. Most of us have experienced loss in our lifetimes or will do at some point. I myself have experienced loss very deeply and so I found the exercises involving the subject more comforting and relatable. It gave me a new perspective of death and time that I wanted to research further on a personal level. I also love the subject of space so I truly loved ‘Longplayer’ and would love to be able to see it in some way in the future.
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