sitters: Join the dots

That silent, invisible, porcelain monument, Glossy and sculpted and made in our curious form. Shaped to fit its one particular function. Closeted away behind its own door, it exists on a social divide, on its own turf unlike anything else in the world. From across the room, it is furniture, necessary and ungainly. But from upon, the dynamic changes. Its awkward and humorous surface is broken, its urgent service availed, and what is revealed!?

Welcome to the blog of Sitters. The project is a study through portraiture of the most unifying of all themes human, the toilet. This project is all about revealing the hidden. There could scarcely be a ritual so ancient or emblem of civilisation so indelible, that is less acknowledged. Its function is the function of the human body, an age old marriage.

Yet it is difficult to visualise. We can hardly recall the where and when of our life's visitations let alone the events that surround them (except for the unspeakably extreme). For something so common, so universal, it is unmatched in its unfamiliarity. It is private, closed and altogether invisible. The aim of Sitters is to show the toilet and its inevitable role as who we are. The project flushes out the taboo and restraint that surrounds the subject and plumbs the small entitlements we take for granted. That's all the toilet jokes i promise.

Sunday 13 February 2011

Join the dots

The blueprints are showing through! I've been busy tying up my ideas with the locations and the sitters for the project. From all the images and material i've found, not to mention all the toilets, i am starting to visualise my images better. I've taken out my crayons and colouring pencils for the last few days and i've been sketching out the shape of the images to come. Its maybe the most concrete part of the project, when you really get the sense that things are official.

And with that in mind, its time for real things to begin

Sunday 13 February 2011

Join the dots

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