21st Faith

that we can co-create by 2030. So I thought this sounds
like a good start.
[claps]
[Ella introduces artist’s Alexandra Gribaudi and Theodore Plytas]
Theodore:
Alexandra:
Theodore:
Alexandra:
Theodore:
Alexandra:
I guess our piece is about making, and how we find faith
in making and persevering for my part.
Yes, we were like let’s have a challenge for ourselves just to
show how much faith there is in making, and how when you
do art you really have to have faith in your process, and have
an idea and be like ‘ok let’s do it’ so we started with the idea
of making a hundred sculptures and a hundred photograms
and then we just went with it.
Alex comes from a Fine Arts background, which is more
sculptural, and I come from a more photography background
which is, I guess, simpler in a 2D way. We wanted to make
a piece that would merge both sculptural and photography.
We’ve been working together for a year now, and it is strange
when you’re coming from different sides, although you have
very similar ideas and interests and it comes naturally
to work together. And we thought this project was a perfect
way of really establishing and opening both of our practices
to each other.
When you have faith in something you have to sacrifice other
things and when you work together you realise that nothing
is going to never end up like you wanted to be and you have
to find a middle ground.
And I guess we are in a relationship, so, we have to sacrifice
to be together, and that is what life is about.
[laughs]
Grace:
Theodore:
There is something about the scale of the work as well,
you were talking about the process as being one that
had faith, that faith was entangled in it, and I think because
there are a hundred pieces, you did clearly put your faith
to the test and you were really pushing yourself to the point
where maybe you tested your faith in the project? As I feel
like with every creative process, if the project is 6 weeks,
6 months, 6 years, you have this constant existential crises
from the beginning to end, [laughs], and I think it is
interesting to talk about your personal creative process
as one that whether faith was in the work or you two as
a collaborative team or just the idea. I think it is important
to make those things sacred as they’re hugely important
to you as individuals and the processes. You can really tell
that the process itself was quite testing. Because there are
a hundred, it almost feels like a big journey.
It felt like that too.