Beyond the Boundaries
This exhibition zine showcases the diverse and exciting work created by the MA Fine Art artists at UCA Farnham. In a time of uncertainty and under radical constraints, we have found new ways to communicate and manifest our diverse practices. Exploring the newly emerging social and cultural energies, the work seeks ways of transcending conventions, the limitations of ideologies and restrictive belief systems.
This exhibition zine showcases the diverse and exciting work created by the MA Fine Art artists at UCA Farnham. In a time of uncertainty and under radical constraints, we have found new ways to communicate and manifest our diverse practices. Exploring the newly emerging social and cultural energies, the work seeks ways of transcending conventions, the limitations of ideologies and restrictive belief systems.
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Ca<strong>the</strong>rine’s work and practice focuses around<br />
<strong>the</strong> connection between <strong>the</strong> body and domestic,<br />
exploring <strong>the</strong> relationships our bodies and our<br />
discarded materials have within <strong>the</strong> physical<br />
home. She also finds interest in exploring ideas<br />
around a metaphorical home, a non-domestic<br />
space such as heaven. The phrase ‘Pull <strong>the</strong> Plug’<br />
means to stop something from happening, allowing<br />
something to escape or fall through. A plug inside<br />
<strong>the</strong> sink ga<strong>the</strong>rs all <strong>the</strong> food debris so it doesn’t<br />
clog <strong>the</strong> drain. A plug in <strong>the</strong> bath allows <strong>the</strong> water<br />
to fill up so we can wash ourselves, it harbours our<br />
discarded cells of <strong>the</strong> body. A plug is <strong>the</strong> opening<br />
between <strong>the</strong> domestic space and <strong>the</strong> systems<br />
below that transport our discarded materials to<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r spaces, often back to <strong>the</strong> ocean. Of course,<br />
<strong>the</strong> contaminated water remnants from <strong>the</strong> drains<br />
are treated first but tiny particles of ourselves<br />
goes through all <strong>the</strong> systems and filters to end up<br />
in <strong>the</strong> grander scheme of <strong>the</strong> world, in this ocean,<br />
just floating around waiting. This piece of an<br />
extra-large plug thinks about <strong>the</strong> larger discarded<br />
parts of our bodies especially in COVID-19 times<br />
but also what’s clogged up inside and where<br />
we end up in <strong>the</strong> grander scheme of <strong>the</strong> world.<br />
PuLL tHe PLug<br />
Ca<strong>the</strong>rine McCaw-Aldworth<br />
25/14