Author: Susan Merrick

On Interpretation

  “..interpretation is not (as most people assume) an absolute value, a gesture of mind situated in some timeless realm of capabilities.  Interpretation must itself be evaluated, within a historical view of human consciousness. In some cultural contexts, interpretation is a liberating act. It is a means of revising, of translating, of escaping the dead… Continue reading On Interpretation

Symposium – Statement

  This week Cate Field, Hilary Champion and myself ran a short symposium at UCA Farnham. The afternoon was a culmination of our research so far, an opportunity to show what we have been doing and where our research has led and is leading us. Speaking to people about my work is a really useful… Continue reading Symposium – Statement

Statement – A Group Show

  This weekend we held our group show, we being Cate Field, Hilary Champion and myself. As part of our MA it was vital that we pulled our work together to look at it conceptually, aesthetically and in terms of a space that we could use. During our search for a space we were invited… Continue reading Statement – A Group Show

Semaphore Aerobics

Whilst showing my semaphore work as posters recently a member of the public approached me and asked if they were advertising aerobics classes. This sparked an idea. I have felt very drawn to the physical elements of the semaphore, as well as the performance of it. Meeting people and choreographing their movements, controlling them in… Continue reading Semaphore Aerobics