Eggs

We were introduced to the group and we all sat in a large circle around lots of eggs and objects such as podiums, mirrors, card, manicins, paper and string. ect

we then split into pairs and were asked to produce a peace of art that somehow included an egg in a curtain amount of time.
I worked with William Danby after a quick discussion we decided that we would work with mirrors and idea of reflection.
we positions four mirrors using rolled up tubes of card stuck with masking tape, they idea behind it was that the viewer would see the egg though a sires of reflection.

We also included a reference to Rene Magritte's "ceci n'est pas un e pipe" (this is not a pipe) as it is not a pip it is a painting of a pipe we used that same concept as the viewer is not looking at the egg itself but a reflection of a reflection of a reflection of an egg.

After producing our piece we then regrouped and had a look around the room at the variety of different outcomes each group had come up with after being presented with the same timeframe and materials, the outcome were very interesting indeed.

After a dissuasion about each piece we came to a conclusion that there was almost a "circle of life theme occurring the eggs themselves hold so much symbolism used for life, rebirth, potential, redemption, promise, hope etc. the first step the egg being considered not seen itself but thought reflection that could be entreated as the child being thought about and conceived, the next was a chicken manic that appeared to be “laying “ the egg symbolizing birth the next a manikin positions as if it were catching the egg this could symbolize adulterant play, then an egg surrounded by mirrors this could symbolize its own reflection learning and observing itself something we all must learn how to do in order to being mature well rounded adults, the next was an egg split in half at each end of a mirror with a mirrored background this could have possibly represented I split decision or two half’s coming together in order to create a new life the next was a manikin on a podium carful holding the egg this could symbolize motherhood or nurturing.

It was interesting to observe everyone else takes on the egg from one extreme to the other such as in the 3^rd catching the egg the egg it primarily place apposed to the forth there the egg is being held and regarded with such care.

This exercise was both a fun we to introduce the project and also thought provoking in regards to all the different forms or curtain something as simple as an egg is so many different ways