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James Watts

Artform:
Sound, sculpture and installation. Ritual and the sublime.
Year:
2013-14
Location:
Newcastle upon Tyne
Project summary:

There are things we still do not truly understand. Even as our society catapults itself towards a technological singularity, there are environments and situations which still engender that primal sense of awe.

I examine notions of the ritual and sublime through use of installation to find some form of universal ritual quality. As part of this I blend new technology with archaic and often basic methods of production, in an attempt to connect us with a primal other.

There are things we still do not truly understand. Even as our society catapults itself towards a technological singularity, there are environments and situations which still engender that primal sense of awe.

I examine notions of the ritual and sublime through use of installation to find some form of universal ritual quality. As part of this I blend new technology with archaic and often basic methods of production, in an attempt to connect us with a primal other.

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