An inflationary act: sculptural process, materiality, performance and site

This practice-based research has sought to develop and interrogate an individuated process of creating cold inflated steel sculpture. Through the course of the study, unique outcomes have been revealed through identifying the performative potential of this process and by positioning my practice within the art historical contexts of both sculpture and performance – or as ‘action sculpture’. The extended parameters of my practice allow the work to exist spatially, as a real time performance or as a mediated event. Here, process drives the development of unique sculptural works that are self-contained, phenomenological and responsive to site. The research consists of an extensive and original creative component, which is supported and consolidated with a written exegesis. The exegesis is an inter-relational reflection of my practice-based approach, firmly establishing my practice within contemporary discourse. As a companion to the creative outcomes, the exegesis serves to contextualise my practice in relation to the work of other artists, art history and specific sites of engagement.