Russell Hughes Art

The 'fragments' screenprints have been scanned and are presented in a series of digital compositions which balance colours, numbers of layers and pattern. Fragments of Space II - 1 Fragments of Space II - 2

The large screenprints (see separate post) show the patterns of movement in and around the Square during public events. In each case the pattern varies according to the specific use of the Square and the areas that become inaccessible to the public. These prints are ‘map-like’ in nature and reflect the process of walking, gathering data and presenting a visual representation of how access to the space is changing.  The patterns of movement in the Square have also been deconstructed into over 100 individual abstract fragments of space and movement, captured individually in small screenprints. Fragments of Space, A5 screenprints These prints have been produced intuitively, exploring variations in colours, patterns, and complexity of layering. They are a further development of the process-based work, rather than a documentation of the process itself, but still emphasising the complexity of each point in space and of the forces shaping that space. 

Large (A1) screenprints. Either 3 or 4 layers. Base layer is taken from maps of the Square, basically the shape of the Square as defined by the surrounding architecture or roads. The second layer is taken from the GPS pattern of my walk in the square in March 2018, when no events were taking place, so possible to do a very structured walk in a grid pattern through the square. The third and fourth layers are based on GPS data from attempting the same walk whilst an event was taking place in the Square. The overall combination of layers represents a picture of how the availability of the space is changed by these events, or how the space has been appropriated, as evidenced by my own physical engagement with the space through walking.  The Fluidity of Public Space - Vaisakhi Festival April 2018

Chi Se N’è Andato (Those who have gone) Artists' House, Canale di Tenno During a short residency in Canale di Tenno I became interested in the abandonment of the village after World War II as many of the inhabitants migrated, often overseas, to find work. Although the village has been restored and reoccupied, in many ways it still felt to me like a thin veneer of life on largely empty stone structures rather than a re-birth of a community.   Our learning experiences about the strength of local co-operative networks and the open and engaging nature of the people we met only served to emphasise how much has been lost from this village. This led me to think more deeply about the human impact of migration, on those that leave, but also on those that stay.    Installation, Canale di Tenno My work in this exhibition comprises made and found objects and a series of prints, intended to prompt thoughts about the experience of migration and separation. ...

'The Room' - Response to the spaces in which we live - Examination of mathematical properties by measurement of surfaces to create data - Reinterpretation of data to recognise physical properties using architectural materials - Accessing experienced space and personal histories through investigative writing

The characteristics of the architectural measurement data were considered from the point of view of complexity of the space (22 unique measurements describing the mathematical properties of the space), variability (the variation in the dimensions of the surfaces and planes defining the space) and randomness (the uniqueness of the arrangement of the measured surfaces defining the space). The measurements were randomly re-ordered 100 times in order to emphasise the characteristics of the data and of the space. The resulting images were used to create a large screenprint entitled 'Permutations'. Permutations 1 Permutations 2