On Tuesday the 5th of November we had a trip out to the M-Shed in Bristol. I would've had my post about it up sooner, but ran into some technical difficulties that I've only recently been able to sort. So, here's a quick account of my visit and the things that really interested and inspired me.
During my trip to the M-Shed, which I believe was my very first trip there as well, I was honestly amazed and interested in a lot of things! And I took so many photo's I probably seemed like a tourist. However, out of the general pictures I took, I'll only have the ones that really had me interested in this blog.
The Book of Human Flesh
The first item I was really excited about, probably more excited than I should've been, was a book made of human flesh. It was created after a man's execution and, surprisingly, his crime was throwing a rock at a girl that had rejected him. She died later in an operation on her head and so he was charged with murder. These two pictures are what the book looked like. Doesn't really look like flesh, does it? Below was a little sketch I tried doing based on the book.
Beyond the sketch, the book also inspired an idea with me!
The fact that the criminal went from the gallows to being a book is what started off the idea of having him come out of a book, hanging from the gallows - possibly made 3D instead of just a painting. That then lead to the idea of having various items related to Bristol's history emerging from books and then modern day Bristol, or even a general "modern city" appearing around them.
Bomb Shelter
This sketch was based on a bomb shelter type thing in the M-Shed. When I was drawing it, I started thinking about the idea of "sheltered" Bristol, perhaps with fake, propaganda threat's as the bombs? I'm not too certain on the idea, but it could be something worth looking into.
Twisting Staircases
The staircases were another thing that, surprisingly, really interested me. When I came to the M-Shed, I didn't really think the staircases would interest me that much. And looking at them head on, they didn't. But, looking down from the top of them definitely interested me! I couldn't help but attempt to draw the view from the top of the blue one! (Which you can see below)
This started me on another idea - What about a twisted city? Perhaps paint it with bright, happy, vibrant colours, but have the buildings, and maybe even the people, twisted and distorted. This would represent the way everyone makes the city out to be this amazing, happy, awesome place, but really it has it's own darkness and twists to it, that usually remain hidden.
The View and Some Closing Thoughts
The view from the area around the M-Shed was definitely breathtaking, despite the fact that it's one I see almost every day, due to my habit of hanging around the harbour area. I'd never seen it from on the water before and, although The Mathew wasn't going out and about, even being on the stationary boat made me see things in a new light. While it didn't really inspire any ideas with me, it definitely gave me a refreshing outlook on the city and helped me look at some positives too.
My Final thoughts about my trip was that it was a really enriching experience. When I got back to college, I started pumping out ideas I really, genuinely liked and even helped a few others with some ideas. While I only showed a few ideas here, I definitely got a lot more out of the trip than words can describe.
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