I have chosen to write about the exhibition titled ‘Present Tense’ by
Mona Hatoum. This piece is a large rectangle made up of individual cubes of
soap, on the surface of the soap are small dots that were imprinted using glass
beads. I found this interesting as for a moment my mind was seeing different
media to what was actually used, the texture of this piece was waxy ad each
piece looks partially discoloured. I really like the fact that it is not a perfect
formation and that each cube had its own flaws that made them all different and
unique. The way in which the map was imprinted to me was thought provoking as
it was informative of the Oslo peace agreement between Israel and the
Palestinians, a piece of history that I would not have known about if not for
this sculpture. The positioning of the small dots highlights the territories
that were to be given back to the Palestine’s during the 1993 agreement. I did
not expect the story behind this piece to appeal to me as much as it did, after
doing some further research on this piece I discovered the reasons for the use
of materials was very wisely though out and the message behind it is somewhat
inspiring.
Although I have been inspired to
look further at the piece and the artist herself, I do not feel that I would
approach my own work differently except in a sense that I will try and relate
what I do to a particular event or journey making the outcome more personal and
inspirational to myself and others. In doing this I hope to have an effect on
the outcome of aspiring artists who have similar interests in the processes and
techniques that I plan to use.
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