Creative Practice

Georgina’s personal creative practice focusses on an investigation into ‘place.’ Looking at notions of non-place, inbetweeness and multi-dimensionality, she uses practice based research methods in varied mediums to explore these ideas. Georgina is currently completing an MA in Art and Social Practice at UHI. This section both showcases a portfolio of archive works and new projects completed through her MA development.   

<h2>The Wind, Mountain and I (film still series) 2022</h2> <p>%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3EIn+this+live+action+work+I+wanted+to+interrogate+the+potential+reciprocity+and%2For+collaboration+that+we%2C+as+humans%2C+negotiate+as+we+enter+into+a+relationship+with+the+world+and+its+matter.%3Cbr%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E</p>

The Wind, Mountain and I (film still series) 2022

In this ...

<h2>The Wind, Mountain and I (film still series), 2022</h2> <p>%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%E2%80%98Making+is+a+correspondence+between+maker+and+material%E2%80%99+%28Tim%2C+Ingold+2013%29%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%0A%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3ETo+succumb+to+both+the+power+of+the+elements%2C+the+directional+control+of+having+limited+visibility+and+the+rough+landscape+beneath+my+feet+felt+genuine+and+freeing.+The+work+began+to+shape+itself+-+I+was+merely+a+collaborator+responding+to+my+surroundings+and+the%C2%A0+materials+invited.+The+silk+material+represents+my+Indian+heritage+-+an+aspect+of+my+ethnicity+which+I+am+still+continuing+to+learn+about+and+to+understand.%C2%A0%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E</p>

The Wind, Mountain and I (film still series), 2022

‘Making is ...

<h2>The Wind, Mountain and I, 2022</h2> <p>%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3EThis+live+performance+work+was+created+whilst+thinking+through+18th+C+ideas+of+the+sublime+%28Edmund+Burke%29.+Thoughts+of+transformative+experience%2C+scale%2C+discomfort+and+awe+prevailed.+It+also+references+Roland+Hepburn%E2%80%99s+ideas+%281966%29+around+the+immersive+appreciation+of+nature%2C+walking+in+the+landscape+with+the+elements+as+a+non-cognitive+experience+that+emphasises+sensory+engagement.%C2%A0%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%0A%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3ETo+make+this+work+I+walked+three+lengths+of+silk+up+on+to+the+top+of+a+mountain+in+southern+Wales.+I+found+an+old+tree+branch+and+used+this+to+connect+the+threads+as+I+walked%2C+trailing+the+silk+in+the+wind+behind+me.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%0A%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3EAs+I+walked+it+became+apparent+how+little+control+I+had+over+this+process.+The+material%2C+the+wind+and+the+landscape+taking+over%2C+creating+shapes%2C+lines%2C+routes+across+the+landscape+as+I+twisted+and+turned+to+navigate+myself+around+these+emerging+patterns.%26nbsp%3B%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E</p>

The Wind, Mountain and I, 2022

This live ...

<h2>Fragments, 2020</h2> <p>%0A%0A%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3EMixed+colour+monographs+on+somerset+satin%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E</p>

Fragments, 2020

Mixed ...

<h2>Extraction Study 1, 2022</h2> <p>%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3EThe+%27extraction+study%27+series+was+created+using+performative+drawings+or+%27extracted%27+marks+on+different+fragments+of+stone.+The+marks+were+made+using+symbolic+lengths+of+time++-+a+ratio+%28minutes+to+days%29+of+the+time+that+particular+stone+had+taken+to+reach+the+stonemason%27s+yard+from+its+original+place+of+mining+and+extraction.+%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%0A%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3ECreating+this+work+I+was+interested+in+the+idea+of+using+the+symbolism+for+extraction+in+a+durational+performance+to+criticise+the+harmful+extraction+of+stones+by+human+hands.%C2%A0%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E</p>

Extraction Study 1, 2022

The ...

<h2>Displacement (time-study) 2022</h2> <p></p>

Displacement (time-study) 2022

<h2>Hyperreal Vista (part 2), 2012</h2> <p></p>

Hyperreal Vista (part 2), 2012

<h2>Extraction Study (composite), 2022</h2> <p>%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3EThe+%27extraction+study%27+series+was+created+using+performative+drawings+or+%27extracted%27+marks+on+different+fragments+of+stone.+The+marks+were+made+using+symbolic+lengths+of+time++-+a+ratio+%28minutes+to+days%29+of+the+time+that+particular+stone+had+taken+to+reach+the+stonemason%27s+yard+from+its+original+place+of+mining+and+extraction.+%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%0A%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3ECreating+this+work+I+was+interested+in+the+idea+of+using+the+symbolism+for+extraction+in+a+durational+performance+to+criticise+the+harmful+extraction+of+stones+by+human+hands.%26nbsp%3B%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E</p>

Extraction Study (composite), 2022

The ...

<h2>Extraction Study 2, 2022</h2> <p></p>

Extraction Study 2, 2022

<h2>Extraction Study 4, 2022</h2> <p>%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3EThe+%27extraction+study%27+series+was+created+using+performative+drawings+or+%27extracted%27+marks+on+different+fragments+of+stone.+The+marks+were+made+using+symbolic+lengths+of+time++-+a+ratio+%28minutes+to+days%29+of+the+time+that+particular+stone+had+taken+to+reach+the+stonemason%27s+yard+from+its+original+place+of+mining+and+extraction.+%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%0A%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3ECreating+this+work+I+was+interested+in+the+idea+of+using+the+symbolism+for+extraction+in+a+durational+performance+to+criticise+the+harmful+extraction+of+stones+by+human+hands.%26nbsp%3B%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E</p>

Extraction Study 4, 2022

The ...

<h2>Happy Landing (regeneration via felting), 2012</h2> <p>%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3EStriking+orange+felt+covers+a+pre-used+wooden+palette+that+is+stripped+of+its+functional+purpose+and+stood+upright+in+an+open+space.+From+a+frontal+distance+the+striking+colour+of+the+felted+geometric+lines+creates+a+flat+effect%2C+as+the+three+dimensional+object+loses+all+depth.+Responding+and+reflecting+the+urban+shadow+lines+that+leak+in+to+the+exhibition+space%2C+the+piece+glows+as+if+on+fire+with+natural+light.+It+transmits+a+soft+orange+tint+to+the+surrounding+walls%2C+as+if+taking+command+of+the+space+and+leaking+its+colour+all+around.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E</p>

Happy Landing (regeneration via felting), 2012

Striking ...

<h2>Extraction Study 3, 2022</h2> <p>%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3EThe+%27extraction+study%27+series+was+created+using+performative+drawings+or+%27extracted%27+marks+on+different+fragments+of+stone.+The+marks+were+made+using+symbolic+lengths+of+time++-+a+ratio+%28minutes+to+days%29+of+the+time+that+particular+stone+had+taken+to+reach+the+stonemason%27s+yard+from+its+original+place+of+mining+and+extraction.+%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%0A%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3ECreating+this+work+I+was+interested+in+the+idea+of+using+the+symbolism+for+extraction+in+a+durational+performance+to+criticise+the+harmful+extraction+of+stones+by+human+hands.%26nbsp%3B%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E</p>

Extraction Study 3, 2022

The ...

<h2>Extraction Study (composite 2), 2022</h2> <p>%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3EThe+%27extraction+study%27+series+was+created+using+performative+drawings+or+%27extracted%27+marks+on+different+fragments+of+stone.+The+marks+were+made+using+symbolic+lengths+of+time++-+a+ratio+%28minutes+to+days%29+of+the+time+that+particular+stone+had+taken+to+reach+the+stonemason%27s+yard+from+its+original+place+of+mining+and+extraction.+%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%0A%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3ECreating+this+work+I+was+interested+in+the+idea+of+using+the+symbolism+for+extraction+in+a+durational+performance+to+criticise+the+harmful+extraction+of+stones+by+human+hands.%26nbsp%3B%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E</p>

Extraction Study (composite 2), 2022

The ...

<h2>In flux, 2012</h2> <p>%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3EOne+colour+screen+print+on+perspex+%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E</p>

In flux, 2012

One colour ...

<h2>Drawing in space (preparatory sketch) 2011</h2> <p>%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EHere+felted+line+is+physical+and+playful.+Balanced+in+a+changeable+and+fluid+composition%2C+the+component+parts+can+easily+be+spatially+%E2%80%98drawn%E2%80%99+into+new+arrangements.%3C%2Fstrong%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E</p>

Drawing in space (preparatory sketch) 2011

Here felted

<h2>Piaza-del-limbo, Firenze, 2012</h2> <p></p>

Piaza-del-limbo, Firenze, 2012

<h2>Piaza-del-limbo, Firenze (detail) 2012</h2> <p></p>

Piaza-del-limbo, Firenze (detail) 2012

<h2>Melted Sky, 2012</h2> <p></p>

Melted Sky, 2012

<h2>Hyperreal Vistas, 2012</h2> <p>%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3Ephotographic+montage%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E</p>

Hyperreal Vistas, 2012

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<h2>There’s no place like home, 2011</h2> <p></p>

There’s no place like home, 2011

<h2>Digital Skin, film still, 2012</h2> <p>%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3EDigital+Scars+was+the+end+result+of+a+collaborative+project+undertaken+at+Inspace+gallery%2C+Edinburgh.+Varied+still+shots+of+urban+and+organic+cracks+in+the+cityscape+provided+the+purposely+fragmented+content+for+a+slow+moving+five+screen+digital+film+work.+All+of+the+five+screens+are+played+simultaneously+for+a+sixty+second+period.+During+this+time+the+imagery+disconcertingly+edges+its+way+into+the+neighbouring+screen%E2%80%99s+space%2C+anthropomorphising+the+voids%2C+and+creating+a+suspiciously+mysterious+living+scene+from+the+mundane+and+unnoticed.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E</p>

Digital Skin, film still, 2012

Digital ...

<h2>Hyperreal Vistas, 2012</h2> <p>%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3EThis+photographic+series+floats+between+mediums+as+I+flatten+the+once+architecturally+tangible+into+the+illusionistic%2C+confusing+perception+and+dimension+to+create+a+%E2%80%98hyper-real%E2%80%99+effect.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E</p>

Hyperreal Vistas, 2012

This ...

<h2>Hyperreal Vistas, 2012</h2> <p></p>

Hyperreal Vistas, 2012

<h2>Fragments (space study), 2010</h2> <p></p>

Fragments (space study), 2010

<h2>Landscape in Line, 2012</h2> <p>%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3EMixed+media+installation%2C+screenprint+%26amp%3B+felt%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E</p>

Landscape in Line, 2012

Mixed media

<h2>Sky earth and shadows, 2012</h2> <p></p>

Sky earth and shadows, 2012

<h2>Urban Tapestry, 2012</h2> <p></p>

Urban Tapestry, 2012

<h2>Landscape in Line (practice study) 2011</h2> <p></p>

Landscape in Line (practice study) 2011

<h2>Circular Tectonics (orange), 2011</h2> <p>%0A%0A%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3EScreenprint+with+fade+detail+on+somerset+satin%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E</p>

Circular Tectonics (orange), 2011

Screenprint

<h2>Boboli Trees, 2013</h2> <p>%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3EPhotographic+montage%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E</p>

Boboli Trees, 2013

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<h2>Landscape in Line (early sketch)</h2> <p>%0A%0A%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3EOne+colour+screenprint+on+somerset+satin%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E</p>

Landscape in Line (early sketch)

One colour ...

<h2>Circular Tectonics, 2011</h2> <p></p>

Circular Tectonics, 2011

<h2>Always look up, 2011</h2> <p>%0A%0A%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E</p>

Always look up, 2011

<h2>Terrain, 2011</h2> <p>%0A%0A%3C%21--+wp%3Aparagraph+--%3E%0A%3Cp%3EMixed+colour+screen+print+on+somerset+satin%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3C%21--+%2Fwp%3Aparagraph+--%3E</p>

Terrain, 2011

Mixed ...

My personal creative practice is a deep dive investigation into notions of ‘place’ and ‘non-place,’ exploring ideas of ‘in-betweenness’, multi-dimensionality, displacement and deep-time.

Georgina Bolton

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