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Low Res 2025

Writer: Madeleina KayMadeleina Kay

Photo blog from the MA Fine Art Digital Low Residency at Central Saint Martins...

"Second Year crew is in the building": Inna, Catherine, Dee & Eliza <3
"Second Year crew is in the building": Inna, Catherine, Dee & Eliza <3
My favourite piece in the MA interim show was the colourful felt monster.
My favourite piece in the MA interim show was the colourful felt monster.

Friday 14th March: The Annual Bonkers Alex Schady Workshop

After being instructed to cut holes in cardboard sheets (obviously I put gold stars around mine), we then invaded Waitrose as part of a "performance", which several staff members filmed (I suspect in order to report us to management).

Once we returned to the classroom, I tried to improve on the EU hole design, by cutting out the stars and making the hole a more accurate circle shape by drawing around Alex's turn-table.

I happened to bring my water colour paint set with me, so I added some brush-strokes.

Before attaching wire as immitation guitar strings - me and Jonathan tried to make some sound with them - but it was only capable of very dull based notes.

The cardboard guitar didn't make good music, but it made a good frame.
The cardboard guitar didn't make good music, but it made a good frame.
Dee and her spotted-dick.
Dee and her spotted-dick.
Setting up for filming through our holes with Alex's turn-table.
Setting up for filming through our holes with Alex's turn-table.
A "joy finder" I created after butchering the cardboard guitar.
A "joy finder" I created after butchering the cardboard guitar.

Folding (and impromptu linocut) workshop with Christian Zolan

I struggled to engage with the folding part of this workshop - perhaps because I missed the first part and the explanation after being harassed by a man in the street. But when I joined later, I found it especially difficult to fold photographs of myself printed on paper - in the end, I just shredded the paper into pieces.

However, I was really happy when Christian brought out the linocut printing materials. I really enjoyed the Low Res etching workshop last year, but my lungs couldn't cope with the chemicals in the printing studio. So, I was delighted to have the opportunity to do some printing with non-toxic materials.

I decided to work from a linework sketch I created of one of my research participants, Adam Heron. I copied the drawing onto the lino with pencil and then tried to carve the lines with a thin tool - however, Christian advised that the lines ai had carved were to fine and I needed to use a different tool. It took a little while to get the knack of how to control the tool, but I was happy with what I managed to create in the end. I decided to add a blank stave around Adam's form and then attempted to carve a reverse treble-clef (so, it would appear the correct way on the prints).

I decided to print exclusively in white and then black ink, since Adam is a classical pianist and sheet music, as well as piano keys are monochrome. I happened to print my pad of brown and black paper with me, which was great for use with the white ink.

The ink hadn't dried by the time we left the room, and Christian advised me to wrap the prints between sheets of paper - however, I think I left it too long before unwrapping them and some of the paper stuck to the prints. I decided to turn a mistake into an opportunity for further experimentation, and added some watercolour paint (in Adam's chosen colours) to the bits of paper which had stuck to the prints - which created an interestig effect.


Exhibitions

I saw far too many exhibitions and museums this week, to write about all the artworks I saw, so instead I will just include the photos and titles of my favourite artworks.


New Contemporaries

'Eat, Drink, Chill, but don't hurt anyone's heart', 2023, Roo Dhissou
'Eat, Drink, Chill, but don't hurt anyone's heart', 2023, Roo Dhissou
'Tithonus', 2023, Karen David
'Tithonus', 2023, Karen David
'Battle for Home', 2023, Sara Osman
'Battle for Home', 2023, Sara Osman

Tate Modern

'Deification of a Soldier', 1967, Yamashita Kikuji
'Deification of a Soldier', 1967, Yamashita Kikuji
'3Y + 3B', 1969, Rasheed Araeen
'3Y + 3B', 1969, Rasheed Araeen
Three Young Women, 1920, Natalia Goncharova
Three Young Women, 1920, Natalia Goncharova
Fred the Frog Rings the Bell, 1990, Martin Kippenberger
Fred the Frog Rings the Bell, 1990, Martin Kippenberger
Portrait d'artiste dans la crise, 1980-1, Tetsumi Kudo
Portrait d'artiste dans la crise, 1980-1, Tetsumi Kudo
Great Criticism - Pop, 1992, Wang Guangyi
Great Criticism - Pop, 1992, Wang Guangyi
Inna, Dee and Daniel <3
Inna, Dee and Daniel <3

British Museum

I was supposed to be participating in one of the workshops on Monday, but after arriving at CSM in the morning, I found out from my Dad that the council want to dig up our the tree where we buried our dog's ashes - and after calling him, and having my second crying session of the week, I decided I didn't feel up to the workshop. So, I went back to my accommodation to chill for a bit, before heading out with my boyfriend to wander around the British museum, which I have never visited before.


Open-Top Bus Tour & Karen's Diner

I promised my boyriend I would skip one day of the low res, so that we could do something in London together (since this is only the second time he has been to London, and the first time we only stayed one night). The only two things my boyfriend really wanted to do were; an open-top bus and visiting Karen's Diner (their USP is the waiting staff being rude to you). I enjoyed the bus tour, despite the chilly wind - it was interesting to see familiar locations in London from a different elevation - I also provided my own running commentary (which I'm not sure Johann appreciated) on memories of campaign activities in London, including the pub where one of the older, male activists assaulted me. Karen's Diner was an interesting experience but a bit of an ordeal, which I would not like to repeat. We were both incredibly uncomfortable with the rudeness of the waitress, although it was amusing at times - the most interesting aspect was how people responded to the experience; I decided to play along with the rudeness whereas Johann was excessively polite in response.


Design Museum

After Party, Banana Split, 2017, Bethan Laura Wood
After Party, Banana Split, 2017, Bethan Laura Wood
Tea Stains, Bethan Laura Wood
Tea Stains, Bethan Laura Wood

Talk on Speculative Interpretation with a Tate Curator


George and Eliza <3
George and Eliza <3

Tate Britain

Painting in Six Related Rhythms, 1955, Denis Williams
Painting in Six Related Rhythms, 1955, Denis Williams
The Wedding1989-93, RB Kitaj
The Wedding1989-93, RB Kitaj
Lick Your Teeth, They So Clutch, 2021, Rachel Jones
Lick Your Teeth, They So Clutch, 2021, Rachel Jones

Museum of Transology

Obviously my favourite placard in the Museum
Obviously my favourite placard in the Museum

Talk on Tacit Agency with Professor Paul Haywood


The MA Fine Art Digital crew at Liverpool St. Station <3
The MA Fine Art Digital crew at Liverpool St. Station <3
Drawing by Catherine
Drawing by Catherine
Johann kindly waited with my luggage at CSM before our departure home to Sheffield. He was surprised and rather entertained to see a parade of students dressed in vegetable costumes whilst he was waiting.
Johann kindly waited with my luggage at CSM before our departure home to Sheffield. He was surprised and rather entertained to see a parade of students dressed in vegetable costumes whilst he was waiting.
Absolutely no-one will be surprised to hear that I developed another kidney infection during the Low Res given the abominable state of my immune system.
Absolutely no-one will be surprised to hear that I developed another kidney infection during the Low Res given the abominable state of my immune system.


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