Reflections on Maquettes

Through studying the maquettes and the ideas that came out of them, I compiled a short list of relevant works to be used as inspiration or a way of contextulising the ideas within the art world.

Using Modern British works, the group expressed an interest in archives, global and national perpectives, beliefs, and anatomy, all of which can have relevance to the Modern British era and Restless Times.

In response to David's Family Tree I selected work by Christian Boltanski with reference to photographic portrait archives.


Joe's sign and its reference to life paths led to ideas about beliefs and thought patterns expressed in Jenny Holzer's Truisms.


The suitcase was interesting in form and concept and suggested ideas about journeys and archives, or the two intertwined, both of which are aparrent in Susan Hiller's work.


Peggy and Martha's group worked from La Plage and discussed thoughts of isolation, loneliness and disenfranchisement. Their doll with taped mouth reflected elements of work by Hannach Hoch and Hans Bellmer, relating as much to the artists' experiences as the work. The medical motif in Bellmer's work also references wartime surgeries.