'The Suspended Deconstruction of 24'.



Throughout my 24 hours, I decided that I would use the ‘Challenge bridge’ as a starting point. I planned to explore the composition of this contemporary structure, which seemed a little surreal within its small town, Wadebridge setting. Using the inspiration of a flat pack construction guide that you would normally throw away.. I experimented with line, form, composition and a form of animation.

The integral focus to this series of images was the number ‘24’. I found this concept consuming and became more and more obsessive as the hours ticked by.

“The Suspended Deconstruction of ‘24’ “ celebrated the idea of joining two exterior/ natural spaces. The 1st drawing plotted 23 lines and the viewer as the 24th piece to the puzzle.. Gradually the construction developed through planes, diagrams and various familiar forms.. including a ladder and train track. I found once the bridge was complete there was potential to metamorphose the panels along the pathway and through the bridge, to a train track, into a steep stairwell and climbing towards a calm and open space.

Distances, numbers of dots, the size of paper used and lines composed all had a certain reference to ’24’. Even the distance between the drawings within the suspension installation, which progressively encompassed my workspace through the night, was 24 cm.

I also tried to play around with different sized and shaped pieces of paper.