Alistair Blake

I am concerned with the intersection of the ephemeral and the physical by drawing on transient imagery from the internet.

By sourcing material from the internet and re-contextualizing inherently two-dimensional images and ideas into physical objects, the acceleration of the online world is bypassed. When viewed within the gallery context, rapid moving content is slowed. By transferring specific ideas and images into a physical space and allowing them to interact, broader themes begin to emerge. A feminist agenda is revealed through the examination of online cultural symbols and attitudes towards them by their re-contextualisation into a slower environment. As a result, the way in which the online environment has shaped our perception can be examined.

Control is paramount. The work is custom designed and fabricated creating a contrast between the failings of the human hand and an aspiration for perfect precision. Pedantic handling of the images and their presentation further validate their appropriation. The new fundamental physicality invested in the objects serves to counter the very nature of their origin, by this process of transformation materiality becomes intrinsic to their being.