RESEARCH ON ARTISTS

TRACEY MOFFATT
Tracey Moffatts’ image is from a still film called “Night Cries, A Rural Tragedy,” which is made with a technique that consists of 13 large photo silk screens, overlaid with one and other to create different colours and textures. The silk screens are brought in and out of the movie, with people and real life objects placed thoughtfully in the different pictures. The use of paintings and 3D objects works well together, adding a sense of vibrancy to the movie. The photograph was shot on a New York sound-stage with an actor, props, lighting, and backdrops.

FIONA HALL
Fiona Halls’ artwork “Tender,” is a piece consisting of many one dollar American bills, shredded up finely to create different shaped “bird nests,” which all declares the words “This note is legal tender.” The symbolism of the bird nest made out of dollar bills is that American money is the most desired currency for third world countries, and for those desperate enough, scavenge around for these green bills to provide their shelter. This artwork also looks into modernisation, capitalism, and deforestation, as so much wildlife is losing their homes in this day and age.