Based on the Rotadraw children's drawing toy, this work reimagines the plastic drawing discs as vinyl records. Placed on a turntable, each record is drawn through with a pen to reveal a hidden portrait. The images are based on pop stars and emerge by following a predetermined sequence of marks, much like the original toy.
The work is presented as a video demonstrating how the Rotadraw Records function, and has also been performed live, including at the London Biennale. It was shortlisted for the Jerwood Drawing Prize 2003.
Toys are a recurring feature in my work. I am interested in them as objects associated with learning, memory and transitional periods in life, and in the value and sense of security we attach to them through experience.
Medium: Video / performance, vinyl record, pen, paper, record deck Size: Variable; video, 12-inch vinyl records
Medium: Video / performance, vinyl record, pen, paper, record deck Size: Variable; video, 12-inch vinyl records
Shown in:
Remote Control Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham (UK)
10 July – 4 Sept 2004
Jerwood Drawing Prize 03 touring exhibition starting in Jerwood Space, London (UK)
20 Oct – 28 Nov 2003
Xhibit 03, The London Institute Gallery, London (UK)
20 May – 26 June 2003
London Biennale 291 Gallery, London (UK)
14 – 16 August 2002
Fish Island Event, Space Studios, London (UK)
11 May 2002
