Shannon Mccrory Link The Marks We Leave

IMAGE: First collection of marks from in and around the Barnes Building.
IMAGE: Second collection of marks from in and around the Barnes Building.
IMAGE: Third collection of marks from in and around the Barnes Building.
IMAGE: Digital tracing one of marks around the Barnes, both intentional and unintentional.
IMAGE: Digital tracing two of marks around the Barnes, both intentional and unintentional.
IMAGE: Digital tracing three of marks around the Barnes, both intentional and unintentional.
IMAGE: Once I had taken the photographs and traced them onto three separate drawings, I layered these over one another, as seen here.
IMAGE: Another set of three layered tracings from the marks collected.
IMAGE: After tracing the marks that already existed, I decided to recreate a situation in which others could create marks. This is the third and final set up, this took place in my flat. I changed the circumstances in which the experiment would take place (the original sheet was in the studio) to explore if the levels to which we expose our internal output is dependent on the intimacy levels of our environment. Text reads ‘you may take this action without intention’.
IMAGE: These digital tracings came from a sheet set up in front of the studio entrance, on the floor, collecting more unintentional marks. Text reads 'they are because you are'.
IMAGE: Digital tracings from sheet set up on studio wall, with instruction to 'leave a mark'. Text reads 'you still don't take the chance'.

“If you undertake a walk, you are echoing the whole history of mankind.”

Richard Long

When considering our place within the Anthropocene, the mark we leave on the planet—intentionally and unintentionally—comes to mind; whether this relates to the work we create as artists or the unavoidable traces every human leaves. As I began looking for material to collaborate with, I started to discover traces of human existence. I collated a number of marks in images, including tangled cables, stains, graffiti, paint splatters, water splashes and wall writing. I then took these photos and created digital tracings, which I layered over one another. Studying these tracings led me to research artists who work with mark making or action, including Ingrid Calame, Richard Long and Ruth Asawa. What I have intended to explore further in this project is the action behind the marks.

Experience:

Being HUMAN 2021/22

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