15/02 1pm-3pm The Thing.
+ Essay Briefing
LEVEL2
Another 'Thing' that we should perhaps consider is the more Schlockk-y, pop cultural implications of 'The Thing', influenced partly by John Carpenter's film of that name (1982).
So you COULD also prepare for this session by ordering a messy pizza and watching a DVD of 'The Thing', or we could check-out a bit of it on You Tube in the seminar.
The point is however, that 'The Thing does also have sinister implications, it refers to some Thing while remaining unspecific, and it is this unspecified aspect which might make 'The Thing' disturbing.
John carpenter clearly drew upon this when choosing the title for his film. But how does Sculpture respond to this? Do we too make 'unspecified' 'things' which bring to the audience a slight sense of unease. And does sculpture do so according to a means which is unavailable to other arts e.g. Painting, Photography, Film etc.?
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