Reworked Wymering Manor Performance Piece: The Old vs. New Butterfly

Below are photos of my previous performance piece after reworking into it when doing lino printing;

As mentioned in my previous blog post, the use of these patterns that I pulled out from my performance piece and mark making, inspired by Heather Hansen, Trisha Brown, and Suna Imre, creates a sense of nostalgia and familiarity as the patterns are unique and recognisable.

The patterns are made up from my mark making when listening to the birds around Wymering and from my performance piece. Both represent the atmosphere and impact of the manor. The partial lino prints create a vintage look due to the fabric markings left in the ink and the faded, patchiness of the prints.

This builds upon the idea of old vs. new as the prints have a vintage, traditional look to them, which stand out against the abstract, new age performance piece, similar to how Wymering stands out against the modern housing that surrounds it.

I decided to name this performance piece The old vs. new butterfly as it represents the contrast of mediums I have used, as well as how the idea of old vs. new mirrors itself in this piece, like butterfly wings. 

(All images taken by me.)