Last month in Thread & Thought, we explored the theme Mapping the Interior and thinking about the spaces we live in and carry within us, the familiar and the strange, the comforting and the unsettling.
Together we looked at artworks by Louise Bourgeois and Mona Hatoum, Edward Hopper and Martha Rosler, using them as springboards for writing and reflection.
As always, I’ve shared all the images and prompts below so you can explore them in your own time.
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Warm-Up Exercise:
Take a slow look around the room you are in now:
Notice three small details you might normally overlook (a shadow in the corner, a texture, a forgotten object).
Jot down:
One object in the room and a memory or association it holds.
One sound or smell
One ‘hidden corner’ or overlooked part of the space
Exercise:
Spend 1–2 minutes looking at each of the following images. As you do, note down your first impressions: