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Beginnings

2/6/2018

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The first day of Block Chain! Since finding out I was taking part in the project – I have been considering what dissent is.  According to the dictionary dissent means ‘the holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held’.  Looking further into the meaning of dissent...
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....perhaps it is the power to be a free thinker - to follow your own conscious, rather than the will of the herd, and not being afraid to be in a minority of one.
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I have long been interested in the boundary between civilisation and chaos, and the unspoken social rules that both control us and shape our identity.  My recent work has explored feminist issues, relating to women’s rights and our psycho-sexual identity forged through societal reinforcement. 

The recent women’s rights marches globally, have greatly inspired me and shown how social media can be used to raise awareness of important issues.  As a starting point for own work within the project, I was moved by a recent story on period poverty.  A study by Plan International UK found that 1 in 10, young women (aged 14-21) in the UK could not afford to buy sanitary products.  The issue touches upon hidden poverty, social taboos, capitalism and individual self-worth. 
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I am excited by the potential of social media as an art medium, to create digital art without the need for an art gallery.  I am really looking forward to working with Fran...to explore the contrast between the real and the intangible, and create new, unexpected artistic outcomes. 

My first piece is a stitched banner stating the Plan International UK static.  The work is inspired by the embroidered banners used by the Suffrage movement a century ago.  The right to votes is a vital measure of equality - however this is meaningless, when people are jobless, homeless or having to use food banks.  Society celebrates the positive, but ignores those left behind.
​RG

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Welcome to BLOCK_VI,  Here are images passed on from BLOCK_III,  Use them as you, will or not at all, the space is yours. Susan Francis
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Karen from BlockII
2/8/2018 12:59:29 pm

Hi Fran & Rosina
Welcome to our blocks
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I posted today with mention of you
please take a look over on BlockII
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From Ashes of Dissenting Eulogies to Dissent Amongst the Blocks
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BlockVI Fran Kelly & Rosina Godwin
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BlockVI
got off their block with a Welcome post on 06Feb2018
bold and bright start for the block
"thinking what the word dissent meant to me
...the power to be a free thinker - to follow your own conscious
rather than the will of the herd"
"blood in art & culture"
"scarring & repair"
"a boundary between civilisation & chaos"
"exploring the contrast between the real & the intangible"
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BlockVI is kicking off vertically below or alongside BlockV
which ever sense of directionality takes your fancy
we wait with baited breath to see if they will meet
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Rosina Godwin
2/11/2018 08:40:01 pm

Hi Karen
Thanks so much - really enjoyed seeing all your posts.

I am still getting into the project (so many possibilities) - but will think how I can incorporate ideas from your block.

Best wishes
Rosina

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Karen Blockii
2/13/2018 05:29:38 pm

Hi Rosina
will catchup on your posts this week
will be great to see what comes out - 2nd week now
Best K




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