Exercise 2: Practitioner Statement
Write a final practitioner statement; think of this as something you can use to inform and guide an audience. Use this as an opportunity to write with confidence and clarity about all you have achieved in this unit.
Consider the following points when presenting your thoughts:
- Get to the heart of your approach to your recent work based on your interlinked creative practice and research activities.
- Use uncomplicated language and try to capture people’s attention.
- Consider your audience- who is the statement for? Don’t write for your tutor, who knows your practice; assume your audience is new to your work.
- Capture the rationale behind your theme and process and inform the reader of your intentions and outcomes.
- Consider your research and how this has reinforced your practical ideas.
Spend time researching other practitioners’ statements and consider how they have presented themselves to an audience. You can do this quite straightforwardly by visiting venues showing your type of work and looking at the approach other creatives have taken in presenting their work and their written statement. In addition, many creative practitioners keep a reference to their statements online, either through their website, gallery, journal, magazines, etc. Notably, such statements often rely on specific terminology and sector language that can be challenging. It is important to outline your statement in plain English, using simple and concise sentences to be clear and transparent with your ideas. Finally, remember to look at other students’ statements – they might be in a similar position to you. After you have written your statement, consider the changes that have happened since you wrote your manifesto in Project 3. How do the two statements correlate?
Artist Statement
As a creative arts student artist, I see the world as an intricate narrative waiting to be unravelled, where each corner I encounter is waiting to discover its unique voice. My creative process is rooted in my love for philosophy, storytelling, and the visual language of photography. Each photograph is more than a static image—it’s a fragment of a larger story, a doorway to a deeper exploration of human experience. I weave these fragments with words, combining the visual and the literary into a tapestry that reflects my journey and the timeless stories that inspire me.
I travel a lot and this matter fuels my inspiration: I seek not only to see new places but to live them fully, to immerse myself in their essence and uncover their connections to universal themes. I capture fleeting shots through my lens—moonlight reflections on the water, moments of everyday life, anything that draws my attention like it wants to tell me something. These occasions… tell me of personal and collective journeys, echoing the timeless odyssey of human exploration and self-discovery.
My work often draws inspiration from ancient myths, such as Homer’s Odyssey, which I see as a metaphor for my life’s journey—filled with challenges, beauty, and transformation. By intertwining my experiences with these archetypal stories, I aim to create personal and universal art. My photographs and stories become a bridge between the past and present, between my adventures and the timeless truths that resonate across cultures.
Ultimately, my art invites me to pause, reflect, and connect. It’s a dialogue between the viewer and the world I see: a world where images and words come together to explore meaning, memory, and the enduring power of story, an invite to connect and live with me the adventure as I experience it through my senses.
More than anything, it is a learning journey for me and a healing process. I hope my work inspires others to embark on their journeys and discover the extraordinary in the everyday.
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