Artist Research - Rebecca Louise Law

Rebecca Louise Law is a British Artist, most commonly known for the installation pieces she creates using natural, floral materials. "The physicality and sensuality of her work plays with the relationship between humanity and nature"...evidently known as biophilia. Sustainability and preservation are huge factors when it comes to the details of Law producing her work - areas I certainly need to consider within my own project. Having studied fine art, Law was more than familiar working with multiple mixed medias, so why flowers? Having a strong love for nature, she knew she wanted to work with it and taking huge inspiration from installation pieces, putting two and two together made sense. Viewers physically experiencing nature was an important part of Law producing her installation pieces, selecting flowers as her medium, her "paint in the air". The images below are all examples of Rebecca Law's impressive installation pieces. Her titled media use is simply 'mixed flowers and copper wire', which vary depending on her location, and the size of the plot she is given within museums and galleries.

What is particularly so inspiring to me is the attention to detail Law applies to the shape and length of her pieces - the piece shown directly above is a perfect example of how Law has focused on shaping and bunching the flowers within her work together, different to where she often hangs them straight from the ceiling. The use of copper wire proves more than appropriate where the material is durable, strong, can be bent and twisted, and can barely be seen from a distance - using flowers to cover the majority, it works perfectly to create the illusion of the flowers floating. Copper wire is a material I will certainly be experimenting with, whilst considering and researching any potential ways it might interfere with being in a hospital room.

Most of the images above show Rebecca Law's work closely. Variation of instalments can be seen where attachments can be made directly from the ceiling, or as the photo to the bottom left shows, hanging from a pre-constructed base. Hanging installations from a constructed base, which is then singularly attached to the ceiling intrigues me as a practical method, particularly where considering options to hang from the ceiling of a hospital room. This way, installations can be detached, reattached and moved between locations if necessary - connecting multiple strands of copper wire directly to the ceiling is more than practical where the installation will be sat within a gallery for weeks and months on end, however I think the most wise option for a hospital would be to design and construct an original base. Where I have not concluded whether an installation on the ceiling or a wall will be the best option yet, the construction of a base will be implemented within the design of either. Creating a base to be attached to a wall will slightly alter my ideas for design - instead of plants and flowers hanging, I will either attach or weave them throughout - all ideas to be developed and refined!