The mystery of Z

Date
2015
Authors
Jones, Ryder
Supervisor
Cullen, Paul
Redmond, Monique
Thompson, Andy
Item type
Exegesis
Degree name
Master of Art and Design
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Auckland University of Technology
Abstract

Z is a name created by the project to collect and follow what it perceives as indelible, a situation with resounding atmosphere:

  • The snap of an unripe nectarine, its dulled sweetness. -The posture of a praying mantis, its scissor blade arms.
  • The smell of air conditioning.
  • A dark tone of green.

Z is the moment where one swoons, drawn into the grips of a presence, as familiar as it is unexplained. The project analyses spaces, objects, and situations where Z threatens to exist. The project searches for Z in the way one may follow a sound, not knowing what it is, searching for its source. The project uses alleged recordings of Z as the conceptual basis of a sculptural practice involving the making of objects and spaces.

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Sculpture , Ryder Jones , Z , Installation
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