Jenny Mckimm

The Mill: Installation

The Mill is an installation, symbolic of the remains of the de-industrialised England. The moving image and sound become ghosts haunting the space. The chair hanging by rope threatens destruction and the rubble represents what is destroyed. The space between the chair and the rubble is present time: leaving the audience without control. The Poem opens the installation, a warning to those about the political destruction that lies ahead. The audience become symbolic of the worker as does the artists as both of us are replaceable in this setting.

The space is curated with involvement of the audience in mind, the rubble is in the centre so the audience can walk around. The sound is curated to surround the space and create an immersive setting that sounds like a factory. The space is darkened grey for practical meaning so that the A/V can be seen while also mimicking concrete. The green light is a common motif within my work, it is bright and artificial. The lighting points at the chair creating a theatrical environment that becomes very self-aware. The chair hangs from a rope, I chose this material due to how rough it was that suited my concept. The rope is roughly 2-3metres long.

The poem was printed on fabric as a nod to the silk mills of my hometown. The poem was included to contextualise the entire work. The Poem is measured at 2.5metres so that is towering over the audience.

The rubble is sourced from the construction site on Wimbledon College of art, this becomes symbolic also of fine art ending at Wimbledon as this is where it is based while also including the worker.

The film is made to mimic a machine, the colours artificial and easily reproduced. The film and sound are both 1minute long and will be played on repeat in symbiosis with one another.