HYPNOPOMPIA 

Transition between sleep and awake.

Seven Drawings on gold foil engraving board, using unstaged/documentary photography of subjects the very second they wake from sleep.

My attempt was to capture that very moment of confusion when you are not asleep but not fully awake. 

I also made a short video which you can see here : http://www.woolgatherartprize.com/claire-holyoake/

Hypnapompia - transition between sleep and awake

More Portraits

Portraits. 

Epistolography

The Art of Letter Writing and is it lost to Modern Technology?

I have recycled lots of different things and made my own paper, on this paper I have written (with dip pen and ink) 40 letters to randomly picked strangers from the Leeds phone book, included a stamped addressed envelope in each (all of which were hand made. I sealed each letter with a personal wax stamp and now I eagerly wait the replies (if any) I LIVE IN HOPE.

I am hoping to receive photographs so that I can send each person a hand drawn portrait of themselves. 

I learnt a lot from this project one of which was that the local phone books are really out of date. I had a few angry replies from family members of people who had sadly passed away (which was very upsetting as I never wanted to cause upset only good intentions) and some from people willing to chat through letters but not send photo’s. I had one reply from a man who sent a photo which I drew (posted above) a portrait for him and posted it back. 

It made me think how suspicious the world has become even when you try to reach out to people and I feel that this should change.

Everyone should write a letter to people they care about, make the effort to show you care with a handmade fun package to show you care as typed words are easy to type but time and effort are hard to pull off in this busy modern world.

Strange Fruits 

Knitting and an accepting tree

Hair Brush 

416 singular hairs from 416 different people. Friends family and complete strangers. 

Identity 

The Number that determines my identity according to modern society and the contents of my purse.

416 numbers

EXPOSE RECOVER

Brighton & Hove City College - Final Major Project