This week we’ve been revisiting a Frame Set we made FoR an Anniversary. As a result, we’ve also been contemplating memory, why we do and don’t recall certain things, the impact of emotion, and the ways in which we commemorate the passage of time within certain relationships.
In launching Frames of Reference, my journey thus far has seen me face a variety of challenges. While many of the trials I have encountered have been uniquely mine as a sole-trader pioneering a new business format, one challenge that I know to be more commonly shared among individually-led start-ups is loneliness. Not only does the specter of loneliness frequently loom over those setting out on their own, but it is arguably one of the hardest challenges to contend with in that it can be an emotional, intangible and illusive haunting. It is also not always readily talked about. I therefore wanted to share some honest thoughts, feelings and reflections on my experience of loneliness, and hopefully dispel the notion that loneliness is anything other than natural.
Tags: anthropology, art, business, business blog, courage, emotion, gift, going it alone, loneliness, new business, reflective, resilience, solitude, start-up
This week’s Frame in Focus is our website example FoR the Happy Couple. We’ve therefore been contemplating the way that marriage can be represented in art, along with the ramifications of its representation.
This week’s Frame in Focus contemplates a set of Frames that were created to celebrate the friendship between a trio of actresses. As such, friendship has been something that we’ve been musing upon this week in the studio.
At a time in our collective history where social media and digital technology has become a dominant medium of communication, there has been a somewhat ironic societal increase in people feeling isolated. Perhaps this is why friendships – especially female friendships – are becoming a popular focus in many creative endeavours. Shows such as Girls, Broad City and Playing House promote this idea, while books like A Little Life have been received with great acclaim in the literary world. Could it be that we are tiring of those success narratives that stress the importance of our jobs, owning houses and especially our romantic connections, with little regard being given to our social successfulness? Are we becoming more aware of the potential permanence and thus additional value in our friendships by contrast to the sexual, romantic and professional ties that we can now obtain through apps, and can walk away from with relative ease?
Tags: acting, anthropology, art, celtic, design, FoR, friendship, horses, mythical, scottish, startup, theatre
