Artist statement - Melissa Edwards
Melissa Edwards examines the relationship between dreams and art seeking to reconfigure her creative process by investigating the filters that exist between artworks and the subconscious. Whilst working predominantly with still and moving images, with an undergraduate degree in a Bachelor of Communication (Media) majoring in Cinema studies she has continued her academic study at RMIT University in a Masters of Arts (Arts Management) with a creative-driven interest in curating contemporary art.
Endeavoring to cultivate a stronger relationship between the visible and invisible discourse of creative information, Melissa will introduce herself to a diverse spectrum of activities in the hopes of energizing dormant parts of the mind for creativity. This experimental curatorial project involving an assortment of skills, artforms and uniquely personal experiences employs action based research to result in a mise en scene final exhibition of new and unparalleled emerging ideas and contemporary works flourishing from each individuals truest inspirations.
Highly experienced in lucid dreaming, Melissa will propagate her concept by waking up in her dreams and bringing into existence what her mind has created.
Through the final exhibition Melissa aims to inspire the general audience to experiment with the creative industry through avant garde measures to discover innovative artistic development processes and manifest new ideas.
Endeavoring to cultivate a stronger relationship between the visible and invisible discourse of creative information, Melissa will introduce herself to a diverse spectrum of activities in the hopes of energizing dormant parts of the mind for creativity. This experimental curatorial project involving an assortment of skills, artforms and uniquely personal experiences employs action based research to result in a mise en scene final exhibition of new and unparalleled emerging ideas and contemporary works flourishing from each individuals truest inspirations.
Highly experienced in lucid dreaming, Melissa will propagate her concept by waking up in her dreams and bringing into existence what her mind has created.
Through the final exhibition Melissa aims to inspire the general audience to experiment with the creative industry through avant garde measures to discover innovative artistic development processes and manifest new ideas.
Click through image to video. As cinematographer, director and editor.