Multiple yous
'Mrs Monter' by Harold Gilman- a painting of someone drinking tea; 'domesticity' of tea.
Solitary drinker as opposed to a social drinker.
Tea- quaint, old-fashioned quality.
Edward Hopper-'Automat' compare this work to Gilman.
Strong element of the medium; avant-garde.
Social ritual - getting transposed in the technique of making the video- highly managed- peculiar metaphor.
Interplay between the media and primary source.
Have yourself serving yourself tea. You are the person playing the roles and interacting with yourself.
Ritual of the teashop- peculiarly British.
Class aspect of tea.
Self-service or waitress service.
Ethos is very traditional- like another world.
Greasy-spoon cafe- full of cigarette smoke, builders tea, people who inhabit these spaces.
Social inclusion and exclusion in terms of art.
Gendered way.
Pierre Bordeaux - 'Distinction' (social distinctions) and 'Rules of Art'.
Establish differences that are socially based.
Bordeaux critique- serious? or parody?
The idea that sanity depends on ritual.
Too many options- what's most important to you? Focus on your sense of routine; the tea being your source.
Social exclusion idea- very rich and would tie in with your dissertation.
People can be severely intimidated by being in the wrong environment.
Books of etiquette, book of setting-up etiquette. (google), research.
Video yourself giving a lecture, being pedantic about the thing- interesting monologue.
Psychological relationship with tea- YOUR OWN.
Rules- interesting!
Mrs Beaton's, 'Good House-Keeping'.
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