https://www.shelleywatters.com/projects daily 1.0 2025-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1722477401045-IL7WAUC4JP5JSB3HYACE/23520011.jpg projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1731923289203-MOP9GTTOHX4YKRFGFXXU/125A0700.jpg projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1743745577692-U0QZ2GJ404QOOIE5HC1G/125A8773.jpg projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1743746683808-SLLLJ45M2809YSOT3UX2/rima-77.jpg projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/aeb1ad26-248d-4772-a9ce-6477d4c08c20/chantalanderson043.jpg projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1d8d8d8a-bcb7-4279-9987-6209bf12b673/DALL%C2%B7E+2023-05-08+16.31.53.png projects - de/composition 2023, audio file 3:28 This idea development has come from questioning the idea of “productivity” in a late-capitalist society, and how my art practice might seek to disengage with or critique cycles of consumption and productivity for profit in art and society. AI is about speeding up access to ideas, things, and breaking down ownership, in order to boost human productivity and knowledge. I am also reading researching the capacity it has to destroy existing knowledge systems and authorship (Bridle 2023), render humans obsolete (Hogarth, in Syme 2023), and exploit workers (Perrigo 2023). Furthermore, I’m intersecting with a psychological or artistic idea of potential. The essay of Pakistani psychoanalyst Masud Khan “On Lying Fallow” speaks to inviting an emotional and physical state of mind that “allows for that larval inner experience which distinguishes true psychic creativity from obsessional productiveness.” (Popova 2023). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1702429809776-YJB59B23VNFM0WSIT1G0/ShelleyWattersExhibitionOpening_Sarah_Malone-15smaller.jpg projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1687670239808-TLJH764C6RAHTPWXHDWL/Shelley+Watters+-+Surveillance+-+Scratch+Art+Space+-+installation+view+-+210623.+Credit+Shelley+Watters.jpg projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1614304946258-01W92ET7VWMJWXJP7GA7/IMG_5895.JPG projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1756702695996-32XYVYAMXCAT7A0D652K/Tender_540x540.jpg projects https://www.shelleywatters.com/about daily 0.75 2025-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/b9c69915-e04e-47ff-9e49-6827df6fcf81/IMG_8676fp15+copy.jpg About https://www.shelleywatters.com/pagecv daily 0.75 2025-08-03 https://www.shelleywatters.com/rain-series daily 0.75 2024-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1588849790181-FD7E8SF40GUSCUKSTM5J/IMG_3699.jpg Rain series Rain, 30/04. 2020. Acrylic, ink and rain on canvas, 61 x 61cm unframed, audio file 1:38. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1596972583230-ROWTCQLZZH4SVTQWUMEZ/IMG_3612%2B2.jpg Rain series Rain, 27/04, 29/04, 30/04. 2020. Acrylic and rain on canvas, 61 x 61cm unframed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1588509565670-LQOYMFG2ZI4598QP78NM/IMG_3261.jpg Rain series Rain, 10/04. 2020. Acrylic and rain on canvas, 56 x 56 x 3.5cm unframed. AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1588509510694-WUV3A08ACSTYY1EEVQ0W/IMG_3258.jpg Rain series Rain, 05/03. 2020. Acrylic and rain on canvas, 56 x 56 x 3.5cm unframed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1588509567005-DFJU45PWRW67WROZNKV0/IMG_3260.jpg Rain series Rain, 07/03, 15/03, 26/03, 30/03, 02/04. 2020. Acrylic and rain on canvas, 56 x 56 x 3.5cm unframed. AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1588509639919-CZWC3ZQQAB9Z5O8MPIKX/IMG_3262.jpg Rain series Rain, 19/02, 24/02, 03/03. 2020. Acrylic and rain on canvas, 56 x 56 x 3.5cm unframed. SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1588596325434-GMHS7J6K5SJDXQUZV1SR/IMG_1520.JPG Rain series Rain, 07/02, 12/02. 2020. Acrylic and rain on canvas, 56 x 56 x 3.5cm unframed. SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1588596306804-LW5PHCQTRXOAS1RJP6E4/IMG_1908.jpg Rain series Rain, 20/12. 2018. Acrylic and rain on canvas, 64.4 x 95cm framed. SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1639341822377-JRYJ5QB6G2SVZ0T4J699/IMG_1187.jpg Rain series - Rain, 04/11 2019. Acrylic, ink, and rain, on raw canvas, 73 x 102 x 2.5cm, unframed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1588850049477-2KC0SAGY46NZUWYZ0PNO/IMG_3707.jpg Rain series Rain, 19/06. 2018. Acrylic and rain on canvas, 50.8 x 50.8cm unframed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1588850034321-CFNE4YKOBS889GCMT0ZL/IMG_3703.jpg Rain series Rain, 09/06. 2018. Acrylic and rain on canvas, 50.8 x 50.8cm unframed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1614304070068-X3EGHX7BELR3IAD758GN/IMG_5808.jpg Rain series Rain, 04/09. 2020. Acrylic and rain on raw canvas, 38.5 x 76.8 x 3.8cm, unframed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/a7489c1e-4643-4002-bdff-c8733740c66a/IMG_1181+2.jpg Rain series - Make it stand out Rain, 04/11. 2020. Acrylic and rain on canvas, 60.96 x 152.4 x 3.7cm, unframed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1596974380206-ESVUJVXHMHPVTZ2ZAIXK/IMG_4518.JPG Rain series Rain, 25/07, 26/07. 2020. Acrylic and rain on canvas, 81.2 x 81.2 x 3.5cm unframed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1596975120524-SOK2U0XQF9YKP89ZNAO1/IMG_8902+2.JPG Rain series Rain, 21/05, 23/05, 25/05. 2020. Acrylic and rain on canvas, 76.2 x 76.2 x 3.5cm unframed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1597019846662-CED8DDLQL4OF92ZFB64F/IMG_8145.JPG Rain series Rain, 21/06. 2020. Acrylic and rain on canvas, 76.2 x 76.2 x 3.5cm unframed, audio file 5:06. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1591357875661-O51GND4UUUH26KCLG04Q/WATTERS_SHELLEY_Rain%2C+14%3A05%2C+15%3A05_1.JPG Rain series Rain, 14/05, 15/05. 2020. 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Ironing board 1 Species list Agave (Agave) – arid regions of the Americas Aloe Vera (Aloe vera) – Arabian Peninsula Blue ginger (Dichorisandra thysiflora) – tropical woodlands of North, Central and South America Boston/Sword fern (Nephrolepis exaltata) – the Americas Bromeliaed (Aechmea) – Mexico through South America and the Caribbean Clubbed begonia (Begonia cucullata) – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay Common mint (Mentha spicata) – Europe and southern temperate Asia Coral succulent (Crassula ovata gollum) – South Africa and Mozambique Flaming Katy (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana) – Madagascar Flapjacks (Kalanchhoe luciae) – Madagascar and tropical Africa Golden pothos (Epipremnum aureum) – French Polynesia Heartleaf philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum) – Central America and the Caribbean Hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus) – southern USA and Mexico Inch plant (Tradescantia zebrina)– Mexico, Central America and Columbia Indian borage (Coleus amboinicus) – parts of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and India Jade plant (Crassula ovata) – South Africa and Mozambique Kent Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) – the Americas Miniature pine tree (Crassula tetragona) – Southern Africa Mini swiss cheese plant (Monstera minima) – Panama to northwest Columbia, on the Caribbean coasts Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)– the Andes from Bolivia to Columbia Orchid (Dracula cordobae) – Ecuador Peace lily (Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum) – tropical regions of the Americas and southeast Asia Penwiper (Kalanchoe marmorata) – Central and East Africa Purple heart spiderwort (Tradescantia pallida) – Gulf Coast region of eastern Mexico Queen of the night (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) – Mexico to Nicaragua Radiator plant (Peperomia) – South and Central America Radish (Raphanus sativus) – Southeast Asia Rattlesnake plant (Calethia lancifolia) – tropical Americas Rocket (Eruca vesicaria) – Southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) – Mexico, Bermuda, Bahamas, Central America, Southern USA and West Indies String of pearls (Curio rowleyanus) – South Africa Tree aeonium (Aeonium arboreum) – Canary Islands Wild ginger (Asarum) – China, Japan and Vietnam ZZ (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) – Eastern Africa Native country/ies sourced from a variety of plant websites https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1732749799881-52S8T6IJWZYN9ANX64II/IMG_3889_edited.jpg Entangled: Bulanaming - Ironing board 2 Species list African milk tree (Euphorbia trigona) – Central Africa Agave (Agave) – arid regions of the Americas Aloe Vera Angelina’s teacup / Gold Mound (Petrosedum rupestre SunSparkler®) – northern hemisphere, Africa and South America Arrowhead (Syngonium podophyllum) – Central and South America from Mexico to Bolivia Black Bell Flower (Stapelia leendertziae) – southern Africa Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium) – eastern Europe and western Asia Clubbed begonia (Begonia cucullata) – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay Coral succulent (Crassula ovata gollum) – South Africa and Mozambique Dumb cane (Dieffenbachia) – from Mexico to the West Indies, south to Argentina European strawberry (Fragaria vesca) – northern hemisphere Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) – Mediterranean Fuchsia (Fuchsia) – South America Grey Star (Ctenanthe setosa) – Central and South America Heartleaf philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum) – Central America and the Caribbean Inch plant (Tradescantia zebrina)– Mexico, Central America and Columbia Jade plant (Crassula ovata) – South Africa and Mozambique Lamb’s ear (Stachys byzantine) – Armenia, Iran and Turkey Lily of the Nile (Agapathus) – southern Africa Mandacaru/Cuddly Cactus (Cereus jamacaru) – central and eastern Brazil Mini swiss cheese plant (Monstera minima) – Panama to northwest Columbia, on the Caribbean coasts Peace lily (Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum) – tropical regions of the Americas and southeast Asia Pink Anthurium (Anthurium andraeanum) – Columbia and Ecuador Porcelain flower (Hoya carnosa) – east Asia Purple False Eranthemum (Pseuderanthemum carruthersii) – Solomon Islands to Vanuatu Radiator plant (Peperomia) – South and Central America Rocket (Eruca vesicaria) – Southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East Sage (Salvia officinalis) – northern Mediterranean Spiral cactus (Cereus forbesii spiralis) – Bolivia to central Argentina String of pearls (Curio rowleyanus) – South Africa Sticks of fire (Euphorbia tirucalli) – Americas Tree aeonium (Aeonium arboreum) – Canary Islands ZZ (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) – Eastern Africa Zebra plant (Haworthia attenuata) – South Africa Native country/ies sourced from a variety of plant websites https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eaeb3f2905e322dcac1d896/1732750014493-H2Q66XH1NCS42H7004PA/IMG_3948_edited.jpg Entangled: Bulanaming - Ironing board 3 Species list Aloe Vera (Aloe barbadensis) – Arabian Peninsula Aloe Vera (Aloe vera) – Arabian Peninsula Angelina’s teacup / Gold Mound (Petrosedum rupestre SunSparkler®) – northern hemisphere, Africa and South America Baby rubber plant (Peperomia obtusifolia) – Florida, Mexico, Caribbean Boston/Sword fern (Nephrolepis exaltata) – the Americas Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) – Egypt/Persian Gulf Fuchsia (Fuchsia) – South America Golden pothos (Epipremnum aureum) – French Polynesia Heartleaf philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum) – Central America and the Caribbean Inch plant (Tradescantia zebrina)– Mexico, Central America and Columbia Jade plant (Crassula ovata) – South Africa and Mozambique Deulkkae (Korean perilla) (Perilla frutescens) – Southeast Asia and Indian highlands Morning glory begonia (Begonia convonvulacea) – southeast Brazil Moses in the cradle (Tradescantia spathacea) – Belize and southern Mexico Mother of pearl plant (Graptopetalum paraguayense) – Mexico Queen of the night (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) – Mexico to Nicaragua Prickly pear (Opuntia) – Americas Purple heart spiderwort (Tradescantia pallida) – Gulf Coast region of eastern Mexico Red Congo plant (Philodendron tatei ssp Melanochlorum) – South America Snake plant/mother in laws tongue(Dracaena trifasciata) – Nigeria to the Congo Spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum) – tropical and Southern Africa String of buttons (Crassula perforata) – South Africa Sticks of fire (Euphorbia tirucalli) – Americas Thicket coleus (Coleus madagascariensis)–southern and southeastern Africa Tree houseleak (Aeonium 'Medusa’) – Canary Islands Umadinsane (Zulu) / Fairy crassula(Crassula multicava) - 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