Analysis: 

Anna-Collette-Hunt uses historical references in both ‘Stirring the Swarm’ and ‘the Newstead Oddities’: They also both “rekindle a forgotten, childlike sense of curiosity and delight” this quote shows how the piece may do similar things although in the different types of pieces. With ‘Stirring the Swarm’ you look at the piece as on cohesive piece instead of looking at each individual insect even though they are all unique and detailed as it is made to make you want to follow them and see where they lead you around the historic venue that it is based in, it also looks at how the bugs will move around as shown in the way the bugs are positioned on the wall and ceiling. The main inspiration for this piece came from when she visited The National History collection at Walton Hall, Nottingham, where she was first captivated by all the incest as the lights flickered it appeared as if the bugs were moving even though they were not, and so by seeing this it made her want to recreate it in a way to look ask if they were crawling around the rooms even though they were fixed in place and by using thousands of clay bugs this was achieved.

 Whereas in comparison to this ‘the Newstead Oddities’ you feel you want to look further into each individual piece as they are all slightly similar but all so unique as their faces are different and the head shape creating a more normal image of that nothing is the same make you want to look at each detail. In ‘The Newstead Oddities’ the scenes depicted captured upon the surface of the pieces speak of historic grander and past traditions, the pieces are a collection of marble statues that have been composed from different heads. The inspiration for this piece came from her visit to the national trust houses, the Victorian and the Albert Museum London and her love for meeting fresh faces, especially if they had partially eccentric hair, or a mysterious sparkle in their eyes, these things and more capture her attention and influences her pieces tremendously.

‘Stirring the Swarm’ differs to ‘The Newstead Oddities’ as it focuses on the whole collection in the way the bugs are organised and composed over the historical attraction and is amplified further as the shier amount of clay bugs that are in the collection which creates a huge atmosphere. Whereas ‘The Newstead Oddities’ looks at each marble face/statue for its uniqueness and individuality and not as a collective.