First day as artist in Residence at LDT….
There was a little bit of confusion at the reception desk when I first arrived, as they hadn’t been told anything about me working there.
After Roy, the Director, was hunted down, it was eventually sorted. It was decided that I use a different space for my installation ( after explaining what an installation was ) as the room I was originally going to have, was hired out for presentations.
So the first job – after the receptionist had actually block booked the room in the diary for my sole use, was to remove the furniture and try to disguise the wall with some lengths of material that were left over from a Halloween party at the centre.
At 3.30 I was told that the kids were ready for their workshop. That was a surprise! I wasn’t really planning to do any workshops just yet, as I was hoping to build the installation so that everyone could see what my intentions were.
It was really quite stressful planning something really quickly, while trying to explain why I was there and what I was doing. It was so far removed from any residency I’d done in any art institution. The enthusiasm was there, I can’t deny that – but the chaos will take some getting used to.
