I have been having some downtime from my usual blogaholic behaviour – partly due, well mainly due to the fact that I have been really busy finishing off work for my show at the CHRC at Goldsmiths College, lots of family and social events, and now down in London installing the show, and doing some freelance work. I have been settling in very nicely to my new studio at Rogue, getting to know the other artists in my floor, and there are some lovely, and very interesting artists. I think it is going to be a really productive and positive time there. The artists I have met so far seem really active and motivated, so it feels like a great environment to be in.
Installation of the solo show at the Constance Howard Research Centre, has gone well. I am pretty happy with how the drawings, prints and photographs look, but I had a problem with the model which means I have to go back next week, or send it down. Its a real pain but, you live and you learn. There is not going to be a PV, as the centre is currently without a Curator but we are having a closing event and I will be giving a talk. I have decided to take it down myself, as I have been offered some more freelance work, and I am going to start on research for my next show at HATCH in Deptford. My head still feels in the solo show but I need to move on quickly as I need to make the most of these trips back and forth to make the cost of the journeys worthwhile. I am going to be observing how users of the Faircharm Trading Estate use the space, and also how they use digital space. I want to create some kind of map to chart the movement, through the space, and the times and locations where people occupy it. I am feeling excited about the project.
I came back up north this weekend. On saturday I went to the Factory Nights event at Stoke Festival Gardens site, facilitated by rednile projects. It was a fantastic afternoon, really interesting and I met some great people.
