Queen of Hungary Project Space Event no.1
Our inaugural seminar by Isabel Vasseur went extremely well, once the technical teething problems had been ironed out and the audience members stuck the wrong side of a closed road arrived. We were full, it was warm enough and there was only one mishap with a glass of red wine. Even the Christmas tree made a creditable statement. I met several people whom everyone except me seemed to have known for years. I must get out more…
As you can imagine, Isabel’s presentation was crammed full of interesting observations on the mechanics, machinations and development of strategies, commissioning and getting public art made over the last 20 years. And the importance of establishing good partnerships and participation.
The Q & A session at the end was largely about vision, preferences and direction for the exhibition in St Margaret’s Church, Cley and its environs this July.
The Project Spacers, Isabel and a few others went back to Stephanie’s for food afterwards and the discussions about the Cley church show, funding and other issues continued, in a progressively louder, more energetic and enthusiastic way. I left them chatting as I had to get up for work the next day, but could not sleep as my head was buzzing with plans and tasks and excitement.
Dominique Rey
