The Meeting
see blog posts 2, 3 and 9.
If you’ve seen my blog posts you will know that I’ve been working on a project called The Meeting on and off for a while now. Too long in fact.
This project consisted of a meeting held outside by the garages out the back, around a small Ikea table (rescued from the dump). I asked four people who are not artists to discuss contemporary art. It produced around 16 photographs and a transcript.
The table was an important part of this meeting. looking back it served as a physical rooting point for each person, they stood around it, shuffled a bit. I took the table apart last week really just looking at it and asking if it was something worth keeping as an artifact.
I’ve decided to transfer the transcript directly onto the wood, probably with black permanent marker. It won’t be in any particular order and it needs to look rough as though the notes were scribbled quickly. My only dilemma at the moment though is how to re-construct the table. Here are some initial ideas I’ve had….
The table is a monument to the meeting. I’m planning on holding another meeting soon in the same place with the re-constructed table. Perhaps this table is representative of of the four participant’s feelings about contemporary art?
