I’ve got less than 5 whole days left, and whilst it feels like a long time since leaving home, it still feels like a very short time here. I’ve just spoken to Lingmin, the Professor of International Development at Shanghai University, who is my contact here, and there’s a possibility that I could have a small exhibition at the Fine Art school, but she needs to check the gallery availability. I had already reckoned that I am going to try and create an online exhibition of work that I have made here and promote that – so whatever the outcome on the physical space, I’ll make use of the virtual online space too (something I’ve learned from my work with POST and our exchange in Istanbul)
So, if I’m going to have a show at the end of the week (online or otherwise) I need a plan. I’m finding it useful to just write my plans down in here, it sort of stops my brain whirring and whizzing about with all the ideas that I’ve had. So, an exhibition plan:
Things I have that I can exhibit:
– Arrow drawings, pen on paper, x4, approximately A2 sized. Could be pinned to the wall. Also could show online.
-Arrow collages. Cut photographs, pins, boards. x4, approx A5 sized. Would need lighting to create the neccessary shadows. Could show online.
-Catalogues of previous work produced to coincide with this residency. A5, approx 50 from a limited edition of 100. Could have prints of artwork from the files displayed too. Could show online.
-Watermark video. Would be great to try this out as a four channel installation. either 4x projections on 4 walls, or on four screens. Positioned N/E/S/W as the compass.
-Trading Station newspapers. I have copies of the latest Trading Station newspaper produced by POST. Earlier editions have been exhibited in Curve Gallery in Liverpool and Newcastle Australia.
Things that are in development that I’m not sure if I would show:
-Arrows interactive idea. Could create a proposal drawing for this. Maybe a short animation that profiles the idea. Probably too much work for the time I have left.
-I’m going to the studio later to play with a brush, water and a calligraphy mat. The mat allows you to just use water to draw. I’ve got an idea that I’d like to use it to make an animation work. Maybe as a development process towards the moving interactive arrows.
-I have lots of footage of escalators and staircases. I’d like to edit them together, but I don’t think it’s going to work, and I’m not sure there’s the time.
Anyway, as I keep complaining about not enough time, I’d best go and make work!
