Is it possible to be artist in residence in two places at the same time? I’m about to find out.
I’m at the critical stage of the Lincoln residency. The film, Place Setting, has been made and re-made and I think I’m nearly happy with it. I showed a version to Saira Lloyd of Synapse Arts last week and will be showing a different and improved version to Maggie Warren at The Collection at Lincoln next week. I’m finally feeling everything is now in the right place and that it flows without being too predictable.
I’m also making a Gallery guide with ever increasing pages. The only way I will know if it works is to stand in the gallery where the film is being shown and see if it can be read in low light levels. Then the Charles Norman Collection images and my film need to go on YouTube. The writing has to be done. Artist statement, introduction to the film, talks and powerpoint presentations. I could go on … After seeing Saira I will be busy until next July!
This is all positive of course but I have to be careful not to spread myself too thinly, because on the 3rd October I will also be artist in residence – with my friend Helen Williams – in the Fine Art Dept of the University of Nottingham. Thank goodness I don’t have to be in both places at the same time or I would be spread very thin indeed!
To add to the excitment Socket are exhibiting at Deda in Derby from 2nd November – 23rd December. Months ago I volunteered to curate it. Any day now images and dimensions will start pouring into my inbox from nine other artists for me to assemble into some sort of coherence.
Thank goodness I’ve done the art for that … Phew!
