LAST DAY OF “WET”
28.06.09
Today is the last day of WET and I have been invigilating, which is a tough job because it is a very beautiful sunny day out there. It’s been fairly quiet, and this seems to happen with most exhibitions of this nature; the private view is packed and vibrant, and the rest of the week is incredibly quiet. My view is that most people within our art-world circle will come to the private view if they are planning to see the exhibition.
My work seems to go by relatively unnoticed – this is either because it is not that spectacular or that it is so well integrated into the fabric of the architecture. I’ll go with the latter as I think a bright red line splitting the exhibition space in two is quite a striking thing. This tends to be the way with all of my work, particularly those pieces that have a strong relationship with the space that surrounds them. A number of people will overlook it, but those who do see it are rewarded with knowing that they have seen more. I wonder if I should do anything about this, or if it would change my practice? Perhaps I need to change the mechanisms that surround my work instead?
I’ll be taking the work down tonight, and I always feel a sense of relief as I do this. Relief that we did it, pulled it off – but I also get closure and can move onto the next project…
Ah ha, some people have spotted my line! They are walking along it, tracing it. I like that. She looks quite pleased with herself!
As i was saying, i’m ready to move onto the next thing now, which is the Art Week in Finland. I have really enjoyed working with the other Artists, our conversations and the challenges surrounding WET, and exhibiting in the STEW Gallery space.
