Ok, have had to do some serious thinking. What avenue and direction should I take my module in? In the beginning I wanted to work with a dance studio in Ipswich and create a piece or a range of pieces. I made arrangements to meet with the uni’s representative that already has connections with the studio to propose my initial ideas to her. It went well, but with a couple of set backs – 1 They have no money! 2 They are very particular and would probably not be interested in the idea of having students work on display for the public. So another option is to proposition the university, they have shown a good amount of interest in keeping my sculpture made for our first semester’s assessments. Surely we are an art school but have no art outside the building that represents this.
My next meeting was with my head of department, feedback was pretty positive. He had the same views as me that we are an art school but promote this through – nothing!! Initial plans were to put something on the roof, but after looking at my plans, due to the powers above that control the building this will be near impossible. I have taken photos of the area outside the building and go back to the drawing board.
My progress will be updated as soon as I have something more concrete, build up a portfolio of ideas and go to the dean. Fingers crossed.
