Liverpool JMU MA Fine Art Show
This week we had a meeting about our upcoming MA show which will be happening in September. The exhibition will be different to the usual degree show were the work is separated out into individual spaces, all the work will be curated in the gallery space. My assessment performance and video piece ‘Departures’ will not be appropriate for the exhibition so I need to produce a new piece of work. This has been stressing me out a bit even though I know that this is the cycle of being an artist I just feel a bit miffed that myself and one other artist on the course will need to make new work. It just feels a bit strange that we have been assessed and finished our MA although the final show wont be until September. The gallery was originally designed to be a shop so at the far end the walls are made of glass and is an unusually long space. My concern at the moment is that there is a lot of video and smaller object based work, which I feel that the high ceilings may swallow up. The show will be on for 3 months to coincide with the Liverpool Biennial, which is an amazing opportunity, however as the duration is so long makes it problematic to make live work for it. I have been thinking about doing a balloon drop and treat the opening night of the show as a mini event, which I would compare. I have been researching balloon drops and have found some images of different designs and formations of which I particularly like the balloon arch. I like the fact that balloons are used for celebrations and make an immediate visual impact. The balloon arch would be straightforward to design and install, although as time passes they will start to deflate which I am intrigued to see what they will look like after three months. I see the deflation of the balloons as marking the passing of time and symbolizing the end of the party.
