My last post, before a-n went offline for it’s shiny new update, had me in the midst of things coming together for the exhibition, juggling jobs that needed doing and feeling like there wasn’t enough time to work on content. Well, that continued until about two days before the opening of the show. Anyone who offered to help was roped in, although there were big parts of making the work that no one could help me with – namely an 8 foot diameter 1500 frame stop motion animation and the creation of nine different layouts for animations to sit in the top of the plinths.
But, as always happens, it all got done in time. With a generous helping of stress and a sprinkling of tears. I’m pleased with how it’s all come together and how it looks in the gallery. There’s things i’d have done differently with more time, but maybe the outcome wouldn’t be much different. And there’s definitely more works to follow on from the pieces in the show too, so that’s exciting.
I’m going to write some blogs over the coming weeks of the show that look at the works and the process of getting them to realisation in a bit more depth, part of that will be to profile the other professionals who have worked with me as I feel they deserve some more recognition.
In the meantime, if you’re in the North West come and see the show, especially if you’re enroute to Liverpool Biennial. Get off the train a stop early at Runcorn, take a 5 minute walk along the Bridgewater Canal and visit the show at The Brindley – I highly recommend their HUGE scones (with jam and cream obviously).
