The exhibition closed on Saturday, and as is always the case, the take down is over in a tiny fraction of the time it took to bring the whole thing together. Louise Hesketh, John (a technician at the Brindley) and I packed up what can be packed this morning, and with a bit of extra carrying help from my Mum and Dad, everything is now safely stored (most of it at the top of 38 stairs) at my studio in St Helens.
Time to put a bit more focus into part 2 of the plan, which is to make a plan to try and tour the exhibition, or the works within it. I’m meeting Louise, who is part of the Touring Exhibitions Group, to start making a plan of how to go about this, who we might approach, and what information we need to present to curators who might be interested. The decision to build this process into the work was because I’m all too aware how fleeting a single exhibition can be – this one feels like it was over in the blink of an eye, and if it’s possible to show the work elsewhere in the near future, then the work can reach a wider audience, and it feels as though the pressure might be more spread out – a bit like buying a slightly more expensive pair of shoes, but getting to wear them year after year.
More reports to follow once a plan is hatched. In the meantime, if you’re reading this and are interested in showing any of the work that was in the exhibition, get in touch.
