Ways of working
For the past week I have been juggling working in the shop, project applications, site visits, and sending out press releases. Due to this I have had to put on hold my Penny Arcade project. All the bits are there, I just need to piece them together when the time is right. Firstly once my busy period is over I will re-film the Penny speech close up to camera. Secondly the actual live part of the performance will have to be rehearsed as and when the work is actually going to be shown.
It’s like rehearsing a dance routine; it only really gets embedded into your body when the deadline is imminent. Working on one performance over a longer period of time is very unusual for me, an unexpected outcome from this residency. Although it has shown me that you cannot force the work to specific deadlines. As previously mentioned in my last post the work takes as long as it takes. Maintaining my blog and structuring my thinking/making time has helped me create a new piece of work.
On Tuesday I will be giving an artist talk at the University of Salford. It was my intention to talk about the AA2A scheme, however I have to consider that the students will be gearing up towards there degree show and will want to see finished works with future arts opportunities. I may touch on this and refer them to the blog as it may reassure some students to hear that the work may only really come together nearer the exhibition deadline, which is natural for some people. I remember the lead up to my degree show thinking I had no physical work to show. My degree show piece only really came together a month before the exhibition.
