Friday 3rd
Long Day….
Left for London on the Victoria Train at 9:30, needed to be there at 12. Got off at East Croydon and headed to London Bridge. Fist, walked via Bough Market to Tate Modern, very full but wanted to see the Dali expo. I then needed to be in Islington, near the Barbican for a meeting with my project worker from UnLtd. (CODA project funders) Met with U and explained how far i had got with preparing. Went well and left for the Barbican Centre. Back in 1982 i had worked as a gallery attendant there. This was the first time i had been back since then. (Spent a year there, so happened to meet a few famous people who visited the gallery of theater.) It felt very strange yet uncomfortable familiar too. My most vivid memory was 'Friedrich Stowasser' sitting on a humus toilet he installed in his show. It was deserted, empty, resonant, so sat a while, then visited the gallery level and left out on that level and started for Morgate station.
Found some 'hidden' work. (see pic)
Headed over to the West end to get a lens and Flash gun for my new camera. It went smoothly and somewhat financially painful, was very hot so sat in pub with Cider n ice before leaving at 6 for Tate Britain. Late at Tate….
Meet up with J and C from Caravan Gallery.. They were very busy all the time i was there. caravan looked smashing parked out front. Headed inside and after looking around for 10-15 minutes 'left' a word 'somewhere' in there…….tried to take picture but was unsuccessful. Went back out and met with J and R from Aspex gallery. Spent time with them but had to leave at 8 to get train from Victoria home.
Very tired on train and in allot of pain. When i get tired my ME (or CFS) plays up and i feel it worse in my legs and hands. Sometimes am unable to hold pencil and draw. Takes its toll. Need a rest….. Respite on journey! There was a guy on the train who walked up n down the carriage asking for tickets, brought some humor as he wasn't the conductor but did comic 'performance'. In late….
