Around and about in Linz

And a little door opens…

The productivity roller-coaster continues and who knows where it leads? Today was on the up and very productive. I now have in total 18 new pieces of work, which with the 5 pre-existing ones brings the grande totale to 23. I need to draw a line there to give myself enough time to transport to MAERZ gallery, plan installation, discuss with Claudia who as well as artist is also acting as gallery technician, and document the work tomorrow/ Wednesday before I leave.

I was glad to make time for a afternoon lunch break with Ilse Purstl, who is based in Salzburg with the Museum of Modern art (www.museumdermoderne.at). We met in a strangely synchronistic moment in Liverpool, when Ilse was visiting the Bluecoat Global Studio exhibition with Austrian colleagues and we had a meeting of minds. It’s really great when you follow up these moments and get to touch base again. I was greatly encouraged by how much Ilse enjoyed seeing the work in progress at in the studio. She is also talking about introducing me to a gallerist friend of hers… which again is good news.

She shared with me a recurring dream she has. She is in her room and notices a little door she has never noticed before. When she opens it she finds herself in a totally new part of her house. It’s bright and white, and bare and airy. When she wakes after she never fails to feel strangely invigorated.

Simple. Now to find that little door and open it.