I forgot to say I recently took part in the Pecha Kucha Night Wakefield Vol. 7:Drawing Lines at The Hepworth
I was drawn to it because I really enjoyed seeing Eva Rothschilds ‘Hot Touch’ there last year and the Pecha Kucha was all about lines-my favourite subject.It was also about getting out there, a toe in the water to see where my practice fits
Although I found the post graduate presentations on my MA challenging somehow I thought this would be much easier-out there as a professional…
I was suprised at how nervous I was and that I couldn’t completely memorise what I wanted to say. I had to keep crib cards to maintain a flow. I think this was partly because I was talking about Tim Ingolds Lines a Brief History in relation to mine and others work, perhaps if I had just spoken about my own work I may have felt more confident
Also the platform I was standing on was noisy as I moved, I had a spotlight directly in my eyes and a very large microphone preventing me from moving around as freely as I would have liked…
However with hindsight it was a great experience, it made me think about my work in relation to others, it was good to meet other artists and hear about their work, eat parkin and drink homemade wine in such a great venue
So here’s to the next interesting opportunity…
