Thank you for your comments Richard, David and Sam.
Yes, space = time!
It was felt last year by tutors that 60% of the studio had been underused. This year Fine Art has lost some space to the Foundation course and after completing the first year in the main campus a re-plan was needed. Historically part-timers have had equal space to the full time students, with free access at any other time, w/ends etc. There is a strong ethos of working in the studio and of ongoing studio conversation. My observation is that work made exclusively ‘at home’ always seems to struggle to make it’s way into that conversation. Which echoes David’s and Sam’s concerns about sterile space and time.
There have been mixed emotions about having to build the studio spaces. A modular design of double walled ‘permanent’ structures have been built, and this will save a lot of time for the final degree show build still leaving an open space available for inventive installations. Not wanting to sound overly romantic I do feel this ‘barn raising’ experience has been positive.
My uni focus has been to update my studio practice proposal. Discussions in a group tutorial has opened the door into fellow students proposed working methods and inquiries and has got the dialogue off to a good start.
It has been a rewardingly busy time at Angelika Studios we currently have an exhibition curated for our gallery by Gordon Dalton of Mermaid and Monster http://www.mermaidandmonster.com and I have taken on Tweeting for the studio! http://bit.ly/nhrjzQ
