14 March 2011
It’s been 5 busy weeks and I haven’t updated my blog…. Not sure if anyone is reading this and if you find it of any interest???
Mottisfont Abbey was amazing, such a beautiful place. It was a great sunny day and if it were raining maybe I would of had a different experience. Anyhow, we spend couple of hours with Louise looking at the site, including a tour of the house, finished by a nice cup of tea. There are fantastic opportunities and the approach Mottisfont is taking towards developing contemporary art is complex. We have been asked to propose two or three ideas for Mottisfont and I am expecting this to be a long process but hopefully will flourish into something amazing.
The Rt Revd Declan Lang, Bishop of Clifton, officially blessed my work ‘Transpire’ at St Bede’s in Bristol at a launch ceremony for the new facilities at the College on the 10th February 2011.
Couple of weeks a go myself, Simon and Nicole had our first meeting with Joe, a key person for the Romany community in Sittingbourne, Kent. The meeting when brilliantly and it was decide it for us to organise a one-day event in July, in order to research and develop ideas for the project.
I when to visit the gardens and Ham House in London where I have been invited to make a proposal for temporary commission. I meet Tim Etchells, who’s also been shortlisted, and together with Penny Schwier and Tessa Fitzjohn’s we visited all the suggested sites. The National Trust owns the house; it has a long history and it is the best-kept example of its time, very beautiful building! The same evening I when to the celebration of the 20th of Anniversary of Artangel held at Ivor and Sarah’s Braka house in Chelsea, this was a truly amazing evening and what a house!!!
