Last day: Friday was a beautiful day, perfect for finishing off all the work. Scott helped us finish the roof of the house, while also cladding 2 more walls for the other ‘house’. He did an amazing job with everything, and we were able to concentrate on putting the tables into the space and arranging the sculpture. We put all the pieces in at first, and it looked a bit jumbled. Luckily, I went off to check on Emily and Frances had time to look and think, and rightly decided we needed to edit the work to give it more power. So we took quite a few off and stuck with the pieces that seemed to say the most because of the abstracted nature of them. They didn’t immediately seem identifiable, so were more intriguing to the viewer, hopefully. Then we put the print onto the inside table and set up the light. This was really exciting and had a beautiful effect on the space. I just hope people will know to go in there to look at it, now that it isn’t quite as near to the other house as we originally wanted. So it all looks pretty much as we imagined, and as long as it will last for a few weeks in the open air, we will be ready for the private view on the 5th of Sept. This coincides with the H-Art opening exhibition in the barn, so it should be well attended.
This week has gone by so quickly, I didn’t really want it to end. It has been amazing staying here for this time and being able to discuss the ideas and logistics at the end of each day. Everything about the Rodd has enabled us to be creative and realize our ideas. And we had the time to ramble around to the woods and the river to relax. It will be good now to have a break and go back and look at it with fresh eyes. I hope it has the impact that we wanted!
