I have been wrestling with a binary problem for ages.
I make work
and I curate work
When I worked down on the pier in Margate, curating the harbour gallery, I found that most of my time was taken up with managing, curating,interacting with other artists – my own work proceeded in fits and starts across a background of other activity.
Since I’ve had my studio at home I’ve concentrated on my work ( it still proceeds in fits and starts, but that seems to be the nature of the game)
I miss putting shows together, chasing a train of thought that may be shared by other artists, (or not) bringing the work out into a space shared by non-artists, sharing ideas…
I think what I want to do now is to curate myself: extend my practice so that it becomes an event, rather than a piece or pieces of work. This seems to make sense, the beginnings of the idea are in the digital work I’m showing at the Beaney, and the debate in February.
