Still waiting to hear what space we have been designated for our final show, so concentrating on continuing planning for other things nearer in the future.
Playing around trying out things in the studio – painting on the walls to try to get an idea of scale and how some things work in a larger space.
Looking at different shapes and materials to find a way to create the aesthetic I am searching for.
After having used cut-outs on a really small scale, I had the idea to trial these shapes on a larger scale. I wasn´t sure what materials to use to create a similar effect or indeed how to do it. After consultation with some technicians, the best way seemed to be with a thick-ish MDF and cut using a laser cutting machine.
This all sounds great in theory but actually acheiving this has been a bit trying! First, understandibly you must have some training on the machine to be used, but then it is necessary to have some kind of knowledge of the computer programmes used to be able to put your design into reality. Otherwise its a long frustrating process to get help to do so. I do understand staff have certain remits and things they do and don´t do in their roles but just getting something done which at first seems simple can turn out to be a big mission backwards and forwards to find where you can and can´t get help to do it. However, gripes about facilities and resources will soon be over (and we´ll probably miss them…!) and in the end I was able to make the cut-outs I wanted.
So, next I will prime and paint them and stick them together and see how they work together with other painted surfaces/installative things…
