With just 5 weeks until our final show, I am beginning to plan with some degree of certainty the installation that I´ll complete.
I don´t like planning things too exactly but by exploring a number of solutions, I feel I´ll know the space very well and what may or may not work visually when I get to the point of actually creating it.
Meanwhile, there are plenty of things I can do to prepare, work that really must be done in advance. I am making a series of “props” that may or may not feature in the final installation. The objects are placed in the installation and become a part of it and can be changed around and different combinations can be trialled before deciding on the final composition. So I need to have a number of possibilities that I will work with.
Through this, an exploration of materials continues – I just tried some cut-out vinyl to stick to the floor. This offers a number of possibilities, which are so different from a painted surface.
On the academic side, completing contributions for our catalogue, press statements and the continuation of documenting work for final presentation. Although this side of the work can be time consuming and sometimes separate, I think it provides a good balance to spend time reviewing work and its presentation. If it is viewed as part of the process, it becomes a necessary and important part.
