Hi there.
It’s been a while again hasn’t it? All my energy has been going into getting through everything at the moment. There’s still a lot on, but I can see the end in sight a bit more now (july 19th!!).
My copy of Vision Magazine arrived in the post this morning, which was nice to see. It’s a fashion/lifestyle magazine published in China. I have a teeny section in the discovery part showing Inhabitant. The editor emailed me in March saying
I would like to report your work “Inhabitant ” in our VISION DISCOVERY Section, which is a special section telling of fresh and good ideas in all fields.
I feel “inhibitant” is very good and want to show it in VISION DISCOVERY.
I liked my cardboard adventures being described as very good. The magazine is a pretty beautiful thing too, lots of matt paper and photography/art content. So, very pleased to be in it basically.
The Liverpool Art Prize opened on Thursday night. Apart from nearly falling through a banner while having my photo taken (thought it was solid), I managed to be pretty respectable all night. I loved working in there, making new things, so when people asked me if I was pleased with the work, I was. That’s not the same as thinking it’s great though, and there is (as usual) many things I would change/develop. Anyway, it’s up, no one kicked anything or got killed by the tower, so a success all round.
http://www.liverpoolartprize.com/
Been thinking about the set-up of LAP though and must send some feedback or suggestions or something. It has cost about £200 to make the work I did, with no money available to help with that. I wonder if the prize money might be better spent with some new-work budget i.e. all the artists get a small participation fee rather then two people winning prizes. It came at an okay time for me, so I could find that money, but ask me in 6 months and it will probably be a completely different story! Strange position to be in really, when you’re getting judged in such a wonky playing field. But I have no doubts that being in it is beneficial – apart from showing alongside some really interesting artists, having a great space and a huge audience, the LAP is sending quite a lot of traffic to my website and probably introducing a lot of people in Liverpool to my work.
Some images of the prize exhibition by sponsors Mycoy-Wynne
http://www.mccoywynne.co.uk/lap_2010/
I am now working on a printed work of Nathan Jones’ poem ‘Slow Magic’ for his opening to celebrate the end of his year as Poet-in-residence. It’s on 16th June at the Lost Soul and Stranger Service Station at the Bluecoat and it seems he has partnered up with lots of people for it. I like that approach and he is certainly spreading his funding around Liverpool! I am making a screenprinted and digitally printed thing that is a turkish-map folded paper bound in greyboard cover. I am enjoying myself immensly. Dan and I were having a look at the poem last night again and saying how much it is like art – difficult, dense but ultimately very rewarding when you spend some time and thought on it.
Details of the exhibition here: http://nathanatthebluecoat.wordpress.com/
Poem can be read here: http://mercyonline.co.uk/flatline/flatline05.pdf
My book for end of bursary at YSP is currently being proofed, so I shall get that back on Thursday and then the real book-panic begins! Pretty much shitting myself about completing such a big task when I am also working in schools solidly for the next 5 weeks. But it will be done, must just make sure I’m not mean to Dan for the duration; he usually bears the brunt of my stress and it’s just not fair! It’s also been a nice task to do though, so I’m looking forward to it, just DAUNTED! It shall be great practice for compiling a catalogue for my show there next year though (I won’t be so hands on with that one though).
Right back to the poem, and some schlepping around in my pyjamas.
