Weather: Overcast and stiff breeze blowing from the sea. Outlook for today: not optimistic. Location: Skegness. Today’s Figures: Comments log entries 10, People photographed in the work 87, estimated viewers 800.
To encourage interaction with the piece I have altered the signs we have around the piece, small children can be photographed in the bucket or pretending to dig with the spade. Public Liability Insurance limitations mean people cannot sit on the deckchair.
The log with people’s thoughts on travel and nostalgia is beginning to grow the following are a couple from today.
1. "Travel has shown me that we all want the same things, no matter what language we speak, what colour we are, or religion we follow and the more we travel the more we understand ourselves."
2. Pure escapism from the everyday chores of life! Now and then we need time to do nothing but sit back and reflect on what’s really important in life, whilst recharging our batteries.
The response to the project from those who engage with the work is very positive, today just north of and overlooked by the Pier the work was seen by many, I still need to try to engage more people. One problem is that many people think the piece is a tourist money making venture where I charge money to take peoples photographs on the giant deckchair, and so give it a wide berth. (If the art career doesn’t work out I have probably discovered as new sideline!)
