Had to have a few days away from residency space, I have been installing work for New Art West Midlands at the Barber Institute but it has been important thinking time. It is easy to get to close and involved and not see holistically. So had a busy day working on the collaborations with Chen Yizhong and Peter Barnard. Yizhong suggested working on the shadow drawings, unfortunately, we have not had another sunny day to add to them. The day of his Skype call must have been the only sunny day for weeks, it will give the wrong impression of Nottingham! He has also suggested adding large scale images – some of these marks create a visual memory of a car park in Leicester so will seek out some images to add to the drawings.
Peter has layered the sound track that I did and I will respond to that with the ultimate aim of a piece that spans the different locations and times.
Overall, I think this residency is working well in terms of work achieved and ideas generated. There have now been four collaborations, each vastly different, that have followed the aim of the residency and added something. I am very grateful to the artists who gave their time freely and continue to do so.
