The space is really starting to come together. Saturday it was a really lush, sunny day (the beach was v. busy). I bought the guardian newspaper as they were running a seaside guide and I thought it fun to see if Margate got a mention…and it did! The shell grotto got a mention as did Walpole bay and the Lido at Cliftonville and they even mentioned the proposed Turner Contemporary building.
There's been a bit of a jazz festival down at the harbour so I've been hearing the sounds of jazz drifting up to the substation. Yesterday after I shut the space I went down to have a look, it was really special, lots of people and a really great atmosphere. They had put up some coloured flags and stalls and a stage, it looked really good.
I painted the skirting in the space (I thought it needed a little spruce) and hung the collages. I'm pretty happy with them, I like that they're made from the leftovers of the packaging from the beachballs, inflatable and glowsticks. There is something tremendously fulfilling about finding a use for something that was going to be thrown away.
I even managed to name all the pieces! It was pretty tough going, so now I've really got to make a kind of floor-plan for the show. I'm getting really nervous about the opening, I really hope people turn-up otherwise I'll feel like a right plum.
