Discussed in our meeting today more about our ways of working in relation to Haden Hill House. I am interested in the way that Rachael wants to dig down into the core of the subject and bring to the surface all she finds there. I like this in terms of the intimacy it shows, how certain details, not at first visible, become a spark for enquiry.
Myself, I have worked on my first drawing, that of the rear staircase. I was taken by the view up to the void at the top, where the servant room is, it is just visible from my viewpoint. I am pleased with the feel of the drawing in relation to my interaction with the space. I was keen to work on the corridor, yet I found upon starting a drawing of that, it did not work, something was not ‘right’. This, together with Rachael’s insight, has made me question further what it is I am focusing on, what ignites the drawing to make it ‘work’. I have realised I am not fully aware of this and that the requirements for a drawing to work are possibly narrower and more important than I initially thought.
I will now think on this, I will also go back to the house to take a look at some other areas that are sticking in my mind. I am waiting to see what Rachael uncovers from the space to see if it affords some new way of initiating a drawing, or maybe more importantly, to see if it reveals more about what it is I react to in my own connection with a space.
