The trouble with site specific installation is that you spend a lot of time crossing your fingers. I had a good day the other day when I laid out the paintings and sculptures I will be using in the norm exhibition and found that they fill a sizable space in what I hope is a meaningful way. But squeezed as it was between the TV cabinet and the christmas tree it is still hard to anticipte how it will look in the space. I realise that how things will look in a given space is a concern for an artist in any medium but unframed as it is installation relies more on the space as its frame. So I sit and stare cross eyed into space with a confused look on my face trying to visualise how it will all look. We do have a generous 2 day set up time so there is room for changes and evolutions to the plan but one just hopes that all the elements created work together in this new space.
