part of being human is the sharing of experience and today is one of those once in a while days. our dog florence jumps up onto the window sill and once again sets to watch the swirling snow fall with great dedication. i need to share with you that earlier i got freaked out by youth from our neighbours crossing into our garden. it’s a small act but part of an accumulating array of small acts. i dispose of the words so i might be able to sit and reflect as i want to.
i think a plan might be to write this and then venture out with florence to try and clear the blocked energy paths.
i like days like today. nature calling a time out if we want it or not – thats a time out we the human beings need to take while the natural world stretches, vents and clears itself of pent up tension.
in amongst my current tension there has been some really good stuff happening this week. beginnings and a preparing for an end. the end is the richard long exhibition at derby musuems and art gallery – it closes this coming sunday.
part of the preparations have been two firsts made possible by the exhibiton.
this week has seen my first exhibition tour at the museum. a group visiting from nottingham had booked a guided visit and i was given the opportunity to lead it. the group were interested in long and wright. i really enjoyed guiding them through the museum and was so appreciative of the questions and engagement of the group. many conversations and exchange of ideas, views and experiences.
on the same day in the afternoon was the first gathering of the young co-producers network – made possible by funding from artist rooms. i was invited along by the audience and communities manager to talk about he long exhibition and to start a period of mentoring for the project.
the museum, working with a recent graduate is opening the doors to the museum for young people to walk in an get involved in a creative hack of the museum that they devise and deliver.
the co-production network is part of the museum’s investment into increasing their engagement with young people. on monday i attended some training for a pilot scheme working with a particular targeted group of young people. the day was long and intense and we have some more conversations yet to happen to unpack and apply what was learnt.
my involvement with the richard long exhibition has impacted upon me so positively and given me many opportunities to do things i’m interested in a enjoy. to be honest with you i can;t fully put it into words yet – i’m not quite sure how i’ll get on once we’ve taken the ellipse apart.
i do however have a working wacom tablet and i have been playing this morning. all that i’ve read about them suggest they take time to get used to, so time i’ll give myself.
this week has also seen my success in the search for a projector. its unlikely to arrive for a while as the weather has impacted upon the delivery process. interestingly within the young co-producers network meeting i learnt about events where the particiapants take along their projectors and set up with images on the walls of the venue. i was really excited to learn of these events.
while watching the snow i’ve been playing again with sketch ideas for the skin and bone project. there might be a gig in may where we debut the visual component.
might this be the beginning of the revival of vj plagiarist ?
