2008 update
Writing a blog for Degrees Unedited was a cathartic experience. It allowed me to step out of my context for a second, and summarise my own progress using written word. It gave me a sense of perspective, pride and destination in my own work. As a direct result of the blog, I have continued writing about my practice. It is an endlessly useful reference to one’s decision- making processes.
After leaving St. Martins, I asked myself questions prompted by my writing. Where am I going? What am I trying to say? What do I need to say? For a time, I ignored them and didn’t create at all. I was terrified. Instead, I immersed myself in books and exhibitions that were never mine.
New York was a welcome release for my mind. I worked at Printed Matter, Inc. for two months, and helped to organise the 2007 NY Art Book Fair. I came back to London, and became an intern for the upcoming V&A exhibition, Blood On Paper: The Art of the Book. These experiences allowed me to greatly enjoy processes of gallery and museum curation. I have been accepted onto the MA Museum Studies course at UCL, which a year ago, would have been an unexpected choice. I can’t wait for September and am looking forward to combining my practice, with the theory and history of the course.
The Touch This Press is currently developing, beginning to question actions involved in an individual’s ‘personal curation’. I am creating artists’ books that describe a display of people’s personal belongings in a domestic setting. The work is presented as a report or inquiry-more voyeurism than exhibition piece; intrigue. They look at people’s manners of display, secrets, collections and systems of order. A certain amount of narrative is still heavily implied, which always excites me.
