Studio-Intensive Day 5
Getting a good routine now, emails checked and coffee by 6.30, out for a run and 30 minute gym session. My favourite run takes me through a field of young cattle. The first day they followed, surrounded and generally bullied me, they are a little skittish. Now, I have a technique that I will research in the future. This is not without precedent. I have been using humming as a way of connecting body, space and sound. A year ago, I did a residency in a hole in the ground in Saskatoon. The last morning, I went there for sunrise to create sound-songs and hums. As I finished, I looked up and a deer had come to the side of the hole very quietly, I didn’t hear it, and it just stood there listening. I also used hums to soothe my grandchildren when they were babies so thought to try it with the cattle. It has worked two consecutive days with only animal number 2345 being a little more curious. Makes the run much more peaceful.
Next a discussion with Ed about our collaboration. It will work out fine. I realize I am prevaricating with this blog post as today has been quite important in terms of learning. My question about what sort of artist I am created problems. I am the sort of artist who fills their time with little, although interesting, things because I am unable to deal with what I really want to do. I think, basically it comes down to finance, I cannot finance my ideas and have invented a condition which allows me to coast. This is ‘form dyslexia’. I have a lot of trouble with the boxes, the questions, the problems caused by the computer when filling them in and general rage that the process instigates in me. I actually feel quite ashamed of myself for allowing this to happen.
Today, I went to Lakeside at the university to see Scaling the Sublime. A brilliant exhibition in the main. One of my favourite artists is Katie Patterson whose work needs explanation as its context is not obvious. This is how my work generally is, my real work, not my prevarications. I have seen this as a problem, submissions ask for images and not always contexts. Also dealing a lot with sound, it doesn’t always make the most impact.
Now, I need to address the problem.
