We three made work as one
The tensions (often good) of being separate yet merged
We noticed for each other things we might not notice ourselves
We noticed each other noticing
It made us feel like better artists
We discovered we could trust each other and the site for work to happen
We tried new processes teetering on the edge of performance
Sometimes those processes made us feel uncomfortable
What can you do together that you can’t do alone?
It was surprising
And fast: three, to the power of three
Lark song was conjured from a stone
We became seals
Bushes
We settled for lies (like the Warren)
There were tender deceptions
There are new contacts
Ranger Steve showed us the tiny vulnerable Warren Crocus
We kept trampling over our collaboration
We are still learning to give way
We (re)learnt the value of documenting
The video camera – once an inhibitor became a collaborator
It can become work by mistake
A reward for being there doing something
More things are possible than you might think
We shared ‘sippets’ of research, talked a lot and emailed loads
It can become work by mistake
We learnt how to share work online
Can we learn from LOW PROFILE to be ‘artists not administrators’?
A trip was made to Portland to meet with the b-side team and improvise at the Batteries
We could have encouraged more public participation
We made a publication, all three of us making decisions together: it was hard
But worth it: “lies lies lies – I bought them” and they “made me smile”
We had a show of work in progress on site, in 3 beach huts
There was a video reel showing off-grid
The sun shone, people came and were enthusiastic, helpful
“You had way too much fun”
Some work needed more explanation
And introductions were sometimes forgotten
What are the best words to talk three-as-one?
3 weeks later, we are showing the work at 333 Gallery Exeter Phoenix
We commissioned a writer
His response is insightful: there is talk of making new work
Talk of a proposal to take part in a symposium
We could transfer our processes to another site?
But we are missing the Warren already
Are you getting this?
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Thank you a-n
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“Shall we do another one?”
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