The project at the Market Estate is beginning to get underway and even with a month still to go before the opening there is already excitement in the air!
Higgins, the contracting company, is sponsoring the event and has agreed to donate some scrap materials to some of the artists. So the other day I spent a good few hours scavenging bits of wood and tubing from the local building site.
With enough materials gathered and still not a penny spent, I got to see my space for the first time. As it was quite a spectacular day the flat seemed surprisingly inviting with light streaming in through every window. It’s an odd space however and it feels strange to sit in a home that has only very recently been vacated. The few things left behind are like ghostly threads to someone’s story. A photograph of a young girl, yellowed lace curtains, a missing button and a £25 dept on the electricity meter.
A few days later, but this time without the sunshine, I spent some hours drawing in the space. Working out ideas for the positioning of the sculpture is harder than I expected if i’m going to appease the worries of the councils’ Health and Safety advisors.
