University of Sunderland

The work was completed on time last Friday – phew! However, life has been manic since and I have not had time to reflect upon the experience yet or decide how I feel right now. To put you in the picture, I had an acceptable offer for my house as I walked to my car from the studio on Friday afternoon and by Monday afternoon I had had an offer accepted on one I want to buy in Scotland so it’s all systems go with ‘real’ life outside uni too. I am going in today to switch off the installations on the sculpture corridor at end of play. There is a rumour we will know our marks by the degree show tomorrow – not sure where this has originated or how much truth is in it, but I do recall that the students graduating last year were aware of their marks at the degree show. It was the topic of most of the conversation at that show! I am now trying to decide how best to document my installation (possibly HD video???). It is fairly intense and I can’t help but feel that any attempts to record it will not come close to the effect that being in the space, surrounded by the projection and the noise, causes in the viewer. One has told me it made him feel sick (a compliment to a powerful piece rather than disgust I hope!) and another that she felt excited and anxious when in the room alone with it. I feel good about this work. I feel that I have managed to iron out the issues that were preventing it from working and have produced something interesting and with depth. I feel strangely sad that it is ‘complete’ and does not need my ministrations any longer….