After a long period of waiting, I finally know what the dates for my show in Berlin next year will be. The sense of relief is palpable, even though I knew that the proposals had been agreed in principle, it is great to have the dates confirmed. I now know the timetable that I am working to.
4 months, in fact.
I have left the planning alone for the last month or so, partly as a defence mechanism, just in case I got an email to say actually it would not be possible to have the show after all. A trip to Venice to catch the last weeks of the Biennale, and frantically making flamenco doll sculptures provide more positive reasons for not getting on with the planning. But now I need to stay focused, to resolve my ideas in a practical, achievable form.
I have now started to have all the feelings associated with being told that you have a solo show coming up. A slightly uncomfortable feeling in the stomach as I come to terms with the fact that I actually have to make this work, it is no longer just about ideas and plans, but must be realised.
So, watch this space, as they say.
