your proposed artistic activity, and what do you want to achieve by doing it?
To RnD the artistic, financial and practical matters related to a large scale, participatory installation of up to 12 sculptures (6 swings, 6 roundabouts). Ring fence at least 60 dedicated RnD days over 6 months: 24 GFTA funded, 24 match + 12 days market research – 6 days inside The Harris Museum and ArtGallery (THMAG) & 6 days outside THMAG, on The Flag Market. Through constructive, critical conversations mentors and I will consider 3 potential avenues of artistic exploration: ready-made, off the peg, play equipment from existing suppliers; commissioning other artists to create their interpretation of Swings and Roundabouts or creating the Swings and Roundabouts myself. I will consult each mentor 3 times: to describe and discuss preliminary ideas and listen to initial suggestions; to present and discuss findings so far, listen to feedback and consider pros and cons of each option and then to select the best value outcome. This activity is an appropriate opportunity for RnD risk taking. The future manifestation of the phrase ‘Swings and Roundabouts’ in which an audience activates the sculpture through their own action, transforming a still life into a real life, inverts my standard artistic modus operandi. The audience will do the saying, perform the phrase. My achievable ambition is to see the public participating, using their kinetic energy to engage and do the familiar in an unfamiliar location, to activate and animate the ambiance of the space.
