It’s seems I have been forgiven.
So now…
There is this small matter of the final phase of the final phase of the MA to consider – what is the plan?
Originally it had been the show in Estonia that I am co-curating with Sandra Jogeva but it’s not that straight forward to be in two countries at one time.
It’s quite important to figure this out. If money was no object I would go there in July for three weeks, come back hand in my work, be there for the various assessments, fly back for the opening of the show return after a day or two for the opening of the MA show fly back again for the rest of the Tallinn show, fly back to the UK for my results then fly to Tallinn to take down the show.
But in fact I will probably just make a hasty exit after assessments, put up the show, unfortunately miss my MA preview night (boo), take down the show in Tallinn – fly back to do a few days invigilation and then take down.
So it seems that the Estonia show will not be part of my MA hand-in which means I could have applied for funding. On one hand it’s dissapointing that all the work involved will not be part of what I hand in, but in another way I can have a bit more fun with it as there is not so much pressure on.
In my head it looked very complicated so I made a diagram to explain to myself how easy it is.
I am sad that I will have to go through the pain of flying to Tallinn for such a short time but I will try to go back for longer again soon.
Now that that has been decided the next step is to plan what I will be doing between 14th June and 14th August in great detail. It is 61 days. A lot can be achieved in that time. What will I achieve?
luckily I was brought up as a Catholic which means it is never too late for me to repent and seek forgiveness.
Dear a-n blog,
it has been two months since my last blog entry these are my art blog sins:
I have spent too much time on other things and not thought about my blog
I have tried to curate because I was invited to do so and not because I have a burning desire to curate, I was flattered at the invitations and i have found myself tied up in activities that I had not expected to be involved in
I have not read the book I checked out of the library because I have been too busy in meetings about meetings and browsing the Internet, jumping from link to link without discipline
I have written things and not shared them on my blog
I await a suitable penance.
It’s springtime; the human instinct compels us to procreate to ensure the survival of the species. Artists making art now question the fruits of their creation. Creating new perceptions rather than new life our activities are called into question by the worst critics – ourselves.
Of course there is the option of procreation and artistic creation but the point is that now is the time to review the value of time spent making functionless objects or experiences verses time spent nurturing new human life.
‘I have an unquiet mind’ Nazereen in Brick Lane.
I am not happy.
It seems as though I have a puzzle in my head where many strings are knotted and I must untangle the right one to get to the prize.
Edward deBono would say to being with the prize and work back. Now the prize is a piece of work that represents the best MA work I can do at this point in my life.
It is complicated by the many commitments I have made to other projects. They are taking up my time and the space in my head and in my days and nights. It is making me tired. Exhausted and unable to dedicate time to what I want to do.
Priorities.
Time is flying away. What it achievable? It seems that I will loose my days to the things I have distracted myself with.
I’m tired. I need to rest an quieten my mind.
I’ve just finished reading Edward de Bono’s book on the ideas or language, thinking, design and perception.
It has taken me some time to get through it.
In the process I have broken my washing machine and been to visit a victorian camera obscura.
http://youtu.be/dp_3NGShQAM
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/93784
On Thursday I will share my research with young people in the area as part of schools workshops at AUCB.
