So, should the floor be painted another colour or not? It’s the standard art-school-grey at the moment, but is to paint it a completely different colour going to be taking the entire installation down the theatrical route? If the colour is referencing a floor colour which could / has been used in a domestic environment going to be not so much shifting the space, as attempting to make it into something else? So a different shade of grey?
I’m a little concerned that the shades of white that I’m using might be so, well, white, that there won’t be much of a distinguishable difference between them. And it’s also been brought to my attention that the photograph printed on the reclaimed letter is a little too black and white, where perhaps a bit more subtlety involving grey might have been preferable. It’s also going to be a bit tricky trying to make this appear as if it’s in the wall in a gentle way – I’ve had to bench the plaster idea, as I realised that I really wouldn’t have time to learn how to plaster properly, and the finished result would most likely look like I hadn’t had much time to learn how to plaster properly. So the photograph is behind the lining paper, and idea is to rub / sand the paper away, and perhaps involve a little silver-leaf somewhere along the lines.
I’ve also realised that I’m thinking of these ideas in terms of something ‘finished’ again – an easy trap to fall into I think, when preparing for a public exhibition. However, part of my original philosophy in approaching this particular exhibition was to try and think of the work / works in terms of ideas in progress, thoughts and suggestions. Perhaps I need to be thinking in terms of this again….
I’m going to find out about different shades of grey paint tomorrow.
