Lately I’ve been asking myself: ‘Why am I doing this blog?’ Originally I thought that it would stimulate comment – and when it didn’t I posted the conversation I was having on my own web site. But now I understand the difference between blogging, which is reflection on one’s existence, and a forum, where people engage in a dialogue.
So, once again, what is this blog about and why am I doing it? If it is to reflect on the progress of my forthcoming exhibition, then it will be a very boring diary of trying to get everything done. This would not be just the continual struggle of juggling domestic life and making art. It would be a catalogue of the day to day administration and frustrations, of trying to get a solo artist led exhibition organised. Frankly, I do not have time for that.
Having failed to get institutional funding I will not be able to hire support, which would have helped with promotion and later on in the gallery. Fundraising will have to continue with the pursuit of small donations and marketing will mean endless phone calls and emails and press releases. All this leaves precious little time to get into my studio and finish making the exhibits. Therefore, unless anything startling happens, this blog will take a rest until the exhibition takes physical shape in September.
See you then…?
