The case continues to dominate. I feel sad we are in this position, especially as we were reluctant to litigate. The other side sent a letter refusing to talk to us before we issued a claim, so we had no choice. Had we not challenged their position we would have been deemed to acquiesce. We have offered binding arbitration on numerous occasions which is far more cost effective than going to court but the factory company have refused. We are still arguing about what is recoverable through the the service charge. For example we don’t believe the lease requires the tennants to pay for the director’s own private legal fees. We have handed the case back to the lawyers as it has been getting a bit heavy. The costs are a deep concern and I know there are going to be no winners, whatever the outcome. On a lighter note I have just finished showing at Trade Gallery. Bruce made a great job of hanging the work…it was both interesting and sensitive. I had some good feedback though I’m not sure everyone ‘got it’. My work looks a bit fluffy on the surface but it’s quite dark on closer inspection.
you leave a blog the more difficult it is to pick up the threads. Since the last entry I have been to Seoul, been to court and John has had a knee replacement. We had a wonderful time n Korea, but I never saw the show which opened whilst we were flying home because of the last minute change of venue. However, Sooky managed to organise a venue pdq at the KeumSan Gallery (Seoul-Heyri-Tokyo) which is an amazing space. The organisers were v welcoming and had arranged press releases and a pv in our absence. The show will run til 5th aug. Our attempt by us to strike out the last 2 items in the counterclaim was unsuccessful. We believed these issues were not worthy of a full trial but the judge thought otherwise, so these items will proceed. It is v stressful as these items soon become a side issue in relation to the costs involved. The knee replacement was successful though there is an infection which is slowing progress. We are all helping with day-to-day tasks such as hospital appointments, ferrying to the hairdressers and shopping etc. In between, I am working towards my show at he Trade Gallery this month. I was in panic mode as I am used to experimenting and developing ideas over an 18 month period. But, apparently new graduates are used to working with small timescales. I am treating this as a challenge and hopefully I can pull it off.
