9/9/17
The last two weeks have flown by. I spent the first sourcing materials, designing and assembling my structure, at home in my studio, as a base to work on for the month-long residency at the Vestibules, City Hall in Bristol with my friends from the Synecdoche Art Group [www.synecdocheart.com]. Fourteen members of the group have leased both spaces from City Hall for the month of September to enable us to work, show case our diverse talents and interact with the public, our concept is based on the word ‘[dis]place’ which we are all interpreting in various ways and medium.
‘The Vestibules’ is a new initiative instigated by Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol and Councillor Estella Tincknell, Deputy Mayor, to ‘showcase Bristol talent and give cultural and community groups unique environments to display their work’ in partnership with Artspace Lifespace. http://theislandbristol.com/spaces/the-vestibules/
Monday the 4th was installation day, first came the briefing on using the facilities, we had to be very quiet in various corridors; found out later this is where the ‘gods live’, etc. etc. Unfortunately, not everyone could make it for the briefing or installation which meant that some of the walls look a little thin, but it is a work in progress. The first few days were slow as far as visitor numbers attending, but it picked up towards the end of the week with over 150 coming in including a family from Northern Italy who I spent an enjoyable time with discussing art in general.
