this was my Grandads work desk which influenced my choice of display as it has an interesting relevance!!

ive been thinking a lot about how the audience will not only read into the camera components but also what its displayed on. i initially thought about a clean white plinth but this is to clinical and although in a gallery i didnt want it to look like it had been presented for this. i wanted it to have a feel of someone investigating this camera remembering a time gone by and there memories, for there own interest. this is why i completely dismissed the idea of having it in a glass cabinet, far to museum like.

thought about a work bench but think that may give the impression of a less valued object and wanted it to look like the parts were being examined/investigated not pulled apart. this led me on to decide on a work desk as someone sits down and studies in an environment of 'think' which has more of a sense of contemplation and calm then a workshop.

i think the old desk that i chose works really well with the camera as its in keeping with the idea of history and the past. also my choice of text (my grandads) relates because of the handwriting, as handwriting of young people today looks completely different to that of my grandads generation. i think all of these factors contribute to the overall feeling of remembering and that an individual has examined each component in order to visualise a time past

The Bowery

This evening we went to the opening of the new exhibition at the gallery of the bowery

the gallery exhibited the work of Clare Lane titled 'Urban Fabric' a textile artist.

the audience seemed sparse with everyone in the downstairs cafe drinking and listening to the live music. i thought this was a nice touch which grouped people together to talk about the work previously seem upstairs.

the first room had six paintings spread accross three of the walls and had three plinths with these fabric sculpture/ forms. the gallery is small with two rooms and feels more like a house than professional space.

i thought this was an unusual choice for display and wasnt sure why that one was on the floor? 

llya kabakov "The man who never threw anything away"
   

i like the display of this piece, everything looks meticulously laid out and labelled. these ordinary things have almost been made into artifacts, giving it an emphasis of value. because of the scale it becomes quite an intimate piece, it involves the viewer really looking closely, analysing each object/document. this is something that i would like to bring into my work. during the crit. were i had the camera laid out on a plinth everyone crouched down to get a closer look, so i think it has that same intimate feeling due to the size of the parts.

ive decided to take the investigation of the camera further than taking it appart. really looking deeply at the materials and working into them to see what i can find.how far do i go though? is this enough?

for the crit. to easily explain my idea i laid it out how i had taken it appart on a plinth. everyone responded well to how i'd presented it, as if someone had taken it appart to see whats inside it and its waiting to be put back together, knowing full well it will never happen.

however, i dont feel comfortable displaying as it is at the moment. i feel that i havnt had any intervention with it and simply leaving it at that doesnt excite me. or get across what im trying to say! but im not really sure what i do want to say anymore!!

ok so everythings changed since my last blog. my tutorial with steven and rory made me realise that suspending the camera isnt helping my concept but rather becomes more about the strings themselves. i think this would be further exagerated in my piece as the parts of the camera are so small and each piece will need at least two threads coming from it. a perfect example is Cornelia Parkers work.

when i saw this at the exhibition at leeds Metropolitan i found myself really interested at the perfect lines that the threads were organised into which i do think took away from the overall piece.

thinking about this has definitely made me reconsider the suspension because her work to a certain extent is about the thread whereas i saw it as a means of looking like it was suspended in mid-air which doesnt work at all. so now got to think about my display and how best to portray my idea to the viewer.