tuesday...

today i arrived at church early, and did alot of reading, and thinking and once again writing, its odd, i feel a bit like im back at uni, with this particular deadline to make new work. its not a bad thing at all, its just i suppose this mat b the first time since that i have actually had such a concentrated period to focus on my practice and in particular brand new work (as oppose to developing the ongoing Garden Furniture Project) its taking that step into the unknown with the new work that is the thing, i just have to go for it, and not worry about things fucking up.

i went to the Tate also to see their International 06 exhibition, it was a bit stark, a bit, erm, 'cooly conceptual' or i suppose thats how it may b percieved, i dunno? anyway one piece by Philippe Parreno, was an odd kind of built in bookcase, filled with free dvd's, that u realised u could push and this would spin into a secret room; the room was empty. in Parreno's blurb he said "we come seeking information, yet are told to go away and watch a video"... this intrigued me alot.

this idea that we come to view work, and expect it to be resolved, to be concluded, to allow the viewer to connect if you like with it, but what if it isnt so obvious? i came back and began prising apart a cupboard i had brought into the church, i layed it out, i moved its bits and pieces around, i played with it, i thought about what this means to see the 'insides' of this thing, i think i may put it back together tomorro? i dunno? imagine if i could put it back together so u might never know i had ripped it appart? lets see what happens tomorro...