25/02/2011
Today we were meant to stay in college all day for a crit. Not many people were in though, because of interviews and portfolio preparation, so the crit was finished by about 12. I found it really helpful though. when I showed my research so far to my group Alex told me it reminded her of something she had seen recently in the saatchi gallery- the piece was 'The followers' by Ximena Garrido- Lecca.
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| The Followers by Ximena Garrido- Lecca. I liked the work but wasn't sure if it fitted in with the surrounding works. Saatchi usually seeks to include stand out works that are shocking or completely new. The piece didn't really feel completely convincing as a piece of bold installation or sculpture. |
I had pictures of Pere Lachaise cemetary in Paris- I went in the summer and had taken loads of photos of this semi underground memorial. The walls of the space were basically grids where people's ashes were placed and then covered with plaques.
In the afternoon I went along to the saatchi gallery to do some sketching. I normally go to the new Saatchi exhibitions but mostly I find them quite disappointing. The first part of the Newspeak exhibitions last year I really didn't enjoy, but I actually quite liked this recent Newspeak one. The sculptures and installations got me thinking about just how wacky my message space could be- especially if I want it to be something eye catching and fun for residents. For example, I really like how Graham Hudson's piece was alot like a performance in itself. It was chaotic, noisy and had to be re-erected in a different way with each new exhibition.
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| Graham Hudson 'All My Exes Live in Tesco's' |
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| Dean Hughes 'Shelves (iv)' |
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Juliana Cerqueira Leite 'Oh'
All these pieces above really helped me to widen my ideas of how to design a messaging space. They're all very different but they make me feel confident that I can come up with something bold and experimental. Like Hudson's piece I want to experiment using found objects aswell. |
Aswell as developing this 'message space' idea I've also had another idea which I'd like to look at closer. In Crouch End there is this magazine vendour Colin who sits in this small green shed on the Broadway facing the clocktower. He's been there for ages and is somebody all the locals know quite well. I'd like to design him a new space to sell his papers from. I want to reinvent a space which is somewhat overlooked- everybody is aware who Colin is, but they dont really notice much when it comes to his green shed. He's based in such a prime spot on the broadway, a new 'shed' would be instantly noticeable.
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