the space between: also~and.

This weekend I visited THE SPACE BETWEEN exhibit in St Pancras crypt…I loved it and I havnt forgotten to blog about it, but I am waiting for images of the work in situ, as it is vital to what I want to say about the work, particularly since I visited the exhibit with some one who had some interesting insights that I also want to share. So its important that the images link with the experience of the work that we had…..So while I wait I will share a few thoughts and images from the studio.

So whats been happening for me? well I have some drawings and a painting heading over to the NHS (more on that later) but its a good thing. Painting continues: punctuated by extended periods of thinking~mainly in circles, but its important, regardless of its shape.

In fact I am heading back into a period of research and looking. I have come up against a couple of barriers within my practice of late and I plan to smash them down or work around them~either way its going to take a bit of time. I know its needed but I often begrudge, as a maker, giving over that time and space to what can often feel hugely unproductive.

As a taster, here’s a snapshot of what I see.

Rosson Crow
Bosch
Bellmer
Caravaggio
debridement

The space between

In a world where we can be here, there and everywhere, where there is the promise that we can be anyone or anything if only we try hard enough, are good enough, we increasingly find ourselves in a Space Between. A space between being and becoming: a place of transformation and translation, rich with longing, melancholy and fantasy. A space that calls not for representation but presentation, for who knows what we are or what we might become? The act of presentation in/from the Space Between allows us to reflect on these oscillating states of being, providing a moment’s pause to stop and contemplate the state of flux in which we live. (THE SPACE BETWEEN website)

I am looking forward to this exhibit with special interest in Kate McCgwire. This sculptor explores the beauty of objects that are commonly thought to have none, placing them in uncomfortable situations.

Kate McCgwire. Sluice 2008, Mixed media with Pigeon feathers.

Amanda Couch. Dust Passing 2009, Performed at Spill National Platform, part of Spill Festival, 18th April 2009.
Mixed media, dust. Live performance with installation and camera obscura. Approx. 3 ½ hours. Photography by Aileen Harvey.

Jan Dunning. Untitled (Red Room) 2008, Colour Pinhole Photograph, mounted on aluminium in wooden tray frame. 70 x 59 cm

THE SPACE BETWEEN. An exhibition at the Crypt, St Pancras Church, London. 5 – 21 June 2009
Visit the website HERE