Call 3 – sited/off site was a project that allowed me to work outside of the studio and consider what the line is, and where it stands between ‘the work’ and documentation. I proposed a performance piece and felt very certain about how it would be documented – with photographs – which took me away from my normal practice which would usually revolve around going to a place, but collecting/taking something away to explore in the studio.
In terms of curating this piece; my audience were my two travelling companions, fellow artists who were not only present for the performance, but who I had to hand control over to, and trust with my intentions. When the documentation was brought back to the Lobby to be displayed, the audience was something different again, and what had to be considered when selecting appropriate documentation was how much of the story I wanted to tell, and how descriptive the documentation had to be. In the end it was decided that more could be left unsaid – the image that I selected said all that I wanted to and doesn’t need to describe the piece entirely. It is not the piece itself.
The documentation of these events in the Lobby forms a cohesive and interesting ‘non-exhibition’; the work is varied and all of it somewhat cryptic which again illuminates the difference between the work, and the documentation that came from it. This has been the most challenging of the calls in this sense – the workload was relatively small compared to call 1, but there was working out to do with regards to how this should be translated – as with call 2 – but more so.
I was not involved in the curation of the exhibition, but was present. The large amount of work for such a small space meant that a tight narrative had to be created, as well as a sense of aesthetic balance. I think this has also been the most challenging show to install.
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