Setting up at Kraak

We arrived at the space yesterday morning ready to set up. At first I think everyone was thinking how on earth we were all going to fit in as Play and Record are sharing the space. But once our sub groups were assigned space we worked together to curate our work. Katie, Molly, Charlotte and I are sharing a wall and  Vicky's work is suspended between the pillars opposite. Kerry is showing a film which will be projected onto a wall as part of a loop with other students films. I don't know what the boys are doing. I have mounted my images onto foamboard and pinned the acetate images over the top so that they come away from the bottom pieces slightly. The static however just pulls the acetate layers flat again but not to worry. Looking at the picture below I think maybe we should have lined up to top and bottom of mine and Molly's pieces. The only thing I am not to happy with is the lack of light on our wall. My images look a little dark but other than that I am happy with our group display. I also wrote my first artist statement! 

"My work looks at different aspects of distortion through the medium of photography. Personal fears are challenged by exploring the subconscious mind's augmented view of the body, which has become the focus of my practice."

I think that sums it up well. I read an article from the Guardian about over the top artspeak. I often find it difficult to make sense artist statements at exhibitions. They make me feel stupid because every other word written I have never heard of. I would never want to make someone feel that way when seeing my work so I think its important to keep it simple. 

The exhibition opens today as part of  Unit X; The Manchester Creative Festival which should be really good. Vicky and are on duty at our exhibition from 2-3pm so before and after we can go and see what's going on at the other venues.

The space

Our wall and Katie wondering where to start

Vicky setting up her rolls

Left to right: Molly's 24 photos documenting the face over 24 hours/ Charlotte's experiments with ice, salt and inks/ My photos/ Katie's textile piece inspired by Manchester and the iconic worker bee.

Vicky almost finished