life at University continues its unforgiving march of time. We are
in the time of universal fear where students realise that this life will end
and the reality of life outside education will start. How will they manage? Will
seminars about self employment, how to pay tax, training around interview
techniques and the building of portfolios ever be enough? But I feel at least
we are trying.
OCA teaching goes from strength to strength, the latest project -
Testing Your Boundaries is a wonderful space of experimentation. It takes on
the form of a kind of contractual permission where students who have waited to
do something find release and create incredible work in such a short space of
time. It is a pivotal moment, they use it as a springboard, the ripples of
which can be felt throughout the rest of their time at OCA. It is genuinely
exciting to be in the presentations.
The OA turned out to be
a twisted mind meltdown which wasn't helped by the conflation in my own brain
between time travel and multi dimensional existence......now we are all in the
OA.
Destroyer https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7137380/?ref_=nv_sr_1
was difficult as the main character, played by an unrecognisable Nicole Kidman
is was relentlessly unhappy - the clever twist in the time line is quite
revelatory.
The Synthetic anatomy table displays at Kings were wonderful. The
culmination of the project is always tricky - the challenge is to show both the
process of working together - the journey of the project and also to demonstrate
the actual concepts of the project the group is working with. It was great to
work with the inspirational Shelly James and Celia Pym assessing and running a
feedback session for the students, focusing on the clarity of presentation and communication.
It's interesting to think that it all started with the Crafts Council Parallel
Practices initiative. As ever the lab we were working in had a disturbing/interesting
object - I so don't want to have to use the shower or be in the room when it is
used.
went out to see a couple
of shows - Spruth Magers - http://spruethmagers.com/exhibitions/492 has a stunning show by Reinhard Mucha - the work is a
series of found/constructed beautifully constructed narrative vitrines.It also has a great floor. Hauser
and Wirth has a couple of exhibitions that are a little
yes-i-get-it-but-there-is-nothing- really-to-hold-me-here. GAO has a fun VR set up but the smell of balloons and the pink
light made me a little heady!
