well another day at the castle museum in Norwich in the
build your own exhibition - this time it was knit-natter-publish - a really
lovely session - the conversation flowed whilst fingers moved - subjects
included feminism, the position of 'women's work', education, undervalued
activity, tradition, learning, The prison service, Norfolk demographics, the
value of small-talk and well-being through textiles. the text is a work in
progress and the session was more of a pilot testing ground as to how we could
explore the connections in the future. there was talk of doing something in the
Forum.
its my first time
but I have always been here
there
in the moment - a memory of the muscle
my mother
my gran my nan my grandmother
lineage
a line
a conversation between
a yarn
within and between
fingers
wound up
women's small talk
then onto Cambridge for a follow-up session as part of
the Nano project including a tour of The Maxwell Building - stunning- slightly
envious of its thoughtful design - spaces which are dynamic and yet leave freedom
for the individual to really reflect/think - meeting casually is where the real
work and creativity happens. The amount of communal space is extraordinary -
its almost as if it was designed with discussion and collaboration in mind - the
science world does seem to of taken the best of what we used to do - buying
sofas to sit - they are on the ball with this issue - okay - the most bizarre
disconnected random eclectic surreal in the real Surrealist sense of
juxtaposition and did I mention bizarre film ever - The Holy Mountain - unsure
how I missed this gem but it really is fantastical - the tiny hand-crocheted
capes for the 'battling lizards' is the lease odd moment in the whole thing!
drugs are not necessary. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071615/ finally - tickets for Star Wars booked - tick - the
experience anticipated - tick - most excellent
