1stVS3rd

Im finding writing an artist statement a dread. Not just because my work has been fluctuating in the media it manifests in but even on a concept level. This might be perhaps that on a personal level there is similar fluctuations and turmoils.

I realised that my statement was written in the first person and the obvious change the reader experiences if whatever content that may be was written about the artist by someone else. It becomes more professional and somehow more trustworthy. 

I agree that this is true. However it troubles me a bit, not  in the sense that i oppose it or want to fight the personal point of view corner, but for me it creates another detachment from what i think i know about my work and what it actually is. Perhaps this is needed and what makes ones work more mature.

I am first week in the Robert Callender Residency for Young Artists 2nd part. Working at Sea Loft. Niall Stevenson is currently in Japan doing his 1st part of the residency. The Japanese Artist working here as well is Kaori Matsumura and she is great to work with. 

Last night i tested my piece, where for this residency I am taking my work 8. a step forward and am aiming to make the work steal any source of light that illuminates it from outside to be illuminated solely from within. The element of pressure is still going to be present as it is important that the element of latching is maintained. However it is taking a step back this time as the whole work will have another tangent that is illuminated in a similar manner, however its latching on the building is aided only by gravity. 

This work will be adapted and takes its inspiration form a staircase in Summerhall. I like the fact that it will not be presented in a conventional gallery space. It reacts well with the history of the building and its return to Art. - An analogy to the fact that the founder of the college, William Dick have given his first lectures about this subject in the Art School because there was no proper place established.

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Today is real life again. Where does art begin and where does it interact/stop/merge/infuse/transform/stayconstant? with the real life. Getting the first CT Scan results to see if treatment for Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the gums has worked. Simon MacFadyen is a great person and very dear to me. I pray and hope the results are good.