I got hold of a large roll of paper 1.5 meters wide and I’ve decided to make a drawing that fills a 4:3 rectangle with the rocky images from the previous post. The goal is to project a video made form the drawing either back onto it or onto another screen the same size. I’m about 2 thirds through and as much as I say I am interested in ‘the process of drawing’ its a little time consuming especially when I’m in a strange place with a lot to see….
So the past couple of days I’ve been hiding from it - yesterday I stayed at the flat and did some doodling and music and today I went to a charming gallery in Brusand in its old train station: Nordisk Kunst Plattform. And I don’t use the word ‘charming’ lightly - its in a village near the beach with a population of around 300, it has retained the original luridly patterned wall paper and is run by the friendly artist couple that live above the gallery space. Only open for 4 hours on a Sunday, it seems to be a small bastion of culture as the train heads south into increasingly christian (kristian?) territory. I’d also like to note that it is beyond Time (see map).
It rained all day yesterday so I didn’t want to brave it into the studio. So I sat next to the window in the residency accommodation doing some work. The window opens on a hinge and the familiar sound of the rain is like white noise. Closing the window acts like sweeping a filter, cutting out more and more of the top-end as the window closes and flooding the spectrum as it arcs open.
Above are just some notes I made, about a theoretical performance - often in cinemas there are speakers placed behind a perforated screen to let the sound through, I like the idea of being able to slowly reveal the sound from behind the screen. I did a little searching around and found that drive in theatres frequently use inflatable screens -endless possibilities of puncturing the frame spring to mind.
I’ll probably have a less speculative post soon…