latest plinth update

another couple of crazy days.. we did the not part of festival today.. manky manc's answer to the fringe.. it was excellent.. really good fun and we met new peeps.. we danced in the pink bags to an afro brazilian band, nice to meet you juba do leao! and listened to wry ditties from kriss foster - whose artwork is equally as cute as his songs.. meaning that most literally.. a very sharp man.. afterwards though we were absolutely done in.. so hot but really happy! yesterday i had a good phonecall with andy from REDD who seems very supportive of the post plinth show, so they are going to sort the shop space by the sounds of it.. chuffed! the plan continues to unfold and i cant wait to get to london next week.. also some positive response to the press release from work, i'm to get a call from ben soon from the LEP.. cheers wayne! so it's motoring.. i can really see the work in my mind now - nelson's column rearing up above our heads and the national in an almost spherical perspective bulbous behind.. ace!

plinth update

it's been a while since i manged to make a blog entry.. things have been so hectic it's crazy busy time preparing for the plinth, and also seeing my dad who is in intensive care each day. thankfully he has cancelled his date with the grim reaper some four times over the last fortnight, so we're hoping that's a permanent arrangement - well for now anyway! but it's meant i havent had the time each day to make an entry so here we go.. time right now to update: things have moved forward somewhat, i've had some press about the project and am now looking for a space to house the product in onces it's created. i'm meeting rebecca and jane from creative industries bolton today, hopefully to get some print sponsorship. the intention with the product is to create a photo-montage in a 3D format, which i can use to line a room enabling the viewer to literally place themselves on the plinth, as if they were a plinther themselves, within the traflagar square environement - if that makes sense! fantastically louise, my bosom buddy and partner in many art crimes, has also secured a place on the plinth about a month after me! the universe so loves us two, so we intend to amalagamate our product, her sound with my visuals, to create a really sensory experience. she intends to capture sounds whilst on the plinth and use them to make a sound sculpture of the experience. i think she may also have a bit of spoken word going on in there too.. sounds fab! we've had interest from a local gallery - neo artists - who seem to want to show the work, but logistically it may be that their space is unsuitable. i really want a disused shop space or something similar, as i want the work to be accessable by all and in an everyday type setting. it's important to me to keep with the theme of inclusivity, and as we all know, galleries are hardly that! however, they have managed to secure some empty shop spaces themselves so hopefully something may come together in this vein. the one and other website is now streaming the event and i am asking people to pledge to watch me - an option on the website - so if you find me, in plinthers week 2, then please do! work seem supportive of our projects, both hers and mine, and our PR officer sent me a draft copy of their press release, which only needed a little tweeking here and there.. i'm not sure mr. gormley would appreciate being referred to as andrew so i had to amend that bit! but for now things are moving and the support i am getting is amazing. i've agreed to wear a tee shirt for an organisation called the children's trust for a little while up there, all power to them, and as the boyf works for a very similar organisation, how could i refuse their request? hopefully i will get another moment today to blog, as the meetings i am having in the next few hours could be instrumental so after the private view of neo-artists latest offerings i will get back to you ..

emerging talent - our show

the glitter and the glam

4th plinth

it's taken a while to sink in but i've got to start somewhere..i got a place in mr. gormley's 4th plinth project.. i'm really happy.. his work is always thought provoking and increasingly inclusive.. he includes his viewers in his drawings which i think is telling.. i've had positive feedback so far from people, press support and stuff from my local creative industries team. we had to keep it quiet but now we can speak!! we're all going to the view at the uni on thursday so hopefully we can source some space somewhere. i'd like to put the installation piece into an empty space or something in the town, maybe the galleries would be interested. i got congrats from rebecca so maybe we can get the uni to sponsor the print run ?? that would be good ))) i've worked out i want to do a photo installation, a book and the blog. i want my mac at home so i can grab screens.. i want to get the mails up and other images.. but i've got to start somewhere.. that's why that's not my shot. thought it's pretty cool.. i added a tint so thanks you who captured that.. can we share intellectual property rights?? now that's another blog entirely..

this isnt my shot