In the Fine Art lecture with Niamh White I found several aspects of her curational experience very interesting, including the variety of institutions and scenarios she has worked in. One area which took my interest in particular was her work with SHOWStudio, a film and fashion broadcasting company which live streams the setup of many of it's photo shoots from stage 1 to completion then exhibits the finished photographs. For me as an artist the fact that so much of this process becomes accessible gives the experience great intimacy and a real sense of involvement.
When speaking of her involvement with Hospital Rooms, a charity installing gallery level work into institutions such as Prisons and Mental Health and Dementia Residential Ward she also mentioned the work of Louis Wain and his kaleidoscope cats which I found quite interesting. I would like to do a bit of further research into him and his work, focusing particularly on the way the decomposition of his mind informed his work and his use of pattern and colour.
In my thematic critique on Curating we spoke more about enjoyment of process and how the position of curator lends itself to a key involvement in this. It was really nice to have an open dialogue about a subject such as this, as everyone had unique experiences to share. It was really useful to hear from the second years about their experience in the curating section of their unit and some of the issues they encountered. Specifically they suggested creating some way of allowing the artists to particularly describe the way they wanted their work to be presented. They also highlighted the importance of not being afraid to commission work specifically for an exhibition brief to ensure all of the pieces included acted as part of a conducive theme.
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