LCC Summer Show

My visit to the LCC summer show was a rather short one. I had two hours to have a look at it. The interior space is very energetic, colorful, comfortable. Reminded me of a playground. The exhibition was very well presented, organized with huge amount of information to browse. It takes days to properly understand such an exhibition.

I loved the idea of items for take away. Some students had their business card or postcard size print of their work available. It is important to think about how to attract certain people to look at the work, take the card with them and follow up the information written on it. Glancing at one of the print outs I took with myself I can remember the original feeling of the work. It is probably good to make a visual connection between the original and the card. The leaflets of different courses at LCC were also great, professional looking. Organic is all the rage.

My favourite was an interactive instrument by Kirsty Greig: Haptic Soundscape. 12 pipes were hanging in a darkened space. One could walk between them. Touching the end of a pipe activated a unique sound.

Another by Fiona Choi, a sculpture of rotten strawberries hanged on strings called the Unpleasant and Distance. They looked like trapped insects. Filthy dead flies. By standing closer, the beautiful fragrance of strawberries amazed me.

Pretty images. Although probably all work is a proof of hard work behind them, only some of those have any message and depth to communicate. What can you use them for? Where do they lead to? What is their goal?

Visiting this exhibition was an opportunity for me to think about how I would exhibit work. It gives inspiration. Connects to other ideas. Other people.

ECCA podcast related to degree shows

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I want to start adding text to my posts. Something meaningful or helpful, constructive. Thoughts related to things that "ring my bells". Thoughts on the projects I am doing. Descriptions of techniques or processes I come across with. It would be great to connect with other blogs with similar interests. To share ideas. To contribute to. Sharing links to useful websites. For example I find ECCA (Enterprise Centre for the Creative Arts) podcasts very useful. Some of the speakers are quite annoying to listen to ("you know like sort of what I mean...") but most of them are professional practitioners and provide loads of enlightening information.

Also, blogging can be another form of outcome. Or a way of working out ideas. Essays on films, photographs, drawings or any work of art/object can go onto these pages. Reflections on gallery, exhibition visits. Progress at college can be recorded here.

Tomorrow is time to visit the summer show of London College of Communication. Commenting on that with illustrative pictures will be a chance to practice this actual goal of mine.