Late post, i want to the grand theatre and saw Chorus
"The engulfing new creation, called Chorus, will occupy the whole space with light, pendulums and a soundtrack by Mira Calix. The underside of the bridge between the Opera North Centre and the Howard Assembly Room will also be lit in a representation of the musical scale, as people cross the bridge"- leeds grand theatre
personally i thought it was brilliant, allthough i found it without explination i felt that it diddnt need one, from the moment you walked in it just had you in a trance, the scale and function was totally different from what i expected but the overwhelming effect it had upon you was remarkable. it had such a presance within the room, in both sight and sound. so well constructed and composed it seemed such a intricatly organised collection of mechanisums, light and sound, but on a grand scale. it was well worth a look, it held a lot of mystery which was great and left you quiet and mellow.

I have in my posession a childs toy car, as seen in the image. i originally wanted it for its wheels so i could continue making mobile gallerys but the longer i look at it the more potential i see in it. i think it has an almost iconic british image to it and i dont know wether i want to use it or not, whether it be as a vessel or a ready made, it seems to hold so much imigary with it, would painting it or removing parts just deem it useless?is it just enough to appreciate the asthetics of it?

went to the closing yesterday of the collaborative project 195 miles (we all have our limits) at PSL leeds. a show based on collaboration between leeds and london artists. the show had its name changed at the last minuet as the artist felt that they hadnt collaborated and so changed the sign as you walk in to the show in to a giant anogramme. The act of doing so was enough collaboration for them to have completed the breif though. the exhibition itself was really very good. the space itself was very well used, great space and atmosphere. i particually enjoyed the taste of fog machine and dust floor. really great amount of people buzzing around and the artists themselfs were very open and approchable. great work to go along with the vibe, i particually like the sculptual works and the way in which you can see the progress in some of the works.

http://www.projectspaceleeds.org.uk/195_miles_unid0fc3_page.aspx

I have been working on my project based on building impromtue and movable galleries and exhibition spaces, this my first on is called the wondow gallery(based in the studio space at leeds college of art and design) for the obvious reason that you view the work through a window. the galleries are to express an enjoyment for making and an almost safe haven for dysplaying anything that is wanted. I feel that the spaces i make have to be more movable and be able to get out to the public so i am going to endevour to make a portable gallery. i want to know what the effect is of having something that isnt the white cube we expect and in the place we expect it. After holding an opening for a small exhibition i realised that once you have entered the homemade gallery you yourself become part of the work. There have been many mobile galleries before and many of which have been sucessfull, in some cases purely to make art more public, in other they took on a more protestual stance. in my case i just want a chance to put some art out there and to tour it, only in the sence that it is mobile. i think the end result for this may be the documentation of it. of course it rases many questions.
does the quality of the build have to be specific?
are the viewers more important than the work?
how important is the placement of the gallerys?