Outpost Gallery- Invigilating work
OUTPOST GALLERY
INVIGILATION WORK
Over the summer period I have begun invigilating for Outpost gallery. This allows me time with not only the exhibitions but also the artists that produce the work. Attending open studio events and other creative spaces has helped me have insight into the process of the work and the setting that the art is produced. Talking to the artists is an interesting way to delve into why and how the work is produced and compare this to my own position within the industry.
Further to this, as invigilator. I see who attends the exhibitions. As I speak to these individuals and interact with them I begin to see how reactions to the works can be more interesting that the exhibition itself. Many do not even read the provided information about the work. I often hand It to them to allow them to experience the work more. This has allowed me time and input to assess my own practice and how the general public would perceive that. It has given me more information to base decisions of about how to progress.
Casper Heinmann
Distant Clinical Entity
Heinmann's Exhibition was of specific interest to me due to not only the medium of the work but also the subject matter. The small exhibition space was naturally lit as usual with small objects theoretically spaced on the floor. Writing pieces spoke on the back wall and the side walls boasted small drawings of seemingly geographical areas. As a self-proclaimed anarcho communist poet the writing work displayed tackles issues surrounding trans identity and the 'state'.
The writing display's font was fragmented, leaving the words a challenge to read and the sentences were not allowed to merge at all.
Exhibitions such as this draw much attention on opening nights. This is where people first engage with the work and ask 'so what is it about'. This is an opportunity to truly engage the viewer and instill the urgency of messages such as social insecurity and inequality.
INVIGILATION WORK
Over the summer period I have begun invigilating for Outpost gallery. This allows me time with not only the exhibitions but also the artists that produce the work. Attending open studio events and other creative spaces has helped me have insight into the process of the work and the setting that the art is produced. Talking to the artists is an interesting way to delve into why and how the work is produced and compare this to my own position within the industry.
Further to this, as invigilator. I see who attends the exhibitions. As I speak to these individuals and interact with them I begin to see how reactions to the works can be more interesting that the exhibition itself. Many do not even read the provided information about the work. I often hand It to them to allow them to experience the work more. This has allowed me time and input to assess my own practice and how the general public would perceive that. It has given me more information to base decisions of about how to progress.
Casper Heinmann
Distant Clinical Entity
Heinmann's Exhibition was of specific interest to me due to not only the medium of the work but also the subject matter. The small exhibition space was naturally lit as usual with small objects theoretically spaced on the floor. Writing pieces spoke on the back wall and the side walls boasted small drawings of seemingly geographical areas. As a self-proclaimed anarcho communist poet the writing work displayed tackles issues surrounding trans identity and the 'state'.
The writing display's font was fragmented, leaving the words a challenge to read and the sentences were not allowed to merge at all.
Exhibitions such as this draw much attention on opening nights. This is where people first engage with the work and ask 'so what is it about'. This is an opportunity to truly engage the viewer and instill the urgency of messages such as social insecurity and inequality.
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