A great swim - I swam 64 lengths, or a mile, or 1600m, depending on your measuring system. Felt strong and powerful.
I am planning to go to William Morris Gallery to see a Goldsmith's Exhibition about political slogans regarding tuition fees. I was thinking about how to expand my understanding of what I have seen, how to publicise thought provoking exhibitions and how to maximise the impact of exhibitions on my work. I think it would be a good idea if the class had an ongoing exercise where, whenever anyone went to an exhibition, they came back and did a 5 minute talk to the class about what they enjoyed, what ideas they had come up with in relation to their own work, and how it changed or developed their thinking about their current project. This would fit well with how I use my Exhibitions Sketchbook. I note down the event, date and details, draw something that appeals to me, add a postcard (attached in a different way each time), and add notes of anything that seems significant in relation to my work. So really I have done the prep already.
For example Schwitters made me think about collage; using my old textiles samples as raw material for reuse; the difference between recycling by drawing on pre-used/printed paper and defacing a printed object eg a programme; how materials used can represent a moment in time or the "now" of the making. I would expect the exhibition at William Morris to make me think about how slogans are used; how the message of materials can change (William Morris was a socialist working with very expensive, quality mediums, yet his materials are now mass produced for the middle class home).
Should my thoughts be shared? Yes, I think they should. Will students be interested? Not sure, but if we don't try it, we don't know. I think this exercise might be well suited for inclusion in the Materials and Ideas module, which I think is a first year module.
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