‘Who Will Provide’ Exhibition at The Crypt Gallery
31/10 – 4/11 2018
Our group of thirty three MFA students explored and responded to themes relating to charity and its place in today’s world. The exhibition presented a collection of site specific works, ranging from painting to sculpture, assemblage to video through to performance and photography.
Before the summer break preparations started by putting together various teams to properly organise and execute the event. The members of the research team responded to the site by looking into its history, connecting it to its past and designed the theme ’Who Will Provide?’ around the wish list, a document from 1995 which outlined the desired purpose for the building. This included shelter and provision for the homeless, serving the nearby student population and a focal point for community activities.
I volunteered to join the Installation Team. Over the summer I visited the crypt twice with the view to inform myself about the site (wall space, wall and ceiling heights, location of electrical outlets etc.) and to explore a potential location for my own work.
Two weeks prior to the event the curating team got in touch and supplied our team with a list of required tools and materials. We also received technical information on some more complicated works and installing requirements from The Crypt Gallery itself (No drilling of new holes!). There was very good collaboration between curating and installation team and minor installation problems were efficiently dealt with.
SKILLS: HANDLING ARTWORK, COLLABORATION, PROBLEM SOLVING, ATTENTION TO DETAIL,
SITE SPECIFIC WORKING
'CONFLICT’
MFA Group exhibition at Chelsea College of Art
2/02-8/02/2018
At a time when highly divisive issues dominate public discourse, our group of 36 students from different backgrounds on the MFA program at Wimbledon College of Arts, responded to the brief 'Conflict' in a huge variety of artworks, using divers media and techniques.
To overcome the limitations of the small exhibition space we were required to work within a 12x12 inch format, bringing coherence to the show.
The curation team displayed our works in grids of four, nine and a single row of five on the available walls
which broke up any monotony of format.
My work 'Es geht mir ganz gut' (I am doing fine), a prisoner's of World War 2's correspondence from England to his sweetheart in Austria, harmonised well with three other works.
The whole exhibition was organised by our group and divided into various tasks.
I volunteered to take care of Health and Safety requirements which included filling in and submitting
the 'General Risk Assessment Forms'.
I attended meetings at Chelsea College to be informed of potential hazards and risks and the necessary control measures needed to be implemented.
The various teams were advised about these requirements and I often got the impression that these issues were not taken seriously. Without signing off by the Health and Safety manager the exhibition wasn't going to open on time!
Last minute 'demands' from Chelsea College (certain kind of nails, risk assessed ladder) needed to be swiftly dealt with but it all worked out well in the end.
SKILLS: WORKING TO DEADLINE, TIME MANAGEMENT, COLLABORATION, PROBLEM SOLVING,ATTENTION TO DETAIL.
