Introduction Offered the use of the Summerhall space, I decided to host an ecology-themed exhibition, focusing on one component of my speculative project exhibition narrative. I intend for this to act as an application of my research in the form of a microcosm of my larger proposed exhibition. Understanding how artwork can be arranged to […]
Introduction This blog post recounts the set up of the collective In vitro gallery space, as well as observations and reflections on the Gurrl Dinner Event Preparation Following the schedule, I arrived at Summerhall at 14:45 to assist Kate in moving bags filled with rocks, stones, glass bottles, glass vases, branches, flowers, and other foraged […]
This was the last meeting before Gurrl Dinner, occurring 5 days prior to Sunday, the 6th of April, where we discussed the final details that we would have to complete in advance of the event as well as a timetable to shape how the evening should progress. Scheduling First, we ensured that each of the […]
I decided to treat the Menu for Gurrl Dinner as a form of publication, offering a form of physical companion document that reflects the content of the event while also acting as a record of the activities that the participants completed. This was influenced by the Week 9 reading, Publishing as Artistic Practice, by Anne […]
In this week’s meeting in the Summerhall space, we started by reflecting on the aesthetic themes that emerged in making a collective Pinterest board focused on the forms of decoration that we would like to constitute the table scape. We agreed that natural materials would make up the main body of the decoration, with foraged […]
On Thursday, the 27th of March, I attended the online talk titled Curation a Personal Ethics by JP Martinon. In this session Martinon described how curators can apply Foucauldian ideas to develop a personal ethics manifesto, shaping the evolution of creative projects with an embedded regard for objective oriented ethics. I found his discussion on […]
Gurrl Dinner: Responding to the importance of recognising the audiences we wish to engage in our individual speculative projects, Kate Garramone, Emily Geary, Sarah Percival, and myself decided to use the collective Summerhall space as a location to host a workshop event. We situated this activity as an opportunity to understand more about the processes […]
Talbot rice: Trading Zone Trading Zone is the biennial exhibition hosted by the Talbot Rice Gallery, featuring the works of students selected from across Edinburgh College of Art. Developed by exhibition curator James Clegg, the central thesis of this exhibition is focused on the variety of art on display, with wall texts identifying the term […]
Xinyao Tong: Peer Review Ethics + Theme: You have a strong sense of theme that focuses on the development of your curatorial practice, which deepens as you define an exhibition purpose, creating an escape from the stress of the real world to supplement your theme and develop a dream exhibition experience. This new consideration […]
In Week 8 we had our first collective meeting in the office space of Summerhall. Prior to this we arranged an itinerary to structure the time spent in the space. During our Week 7 online meeting as a collective we decided that Xi Sun, Xiaoyu Kang, and I would lead the session, and during the […]
