Today we all met in the gallery first thing in the morning to do our selections from the karmic coffee tin. Lisa drew yet another map drawer, Cam another solander case, and I got my wish to peruse the sculpture 1 storage area. It looks like another day of selecting works that have rarely (if ever) been in display at Gallery Lambton.
I am particularly interested to make this selection today. With a personal interest in sculpture, it is very exciting to be able to bring out a piece of art that many of us in the community have never seen before. To break into three dimensions will also be a good compliment with many of the other works chosen thus far that deal with different surface qualities and depth illusions.
It is good to remember that Gallery Lambton only has so much storage space at our current location! Sculpture takes up a lot of space, and because of that (and collecting directives of past curators) there is relatively few in the collection. As we gear up for our move up the street, it is interesting to think about what place sculpture has in our collection, how the mandate is defined with regards to future acquisitions of sculpture, and what role these pieces can play for/with the community. I would love to see a heightened energy toward the collection of more sculptural works, though practical space concerns alone might discourage that. (Besides, who am I to try and fight for more sculpture?!)
Darryn
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