Day 5: Early Morning

Note: two computers + Blackwater Americano = extra productivity

Day 5. It's an early morning today. I didn't get around to the blog last night, and had some catching up to do. It's always nice at the gallery in the morning. Since it isn't opened to the public yet, there are no visitors walking through the gallery (where this office is located) and in the case of an exhibition that includes audio, none of that equipment would be turned on yet. All of this means that in the morning, the gallery is known to be quite a peaceful and productive place. I have a good feeling about today. The walls are starting to fill up and with it, the thematic narratives within the exhibition are starting to be quite developed.

As I sit here waiting for the day to come, I am wondering what would happen if Cam draws a video today from the karmic coffee tin, or if Lisa draws another sculpture shelf. All that it takes is one fortunate draw from the tin to drastically change the feel of this exhibition. While there are currently 12 pieces selected thus far, it is exciting to see how much one work can energize and relocate the readings of other works in the room. Even across different thematic foci, works can directly influence each other. Of course, a bad selection is still a bad selection; not necessarily a bad work of art, but there is certainly a defined aesthetic and thematic quality to this Smackdown, and being ignorant of these things at this point would lead to a certain knock-out blow!

With fingers crossed for a good pick today...

Darryn