When i'm not busy at art fairs or museums, or sitting in my favorite cafe drinking coffee, i actually do some work. Most of it is incredibly repetitive and wouldn't be very interesting to see, sewing 10's of thousands of sequins in place, but once in awhile i get to have some fun and go out into the city to do these little street scenes. Its fun to walk around scouting locations, finding just the right spot, and then appearing furtively with a bag of old clothes, and to the puzzled look of passersby, making a little composition. Once you pull out the camera they just figure you're an 'artist' or some whacked out fashion person, but its nice to be out of the studio sometime, doing something seemingly irrational in public with no permission and no one to please but yourself.
My original proposal to the Canada Council for this residency involved me designing a sort of memorial. What began as some textile work in cemetery settings has moved into the street, i think after seeing so many people here, particularly around the Cite, sleeping rough. This is of course studio work, so we'll see where it leads.
My original proposal to the Canada Council for this residency involved me designing a sort of memorial. What began as some textile work in cemetery settings has moved into the street, i think after seeing so many people here, particularly around the Cite, sleeping rough. This is of course studio work, so we'll see where it leads.
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