Borrowed Space

Oh what a night!

2007-06-12T02:58:00.001-07:00

Here are a few photos to give you an idea of how it all went!

You are all cordially invited!

2007-05-21T08:35:00.001-07:00

Inspiration at the house

2007-05-20T05:57:00.000-07:00

On Thursday and Friday we all took a trip to the house to create, inspire, talk, be challenged....I could go on. It's hard to put into words what we achieved, but I will try! We arrived on Thursday morning, not really sure of what we were all going to end up doing, so there was some uncertainty in the air. This, I think for most of us was the day that ideas began to solidify, the creative juices began to flow and some of the preconceived ideas we had on what we would achieve either flew out the window or firmly took root! It was such an exciting time.

That evening we sat down to some great food, wine and conversation . We had decided that over our time at the house we would use it in a constructive way to give feed back to each other and have a group crit on each others work. So the 7 of us, over dinner began this process, which took 4 hours! I know this seems like a long time in our minds to grasp, but it seemed to fly by and I think was one of the highlights of our stay! I suppose that's what happens when you spend time with like minded people and enjoy their company. It's a privilege to be with a group of people with which you can discuss each others work in a frank and open way, which needs an element of trust, honesty and the ability to be able to take it on board without taking it personally. Some difficult things were said, but above all there was a sense of encouragement, excitement and community and we definitely had some laughs along the way.

It's amazing to see ideas transform and develop, as I think they did. On the Friday there seemed to be a lot more solid and focused ideas. The weather was much nicer too, so it meant that working in the house was hugely more pleasant. By the end of the day as it was nearly time to leave, we all agreed that we could have continued longer and a few more days would be beneficial. Over all the conversations we were having about life, art and each others work was something that was special and I think the memory of that time will be cherished. We have footage of our time captured on video that we will be showing in the gallery, along with some finished pieces, either made on site in the house or have been as a result and inspired by our time there.
We are going to be finishing the invitations tomorrow and then send them off to the printers.
There will be a copy of it posted over the ext few days both here and also on our website
www.geocities.com/borrowedspace/
But for those of you who cannot possibly wait that long to find out when the exhibition is
here's a few details
Preview - Thursday 7 June
6.30 - 8.30
Venue - Ideaspace
Bellenden Road
Peckham

We would love to see you there!

2007-04-28T09:56:00.001-07:00

The House!

2007-04-27T10:21:00.000-07:00

We have now found the empty house we wanted: a dilapidated building with several rooms, bedrooms and a bathroom, waiting to be renovated a perfect environment for us to begin work and with an expectation that the site with have direct inspiration to our work.

An empty house is often a transient space with its own narrative. Memory and history are saturated in the walls of a house and each room within that house has a story to tell. A house, a building awaiting re-occupation or demolition occupies a space, often ignored or considered unimportant. It is this "in between" space that we want to challenge and add to, in a changing and increasing dialogue.

We will document the whole process with a video film and photographs. This documentation and not the produced art will form the basis of a gallery exhibition to mark the end of the process together with some materials brought back from the site.

We have advertised our project on
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2273464784&ref=mf .
We are also investigating the documentation process in terms of the possibility of installing webcams or posting regular video updates online, so that our "working" can be viewed on the net because we want to engage the viewer and invite "outsiders" to enter the space.