Visual art exhibitions and events with a platform for critical writing
By: Jayne Wilson
ReCollect is an installation commissioned by The Herbert Gallery, Coventry. Opening in October it is a response to the site of the major redevelopment of the gallery. A walk in assemblage of fervent sketches, noted conversations and collections of found materials will evolve in an aggregating series of large scale 'memory boxes' that will move and grow until the exhibition's end and the completion of the building in March
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Jayne Wilson, ‘Counting Up June 07’
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Jayne Wilson, ‘Bob on box 2007’
# 3 [5 July 2007]
The studio smells of hot glue and etching ink.The wall is covered with lists of on numbers on site. Returning to wood to card idea we're trying for sponsorship for the card so I can get someone to construct more complicated boxes - and still keep within budget.
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Jayne Wilson, ‘Ply and Paper No1 June 07’
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‘Old Gents tiles 164 June 2007’
# 2 [14 June 2007]
After three days on the construction site and time off site 150 miles away I am swamped with sketches, boxes of site rubbish and drawings of people on trains from the 6 hr round trips to Coventry. One of my worries was that because my proposal was so considered I would find it hard to move away from that. This week I needed to know how far away from my original idea the gallery are willing for me to move. My models have already changed from cardboard boxes with 'peep holes' to larger wooden walk in boxes. Monday saw our first development meeting, a run through of work and ideas so far and potential groups for the workshop activities. Dates,deadlines,publicity, events, research facilities, interviews site sketches and ideas. It struck me this week that everything about this project is numerical. From the train timetables to get me there to dates and the abundance of measurements and markings on site. I'm wondering about the idea of integrating some counting 'game' into the installation. Hopefully next week in Coventry might spark further directions to add to the inspiration of dim and dusty buildings, fresh pineapple and talk of grafetti in the builder's canteen at lunchtime
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Jayne Wilson, ‘Planning Model May 07’
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Jayne Wilson, ‘Box clever 01 May 07’
# 1 [21 May 2007]
Suddenly the world is littered with boxes.The image notebook of ideas and inspiration has a fair few additions this week.'The unusual box pile' in the studio has two new additions. My hard hat and boots have arrived and the joyful job of choosing new sketchbooks complete. The anticipation of starting is overwhelming.