Unit X: Location, Location, Location!

To give an idea of the sort of scale we want to work towards, here are some installation artists that I have found as inspiration. Over the weekend, we found that once we pulled our knit samples we could stretch them out and manipulate them so that they could span a larger space and form cool geometric shapes. But to progress any further we need to settle on a location so that we have a better idea of how much we need to knit. Surprisingly, it doesn't take too long to arm knit a large piece and isn't particularly laborious so can be easily done whilst watching the telly!

 I'm currently waiting for the film-people to see if they've got a film location in mind to give us an indicator of space we will have to cover. For this, Rachael has suggested filming in Antwerp Mansion and is in the process of emailing them for permission. As for finding a location for the actually exhibition, we have discussed what kind of space we are after and have agreed on looking for a blank white space that we could cover entirely in the knit. 

For our experiment in my flat, we used very conspicuous masking tape to anchor the knit to the walls. As tape will not do for the final exhibition, what I am concerned about is how many spaces will be happy to let us hammer nails into the wall! As a solution to this, I proposed building a wooden scaffold-type structure that we could construct on-site. This will give us a frame to work within and tie on bits of yarn that will hold the installation, with the film displayed in the centre of it. But in our tutorial, Robin rightly pointed out that this might just be unnecessary bother and that we wont actually know what we're working with until we find a location. 

But since we don’t have very long left, we should probably get a move on!