Above, photo-1-Prof. John Jackson.....Photo-2 - Andrea Ngan and Aaron Levy, both of The Slought Foundation
The opportunity to develop a collaborative relationship around the work, we have been developing around art-design in developing community spaces, is something I'm interested in seeing happening.
What will happen, if we invest, time, into a space placing the necessary needs into that space?
While doing that, everything that happens will have serious aesthetic value, even if it is placing a table into a room.
How will social development look.
THE ARENA SAVANNAH PLAYSPACE PROPOSAL
THE EAST MORVANT PLAYSPACE PROJECT PROPOSAL
The two photos above, are two examples of proposals made for two communities. There are interesting back stories to them, which we will like to document, in learning how our space invokes certain hurdles in supporting innovation. A story aptly exemplified in
This story is filled with an artist struggles in moving in and out of space.
If you wish you can view more of the work in the PDF file
This should give you an idea of the work we have been attempting. Getting our people, community, institutions, corporations, that making social art-design, takes time, time, time!
ART
One of my most memorable moments and will continue into 2018, which I hope to present sooner than later is the Toxic Form Project, which will be the presentation of 18 paintings and four sculptures.
What I like about this particular project is the process.
From, developing the molds, filling them with expanding foam, papier mache, then finding a low pressure spray gun, to spray them.
The experience, gave me the opportunity to work with my with my hands, getting back the confidence and seeing wider possibilities in developing the sculpture, in different forms and performances, which can happen in future projects.
THE STUDIO
This brings me to the studio, as the year is ending, I have been actively developing the work space, rearranging it, so I will be able to explore, confidently the 3-dimensional, the functional, the products that we live and certain performances, which I have conceptually developed and proposed.
It is wow when working in a small space, how creative one will have to get to store paintings, tools, machines and materials. One solution in storing in plain sight. As well as getting rid of stuff!
WORK IS WORK,
SPACE IS SPACE,
PEOPLE IS PEOPLE
WHAT I HAVE LEARNT,
ART INVOKES...
POLICY,
ACTIVISM,
COMMUNITY,
ECONOMICS.
ART INVOLVES WORKING
IT ALL
WHAT I'M AWARE NOW MORE THAT ANY OTHER TIME THE ARTIST OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, WILL HAVE TO ADAPT URBAN PLANNING METHODOLOGIES IN FINDING SPACE IN THE DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM.
AS THE ECONOMY CHANGES, IT WILL BE MORE EVIDENT THAT THIS WILL NEED TO HAPPEN.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
DARLEN
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