The work is coming together - due in no small part to the dedication of all involved - Nick, Melody, Sarah, Victoria, Alex, DeMarcus, Charvon - you guys are the best. The space at the Excelsior looks amazing (aside from the leaky roof) and Nick and I are hard at work on the center-piece - Nick is a madman welder.
Something that I discovered after group presentation on Thursday was the fact that it is sometimes difficult to switch back to 'conceptual mode' when I am in 'production mode'. I found it difficult to articulate some of the connective qualities that I feel are in the work - even though I know them quite well- as _I_ see them. It is also difficult to balance giving enough descriptive information about a piece such as this when I feel that it is really up to the viewer to decide for themselves. I feel that being too didactic doesn't serve the work well - it's a funny thing about intent - those of us that have worked so close together over the last 7 weeks have gained an understanding of the conceptual framework for what has occured - so there is something of a collective understanding, but having that information (in its entirety) isn't completely necessary for the experience (of course). In fact, I feel that the work may function very differently when one encounters it (with respect to the piece) tabula rasa. After all, it can be said that in part, this is about observation, how and when and why, and what may transpire, what may change.
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