taming the beast


ok, i am actually participating at the kinetica art fair. it starts  in less then a week and i am very excited. the organisers of the fair showed a strong interest in "hoover tubes" and wanted me to exhibit it. under one condition, it had to be silenced, but how to silence a vacuum cleaner ? everyone knows that they are noisy things that your mum uses to spoil your favourite tv-show.
luckily, sound proofing is a common issue for many people and solutions exist. what i came up with was a mix of methods, used in architecture and sound engineering. the build consists of an anti echoing chamber that redirects and breaks sound waves. the walls of the chamber are cushioned with sponges, which absorb the waves and thereby dampen the sound. I'm very pleased how it turned out, reducing the volume dramatically. the hoover is silenced and ready for the show...bring it on!

  

NIFTY

after two months of preparation and a lot of hard work, we finally set up the space for the show. stu and me spent two days with only two hours sleep at the venue to curate the show and get everything right. it was all very last minute. quick decisions had to be made and a few things didnt work out as planned, which was a little disappointing. nevertheless are we very happy with the result. thanks to everyone for the support.

the show is on

we had a meeting with the arlington team on monday. it was great. all problems are solved, our space is getting a clean up, press release is  mailed and the list is steadily growing. thank you octavia and diane for the support and the enthusiasm you bring to this project. its a pleasure working with you guys.

once the meeting was over we made our way to peckham to pick up the flyers and posters, which we dropped in galleries and shops all over shoreditch, redchurch street, brick lane and generally the east end. white cube did not want our flyers. how come ? :)