After completing the task of cementing the posts some earth was used to build up the sides so that only the top of the radiator base can be seen.  Lastly wood mulch was spread around the area, it will be interesting to see how the site developes over the comming weeks.  And I feel so stupid about the butterflies because my time spent installing the work were very enjoyable I wish I could do it again!

I Felt so nervous prior to arriving at Broomhill to install my work, the butterflies were working overtime.  When I arrived I met Rinus  and some of the other artists who were also installing work I soon felt very much at ease.  

After deciding on an appropriate place to site the work an area was cleared.  Initially the work was going to be lower to the ground but nature would have swamped it.  So instead we placed 3 slabs beneath it, the rest of the posts beneath the radiator were buried and set in concrete to keep it well supported.

Finished fixing the base to the work last night finished just before it got too dark.

This last part has been more involved than all the rest and has been a case of trial and error.  With the benefit of hindsight I should have started with the frame and base and then worked upwards.  The stupid thing is I started thinking about the base but thought I was being a bit previous!

Decided to weld brackets to the base and to have bolt on posts (the posts will be set in concrete for stability).

Looking forward to getting it installed tomorrow and seeing everyone else's work.

Friday-Spoke to Rinus about installation of work, I have a clear idea now on how to proceed. I need to make some adjustments to my work.
Saturday-bought materials to finish off work.
Must get on with work as I have other things I have started and need to get finished and a new artist statement to write.

I'm seem to have developed a renewed interest in the sci-fi genre.  Having already seen David Lynch's film version of Dune I have decided belatedly to read the book.   I believe if you intend to read the book you should always do it before you see the film otherwise the imagination is tainted by someone else’s vision but its too late to worry about that now! 

I thought it was the presence of aliens that turned me off sci fi but in fact they might be part of the appeal, their otherness.   I remember watching every episode of V, those aliens were reptilian.  They wore a human form that was like a mask that could be torn away, they were  “fake” humans (uncanny).   

I read recently about a lizard that when it is under threat it’s ribs are exposed through the skin like barbs and they are poisonous to boot-that is pretty strange and unexpected.

I digress… 

The sci fi films that work for me are “Logan’s Run” & “Blade runner”, they are not too far divorced from reality and “Blade Runner” in particular has elements of the uncanny. 

David Lynch’s film didn’t really have aliens as such which I think was a good thing.  There was a foetal worm like thing (a motif that crops up in Eraserhead) which still had recognisably human elements although it was not real enough looking (you could see it was a made thing).  Far better and by far the more repulsive was the leader of the "Harkonnens, he was all boils and dribble and all too obviously human. 

My work is based on the body albeit in an abstract way-perhaps a molecular way would be more apt.

I managed to gets loads of dreary stuff done Sunday-Paperwork!  I rewarded myself by taking time out to watch Alejandro Jodorowskys "The Holy Mountain".  A strange, beautiful, cruel and repulsive film with a bit of humour thrown in.  it's a pity that the last 20 minutes or so became tedious.

With paperwork out of the way I feel ready to finish various work I have started.

Yesturday after posting my blog, I was really irritated with myself-not entirely sure why although I have to admit I am irritating.  Feeling the pressures of time, a lack of it and how much of it I waste.  Also been thinking that at some point I will be expected to talk about the work, this is something I am seriously bad at.  So it makes sense to try to use the blog as a vehicle to articulate where I am coming from...