thank you for watching – Juukan Tears update


sometimes me and the livestream camera got REALLY close

sigh

It has been bittersweet, winding down this project over the last week. I finished making and tearing off decals last Tuesday the 11th of May, after a mammoth effort by Susannah who had started the stripping the previous Friday while I prepped the support board for eventually hanging the work. Then the Friday just gone saw us lay the completed wall hanging out on the floor to photograph it on a black background. Today we reversed the hanging and repeated the process with the chains, to photograph the 4600 teardrops. We were really proud, they laid out so nicely and photographed well, better than expected.

Now that we have a great selection of photos to edit and hand over to the IOTA:21 organising committee, all that is left to do is to package and prepare the pieces – the wall hanging and the 46 chains – for transportation to the gallery. But that’s not happening till August.

Until then they will be quietly keeping me company in the studio.

Thank you for doing same, I really appreciated having you there. It’s going to be pretty quiet without you. I hope to be able to do it again soon, and I hope you’ll be able to join in once more.

In the mean time, stay in touch.

xx m