Pastoral Tutorial

After having a few weeks off I've been worried that I've fallen behind with Cop and Extended Practice. I had a tutorial with Ben today and I feel like the main thing that's been holding me back is being worried that whatever I produce won't be substantial enough if it's not a 'live' brief as such. We spoke about the idea of doing something along the lines of Secret 7" but with me being able to choose my own albums/songs to create work around. I'm really excited about the prospect of working on something like this and think it'll be a good project to get the ball rolling again.

Platform 3 Exhibition - The Morning After The Year Before

I have recently been in touch with the folks over at Platform 3 about their upcoming exhbition 'The Morning After The Year Before'. The exhibition requires work 'that is a response to personal trauma or an event or experience that has shaped you'. I've been working on a print recently that just so happens to fit the brief and decided to put myself forward to take part in the exhbition!

I've shown the organisers my work and they're happy for me to exhibit this piece and have also given me the opportunity to sell work on the night. I'm yet to decide what other pieces of work to get printed to sell but I'm also hoping to get some business cards sorted for the night that I can let people take away with the prints, if they decide to buy them. 

I've also found a section on the Facebook event page that's made me think Platform 3 might be good to talk too in regards my COP project, the event encourages no mobile phones, instead promoting real human connection formed away from social media, this is something that directly realtes to my COP essay and research. I'm excited to be taking part in the exhibition, I'm hoping that it'll give me a bit of a confidence boost with my work and with showing my work in general as this will be the first time I've exhbitited outside of uni. I'm also hoping it'll provide a good opportunity to network, allowing me to make contact with other creatives who are interested in similar subject matter.