BBC Screen directly outside St. David's Hall. Cardiff, UK
Only a week to go until the launch, and things are almost ready. The film is complete and I will be experimenting with the lighting technicians at St. David’s hall during the week. When I show film I like to create an environment. It is important to me that I deliver my experiences of making a performance through film- I try to emphasise that moment in time and redeliver it. Through showing the documentation and working on it, I am given an opportunity to vocalise exactly what I had aimed to say in the original action. A performance for me is an integral part of the process. It is very rarely my finished piece, or the finale of a project. Installation is something I wish to do more often, and I am relishing the idea of creating an ephemeral installation for the event. Sound will be key to the space and will come from the original recording of the live work. The rustling of balloons, the swaying of trees and the wind will engulf the space. Combined with the purple lighting and the film projection the strangeness of the level 3 space at St. David’s hall will be transformed.
The longevity of this project lies with the publication. I can’t wait to share it with you as so much labour and love has gone into creating the document, which I see as a mobile exhibition.
Launching the film to the wider general public is exciting and an integral element to this work. Originally I had hoped to create an original artwork to insert in the Echo Newspaper (Cardiff’s daily rag). My intention behind this was to honour the public that subscribed to pay for Louisa’s grave and funeral. When I first heard about this public act of kindness I felt a need to repay them and honour this collective good. It didn’t work out for various reasons, but I think the BBC screen is a great vehicle for sharing this artwork and a unique slice of Cardiff’s history.
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