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Meg Cranston on ideas for curating an exhibition with John Baldessari

"They described all the things that couldn't be art: globes are not art, maps are not art, audio visual works are not art. We thought we'd do a show involving everything that wasn't art"

WHY ARE AudioVisual WORKS NOT ART? My world is falling apart. Are AV works not art? Is this something I have never been told but yet is general art critic knowledge...? HMPH.

The First TV

MOON
This is the moon right?

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Agricultural photos FROM SPACE

Photos from gaurdian.co.uk and NASA

Synchronised

Why was I unaware David Lynch did so many animations? I watched one a few nights ago with the sound down whilst listening to Legowelt, I can't remember the name of the film but it was CREEEPY and for a lot of it the music was synchronised. Have a go, this isn't the same animation I watched but the style is similar.

Winter Wonderland Tape Smudging by The Official Legowelt SC

BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW WHICH KNOBS TO TURN!

Delia Derbyshire worked for the BBC’s radiophonic workshop in the 1960’s. The radiophonic workshop was a place where a group of scientists and musicians made sounds using machines and tape decks. This was before the invention of synthesisers. It was around the time when Sci-Fi programmes were becoming popular and they needed futuristic sounds to accompany their futuristic vision. In comparison to the type of music and sounds that were around this was completely new. It really is fascinating; I watched a BBC documentary about it. Imagine being the first ever person to hear a certain sound? This is how I heard about Delia Derbyshire, I watched “Delia Derbyshire Sculptress of Sound” on youtube after a friend told me about it. She is actually the WOMAN who pioneered Techno! She believed sounds should be hand made, using tape decks and machines quite literally cutting and fixing tape back together and making sounds. She pioneered the invention of the Wobbulator (sounds daft but it is actually a machine and a very recognisable sound in Sci-Fi). She also made the Dr Who soundtrack. When the invention of synthesisers came about Delia was actually quite annoyed because she had put so much time and work into making them hand made and now a machine can synthesise these sounds without the work. As technology kept on progressing there became less of a need for the scientists at the radiophonic workshop. This type of music became more accessible to people as the synthesiser meant we could have one in our bedroom if we wanted. The radiophonic workshop was eventually shut down, which is sad but I imagine it would have been an amazing place to work. I am so grateful to the people who worked there for makings these sounds as it is this sort of music that inspires me most and to think that the radiophonic workshop is where it all came from is such a inspiration.

Sunny

I've had the weirdest day. After everything, only to find out my wee dog, my companion of 16 years had to be put to sleep. Love her so much, she'll always be in my heart. I'll never forget her sunbathing in the summer, her little prancing gallops, hips shaking as she walks and her cheeky little face whenever she heard the rustle of some food. R.I.P Sunny dog XXXX

Haunted

Ok so I kind of Fb stalked Fouad and one of the people that came up had an image of a man with his head in his hands and a woman consoling him. I really want this to be him. I want Fouad to see his paintings again. His suitcase was so regal and so beautiful. I have this idea to have a Garden Exhibition where i'll just lay out all of his paintings around the walls of the garden and invite people to come and see them. Just on a Saturday or something. They are such colourful paintings. I think they should be seen again after years spent in the attic. I'm thinking about calling this project down at the bottom of the garden or Bottom of the Garden for short. I took this person photo from facebook and mashed it with one I took of his suitcase, I really hope it is him. I don't feel bad about using the photo.


On a slightly less poetic note how do you go about asking neighbours politely to clean up their dog shit?! I stood on like 10 poos and all I could smell was baking dog shit! No garden parties until that shit is cleared up! If I have to do it myself i'll scoop it all up in a bag and leave it outside their front door. It's insanely selfish of them!

More Tales from the Crypt

Fouads suitcase is red lined. It looks like a magicians suitcase. Regal and Magical so it is.
There is something quite charming about the unfinished painting. Why is it unfinshed?
I have this feeling Fouad had to leave the country quite rapidly otherwise why would he
have left all of his paintings?

Recollection

These are some photos I took on the day we found everything.