Audiences around Leeds...

I've been thinking of different locations for my prints and thinking about if this would change how the art is viewed. The streets around Burley and Hyde Park Leeds have interesting washing lines between the streets. I've been thinking about the clean crisp print and the original used undies. I have been experimenting to see if the prints will have a sense of history and age if i hang them out in all terrain to be weathered on these washing lines.

GB commented on a prievious blog saying that the prints remind him of fossils and that i should maybe use this an draw the undies onto floors. I like the idea that the prints may go unnoticed and thought i could replace a paving slab with an embossed slab. It would be interesting to see if anyone notices the prints as thy walk over them and what their reactions would be.

Around the Leeds City Art Gallery there would be a mixture of gallery goers, students, families, business men and the genral public walking through all the time. This could be a good place for the work as its away from the formal controlled gallery setting but in a good location for a number of different audiences to notice the work.

It may be quite interesting to continue with the washing line weathering performance as i like the idea of the outcome being uncontrollable...

Then to take the prints back to the 'white cube' gallery setting which is very controlled from all aspects. The contast of audience could be quite interesting to observe. I think the gallery goers would have a different perception of the piece as they may have prior knowledge of art but fundamentally they know they are in an art gallery to view art. Where as the performance piece being viewed by the general public and away from any art institution, could very possiblly not be seen as a piece of art at all...