Friday, 31 October 2008

I propose....

...building two motorcycle ramps - a take-off ramp and a landing ramp - and installing them in two separate venues. 

They would be positioned accurately in line with each other, but at such a distance apart that a jump would clearly not be feasible. One wouldn't be able to see both ramps at the same time from the same place, but be within reasonable walking distance of each other. For now, I am thinking they would both be installed inside different buildings - as feasible 'art' examples, at Madame Lillie's Gallery and the Gallery behind Stoke Newington Library

The ramps would be built by me out of regular sized, shop bought, uniform wooden planks (uncut) and then painted in emulsion - red and white vertical stripes down the side panels, and a blue band with white stars running the along the incline/decline of the ramp. (It should be borne in mind that I am no handyman - it's likely to be very roughly built though I would make every effort to construct it to the best of my ability). 

The venues need more thought. There's more interest for me if they're not installed in galleries, and that possibly the space between them has some other significance. The advantage of the above mentioned venues though, is that their commonality (of location and of purpose) would allow the viewer to make the link and the trip between the two. 



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