21 Oct 07

Nothing too exciting went on over the weekend, which is fine by me considering it took me not even a full week of being in classes to come down with a cold. So, I've been nursing that all weekend, but the cold seems to be in stasis, the exception being the exchange of a sore throat for losing my voice. I did manage to get into the studio Saturday morning (big surprise, right!?) the Academy is only open from 8 or 9a to 1p. I finished a small plaster carving and laid out plans for all the work I plan to get done in two months. It's a pretty daunting and ambitious list:

2 documentation /cataloging pieces to last the duration of my stay
1 plaster / soap stone carving a week (12 in total)
1 (maybe 2) sound-based piece
1 video and projection piece
1 site-specific installation
1 performance
1 print edition, 3 layer etching / screen print

There's also been talk of a small cast bronze piece-although we don't get to pour them, bummer, it's one of my favorite processes to do and I'm not being sarcastic. The wax positives will go to the foundry where they will take care of the sprue system, investing, and pouring. Then we get them back for the fun part...finishing it off with grinding and sanding.

I think its entirely do-able, as long as I budget my time correctly. This week I'll concentrate on getting my source material for the installation, sound, and video pieces, as well as sketches for the print, then go from there.

Sundays are incredibly low-key in Zagreb, unless one wishes to hang out at a caffe bar, there are plenty to bounce between. I did go to the flea market today, but got there too late. I'll have to make sure I get there early next week. I did see enough of it to realize that it's the place to go for anything I would need for sculpture, I even saw a few grinders and other various power tools :) When I returned I was online and found a call for papers for the 2008 Cultural Studies Conference, in particular a discussion group on art in public places, the deadline is tomorrow, 22 Oct. I think after my visit to Skulptur Projeckte Muenster, it would be entirely relevant for me to explore the issues of art in the public sphere via that specific show. So, I spent the afternoon writing up a proposal and just sent it out. It was worth a shot.

Zagreb Film Festival is this week, the list looks promising, I'll try to get to a few of the screenings in the evenings.

Studio, as usual, tomorrow, hopefully with my voice back.
--AM