The Quiet Gods from Sam Hickson on Vimeo.
I arrived in Madrid two days after the rest of the group from Wimbledon. The flight where expensive but they where my only option. In the morning I joined Elaine on her meeting which her spanish collaborator. We spent the morning looking for printers and caught up on what I have missed so far.
In the afternoon I made my way to the exhibition space and met up with the other wimbledon students. People seemed to be working aways cutting up paper and clearing spaces. This didn't concern me as I had done all the work pryer to leaving for spain all I would need would be power and a projector and possible sound if I felt it was appropriate. I spent my few couple of days there going to galleries and assisting the other artist with there set up. I found out that the allocated space and equipment was to be a 32inch TV in the corridor. I explained that because of the size of my image and the amount of videos within my completed image, I would need at least a projector and a wall. I was told by other members of the team that there where no more equipment and I should just except what I am given. I argued my case and looked for a more effective screening area.
So later the organisers got back to me and I took them to look at a space I found that would be perfect and I could use the pre-existing screen to project. They looked into me using the room and It was excepted but I would have to give up my screening space for 30mins so another artist/performer could use my set up in his performance. I agreed as this would only be for 30mins.
Now I had a room, a screen and projector and pa. I just need someway to housed all the technical equipment and rase the projector to a suitable level.
In the basement of the building where vaults filled with old machinery and random object from when the building was in use as a tobacco factory. I came across this rusty filing cabinet the was the perfect height to project and I could use the draws to house my laptop, pa, etc...
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