Space fascinates me. Not just the one with the stars and black holes and what not. But just, the concept of space. My space, your space. Big, small. Small can feel safe and big can feel small. In art, when you move away from focussing on the object, to focussing on the space, it becomes a different thing. Like I said, fascinating.
My kid and I live in a small(ish) space on one level. The dynamic between two creative neurodivergent introverts in such a space is an interesting one. We both need ‘our’ space as much as we need to be in contact with the other’s space. The distribution of space has long been relatively the same, as was the designated purpose of each room. I always had thoughts about changing that at some point but it never felt like the right time. Then, the kid grew – both physically and mentally – and I felt constricted. And so it was time to change.
We moved spaces and in that time between the old and new state of things, everything feels very lost. It’s perhaps not even the mess, or the chaos but more the undefined state of things. Nothing seems to belong anywhere and in turn it made me think I don’t belong. It reminded me of the stage that some paintings have while you work on them. That stage where something could potentially go in any direction but you don’t know where to take it and you feel lost and unsure. The no man’s land.
If painting taught me anything, it’s that it’s worth it to push through. Maybe it won’t give the desired result, maybe it will. But the act of pushing through that stage for the sake of it, is rewarding in itself. It helped me to stop feeling a victim to situations that are simply part of a process. When we pushed through, suddenly all my things were in the right place again. I sat down in my ‘new’ studio (formerly my living room) and thought to myself, “I could work here”. My kid played guitar in his new room. Voila, space.
I will try some things this month during the livestreams and such. I’m not sure yet what but I want to explore some different kinds of spaces within my substrate. Composition within a given space is such a world on its own and I’ve always been a little scared of it. Let’s just take a few steps first. 🙂
This month’s schedule, livestreams and Zoom meetings
Here’s this month schedule with the links to all the livestreams and my Zoom room below. If you’d like last minute reminders when these start, make sure to join my Instagram channel. I always post there half an hour before we start.
All the links you need
All livestreams and Zoom meetings are at 8 PM CET!
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