30.10.12 HOW ARE YOU FEELING? DAVID SHRINGLEY

If i'm honest...a little terrified. Excited for this year but still a little nervy when it comes to the year ahead. But there is no point worrying, because if worrying solved anything they'd say worry! This is how i felt after I went to the cornerhouse on oxford road to see "HOW ARE YOU FEELING?" by David Shringley.

Immediately I could tell this exhibition was going to be a little different to the others I have been to in the past. In Gallery 1 I was encouraged to interact with set pieces such as tapping the gong which created a soft noise that I found relaxing. I wrote that I was cold on the white board and stuck my head through a peep hole in the wall to contribute to the exhibition.


In Gallery 2 there was an impressive collection of sketches, the sketches themselves did not inspire me in respects to style, but I took from it that every little detail does not have to be perfect. I did a few quick drawings of the other people walking around the exhibition to capture how i felt at that time.

In the final room there was a large statue of a nude man and we were encouraged to sit down and sketch. Looking at the drawings covering the way I believe we were asked to do this to see how different people interpret things differently. One of the sketches really stood out to me...