The Kinetica Art Fair, London

There are no words to explain my excitement when Dianne Harris, the art director of the Kinetica Museum emailed asking if I’d be interested in being a part of their Feature Exhibition at the Kinetica Art Fair, London in October. I couldn’t quite believe my ears.  To be offered exposure in my home country is without a doubt a dream come true.  I wouldn’t even have to pick the final pictures – all Dianne wanted me to do was give her a selection; she would curate, I would print and ship.

I always find making choices very difficult because honestly I quite like most of my work! But what made these  a little easier was that these images needed to display very obviously that there was movement involved in their creation. Although all my pictures are created utilizing camera movement I have several different series that do illustrate movement very well, and a couple of them involve yours truly moving the lights as opposed to the camera – a pretty amusing sight I can assure you.  Happily no candid videos have yet appeared on You Tube!

I figured getting the prints made in England would be a doodle, but how wrong I was. It seems dye sub printing on aluminium is still in its infancy in Europe, particularly at the sizes I require. I found only two companies that could do it, one in Glasgow and one in Germany. But further investigation revealed their presentation was definitely not up to par. It also exposed their pricing to be astronomical. This led me to do further research about the American based companies I’ve used and the expense of shipping to London.

The competition quickly dwindled as BayPhoto in California, from whom I won the amazing eight foot wide Exhibit mount version of Passage, offered me a 25% discount on my first order; and when shipping turned out to be incredibly reasonable I put the whole operation into high gear. My only concern is that I won’t see the prints until they’re hung in London! Nerve racking, but still jolly exciting. I cannot wait for Thursday morning when the press arrive, closely followed by the Private Viewing crowd: VIPs, collectors, curators, consultants and gallerists. This will be a show to remember!