THE ARTIST ON A FAILED EXPERIMENT

THE ARTIST: I had originally planned to use this tent as a ground for projections of the filmed pieces that have been executed.

One of my plans was to project a piece of film art, site specific to Alexandra Square onto the tent. Very early on in my experiments, however, it was clear that logistically this would be very difficult due to a lack of power sockets at this site and the distance needed for the projections. Projecting from within the tent was not effective as the images were too small, while projecting from outside would mean constant supervision and concealment right next to the tent. Not only this, but the images were clearer and more effective in the dark conditions provided by an installation space. For this reason I decided not to continue with the projections, as I wanted to create work which was more intrusive to a public environment and more in keeping with the theme of my project.

THE CONSPIRACY THEORIST: The government was probably involved in the failure of this project to reduce its reach to the public.

THE ARTIST: I think it more likely that the government is a character constructed by you to give you something to do. Why else have we not heard directly from them?

THE CONSPIRACY THEORIST:  You are obviously in league with the government. Why else would you come up with such a ridiculous theory?

THE ARTIST: (Somewhat confused) Moving on, the tent has been re-appropriated for use in ACT III.