02/06/2010

Went around the college today getting some video footage of my mirror box. This is the first time that I had the box 'undressed' in the public realm. A couple of points have come to my attention that I will have to remedy. Firstly the "heavy duty" wheels which Connie attached are absolutely useless; they must have been taken off a cartoon car, they kept coming off every couple of rotations. Secondly, I can not shine the acrylic mirror the same way as glass..... it scratches. I will have to enquire from Mr. Google if there is a safe way to polish acrylic mirror. Another problem is that the piece is much too heavy to manouver in the public realm; at least with this proto-type, I can iron out these problems before I take it to the streets.

01/06/2010

I went down to hickeys to get some blackout material; I had to get two widths of the material to fit the space.Richard Slade made a shelf for the projector, got that painted up and continued to block out areas of light that were showing.

31/05/2010

Instead of a lattice frame I put up 2x1 timbers across the partition; it made more sense, and of course, it was easier! Started putting the roof in the space. It sounds like it would be a simple operation, however, it turned out to be the proverbial nightmare! I was unable to staple one end of the polythene because I could not get in behind the wall, so it sagged quite badly. So I cut the end section away, and put it in separately. It is not perfect, but, as some colleagues have commented, people are going to be looking at the video and not the ceiling.

29/05/2010

Saturday again; had to go in to get some more work done, time is ticking away so fast. I hammered in some 3x2 timbers (had to use adhesive as well as the walls did not take the nails very well) around the edge of the space; in readiness for the 'ceiling'(which is black builders polythene, 1000 gauge; to block out the light for showing the video). It was too big to put up in one piece, so I cut it into manageable strips. One thing that I had not taken into consideration was that over a long span (5m), the plastic sagged in the middle. I will have to remedy this on Monday by constructing a 'lattice' framework on which to place the polythene. Bought some undercoat for the radiator, as their is some oil paint on it which keeps seeping through the emulsion.

28/05/2010

Someone has gone into my space and tampered with the box; they tried to remove the protective film that is covering the mirror. They had no right to do this; interfering with other peoples work, bloody cheek of them. On a brighter note, Gillian came up to the studios today with some excess paints, which I gladly accepted. Connie appeared around noon fair play to him (to be honest, I had my doubts as to whether he would show today). He attached the wheels and adjusted the door; he also added a shelf, and hey presto.... it is finished. A couple of points which I had failed to consider: the addition of the wheels has made it considerably bigger, also, the combination of the medite and mirror has made the piece very heavy. Perhaps in the summer I could re construct it using lighter materials.
Carried on preparing the space; more filling, sanding, painting.

27/05/2010

The box has arrived, although it is not completed. Connie put the hinges in today. I put on 4 coats of polybond to seal the wood, apparently, medite "blows" badly when it gets wet. He is bringing the wheels tomorrow; and also doing a bit of adjusting to the door, as it is catching slightly.

26/05/2010

Spent another day getting the space ready; sanding, painting etc. No sign of my box; mentioned it to Richard who said to ask Des as to the whereabouts of the elusive Connie; Des said he would send him up, he didn't arrive until the evening, only to say that he will bring it tomorrow. Had the camera and video booked out again today with the intention of getting some footage of the box downtown; hope he brings box early in morning.