In early 2006, I worked on the Launchpads for Creativity project for Creative Partnerships which aimed to bring new ideas of creative work with schools into Museums.
Myself and a number of other artists, including sculptor, Petre Nikoloski and photographer, Fil Gierlinski each worked with a group of curators for a day, demonstrating the potentials of our respective mediums.
I had a notion about ”activating” objects by slicing into the embedded time using digital cut and past techniques. Each of the curators brought a selection of objects with them for the day. I think everyone was drawn to the African mask from the Pitt Rivers Museum, though the thought of activating whatever ritual powers lurked within that particular specimen gave me the fear! I opted to work with a carved Victorian incense holder and a curious Eel Spear from the River & Rowing Museum, Henley.
The day concluded as a demonstration of how artists working alongside Museum collections in a hands-on way, could really enliven the experience of the objects.
