One of the highlights in this experience was the unexpected but friendly visits from a couple of the other art grads. Daniela, a 2nd year was feeling winded one day and wanted to get her crit writing done. So we shared the desk space for the day and I enjoyed having an office buddy. We noticed a change in the dynamic of the gallery setting. It was quiet enough for us to work diligently, but the space was open for any visitor to walk in. The gallery sitters on the other end of room may have been confused about what was happening in our office space. Their homework, cell phones, and guestbook laid on the table in front of them in the other room of the gallery. It appeared that they took on the role of a gallery sitter and remained pretty quiet. For Daniela and me, we discussed out loud the procedure for adding classes, our 7B TA materials, coffee, taking turns watching each other's stuff as one of use went to grab coffee or run errands, etc. Rimas stopped by at one point to borrow my desk scissors. Bessie made a pit stop and we talked about class, more 7B TA notes. Fanny came by and she cut more business cards for me. The office space was a work space, but also a kind of catalyst for a type of social engagement within the context of the gallery space.
The shots are in. The first four photo credits go to my intern Jazmin. These photos are of one interview that I had with a student in my office space during the opening reception of Welcome to the Thunderdome. One of the faculty members Marko Peljhan also stepped in my office to speak. I squeezed in the remaining shots: my interns at work, my desk during a couple of my office days, and inevitably the trash can and move-out box. It was convenient, to a good degree, having that office space in the gallery. The location was comparable to my studio out in Harder Stadium, as well as my regularly posted office hours in the grad lounge in Building 434, as several students stopped by my office hours in the gallery. I was able to literally run to the other resources on campus to carry forward my various errands and commitments: Ellison Hall for my paperwork, Laurel's office/studio for our weekly TA meetings, mStudio down the hall for printing my maps, eStudio for my programming class, Troy's office to say "hi" and borrow a checkout laptop, FedEx Kinko's and the campus Post Office to photocopy and mail out my submission to a recent call for proposals, lunch, ...
One of the highlights in this experience was the unexpected but friendly visits from a couple of the other art grads. Daniela, a 2nd year was feeling winded one day and wanted to get her crit writing done. So we shared the desk space for the day and I enjoyed having an office buddy. We noticed a change in the dynamic of the gallery setting. It was quiet enough for us to work diligently, but the space was open for any visitor to walk in. The gallery sitters on the other end of room may have been confused about what was happening in our office space. Their homework, cell phones, and guestbook laid on the table in front of them in the other room of the gallery. It appeared that they took on the role of a gallery sitter and remained pretty quiet. For Daniela and me, we discussed out loud the procedure for adding classes, our 7B TA materials, coffee, taking turns watching each other's stuff as one of use went to grab coffee or run errands, etc. Rimas stopped by at one point to borrow my desk scissors. Bessie made a pit stop and we talked about class, more 7B TA notes. Fanny came by and she cut more business cards for me. The office space was a work space, but also a kind of catalyst for a type of social engagement within the context of the gallery space.
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