warehouse

I have found a nice old bus depot that I can use to blow up my balloon till it pops which will hopefully be to 24ft! Apparently this place used to be the tram depot for leeds. The thing with using a place like this is that the audience is really down to who I would invite, I have been informed that the more the merrier. The idea of there being witnesses instead of an audience interests me. I don't feel that it's a show I want people to watch but more something that has to be experienced. I am also really interested in the fact that the balloon will be blocking the daylight coming in from the top windows when it gets too big. Infact on a really bright day it will probably glow through. I also found on the net an extremely large following for balloon fetishes of which I was completely oblivious too! I wonder if their reaction would be any different to a large balloon going bang?! Maybe I'll just have to find out.

Ruins of the Church of St. Paul

The most famous tourist destination in Macau is the Ruins of the Church of St. Paul. Originally built in the seventeen hundreds, this Jesuit church burnt down in the nineteen hundreds and all that’s left is this amazing facade. I was able to climb to the top and catch a breathtaking view of Macau. In amongst these ruins are a Crypt. It was built in the location of the ancient church, which was destroyed in 1835 by a big fire. In the excavated crypt there are glass-fronted cases where the bones of 17th-century Christian martyrs from Japan and Vietnam remain. It all seemed a bit eery down there and t hen I realised they had tidied off the walls with some nice fresh paint only showing this holy piece of ground. It was a bit odd to say the least with its nice wooden flooring and bench upon which you could sit and stare at this pile of rock. Almost like an art gallery with 'actual' religious artifacts.

creepy abandoned hotel!

Well I stumbled on to this place through a friend. I was helping her out with a photo shoot. I was really intrigued by the dirty run down rooms and how confined some of them were. I didn't bring any extra large balloons with me as there is no electricity supply up there to power an air compressor. Some of the floor boards were falling through and didn't look safe to stand on so the weight of a big heavy machine could of been dangerous! Anyways here are some of the pictures. I particularly like the one in the old bathroom where the sunlight is streaming through the balloons, filtering the light and creating a suffocating coloured window. I'll make sure to put a shot up of the hallway so you can see just how long it goes too.

I went to Manchester Art Gallery a couple of weeks ago and to be honest was a little let down. I hadn't been in a while and expected there to be something exciting going on concerning contemporary art when the only thing of interest I came across were 10 of Leonardo Di Vinci's drawings. I'm going to be honest here, I'm a bit skint so didn't go and see the other exhibition that was on which was Angels of Anarchy : Women Artists and Surrealism. Maybe that would of been of some interest! The artist Paul Morrison created a 25 metre-long wall painting exclusively for Manchester Art Gallery containing sunflowers and daisies depicted over greek temples and country cottages. I really can't grasp why a black and white flat wall painting not really of much excitement can be given 25 metres of a wall in a prominently well known gallery of the UK. I would of been much more impressed to of seen pieces of work connecting more with the diverse culture of the city of Manchester.

Paul Morrison 2009 @ Manchester Art Gallery

This is the beginning of my blog and I have very little to say for now so ciao until my brain starts working.