absent

Going to Oldbury this morning I noticed another absence, this time in Ladywood.

spectacle

We said goodbye to Spectacle some time ago, but it was still a bit of a kick to see that whole area of buildings knocked down. What’s going to replace them? Some nice flats?

…and more importantly, are there going to be any more spaces run by the next generation of up-and-coming arty folks?

Tunnel Vision

Tunnel Vision (Luke Jerram and Dan Jones as part of Architecture Week) had it’s strong and weak points for me.

I like the fact that it happened at all enormously, but I felt that it was really two separate things. I’d have liked to have seen either no sculptural stuff or a whole lot more that spilled out and around the different niches in the walls.

Guess there’d have been a Health and Safety officer with something to say about that…

I felt the end section where we were walking down the darkened tunnel with the sound and light was the most powerful element. Givien the choice I wouldn’t have shared the experience with 30 other people at the same time, although it did make for an interesting snippet of video (here slowed down to half speed)