It was a particular challenge for me to be asked to contribute to the Discerning Eye, as I am currently involved in curating an exhibition dealing with commissioning art works on a very large scale. Looking at a 30 foot long dumptruck made from iron carvings from Gothic Cathedrals, it was difficult to think of artwork less than 20 inches. Most of the work that I do, certainly from the project at Sudeley Castle but also from the Gagosian Gallery, seems to be upon a much larger scale. However, I remember a photography teacher telling me that if an image doesn't work on a contact sheet, that it is not going to be improved by blowing it up. This certainly applies.

I think that the art scene in the East End of London just gets better and better. I have a group of galleries which I visit in my non-existent spare time. These include David Risley, Dicksmith, Museum 52 and Laura Bartlett. Given the confines of the exhibition I wanted to find a selection of work that really used the space in different ways. With the help of these galleries (and of course their artists) I pieced together a group of works quite disparate from each other.

From drawings to taxidermy, I found works that really show the scope and variety of ideas that can he conveyed in this tiny space.

 

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