Work placement 4

Today got my off with a start.
I awoke to find a message on my phone asking me to get West Footscray station for 7:45 to meet Sue so she could take to the exhibition site.

This sent a panic through my system, I moved faster then I have this morning then I have most mornings for a very long time.

I replied to Sue's message stating that I wouldn’t be able to make it to the station in time. Big mistake the bus I caught not only got me to the station in time, it got me there almost 5 minuets early. After a few change overs I got to the second meeting place, the food court at Highpoint where both Sue and Enza were meeting and discussing the plans for today.

My first job on site was simple enough, sort and arranges the clothes hangers into an interesting pattens and shapes within the designated work space. I made a few interesting shapes and designs. Keeping it symmetrical was tricky as I didn't have as many simple wooden hangers as I would have liked or enough coloured hangers to give the design a visual variety. After a little trial and error the end result turned out looking pretty good.

The next task was a way for me to contribute and create a piece for the exhibition using cardboard boxes and plastic bags. For those who have seen the donation bins or the back rooms of the second hand shops these are common sites. The only 2 directions I had been given were make it high and don’t block out the window. After some creative stacking of the boxes and some gap filling with the various bags task 2 was complete.

In context of the exhibition and the ordered shapes and forms of the most dominating piece, my cardboard and plastic creation is the "unseen" back room chaos.

I was warned though that because of the nature of the installation process if a more practical idea or use for the bags and boxes comes to mind that the work could be partially or completely changed or removed. So it was in my best interest to take some pictures early.

Hopefully it stays for the exhibition.

The guide strings used as preliminary measurements before the sections were outlined in tape were due for removal. It was very physical work and had to be done delicately. I could not disturb the finished sections, or if I did I had to put it back to the original condition as soon as I was done. There was a lot of bending fortunately the ladies had knee pads for that kind of work for me to use. The pads helped a lot, awful to walk in but they made the job more comfortable.

My last few tasks for the day were setting up the television sets with the DVD players. It wasn’t hard for the most of it. A little trouble some with the last set though. As the televisions were all of various makes some needed special plugs so that the DVD players could be plugged in. Unfortunately there wasn't enough to go around. After asking for some help I learned that I had to tune the DVD player into the TV. Once I knew what to do I was fine.

I've had to tune tvs in for a number of personal entertainment reasons. Most of those reasons were video games though and occasionally VCR’s too but not very often.

A side job I had to do was help carry over some of the PA equipment. With the hand trolley it made the job easy. The big wheels rolled up the steps and across the gravel easily.

Well that was my work day how was yours?

Next post some time Wednesday night or later on, it just depends on how I am feeling.