Thursday, 19 January 2017

Visual Narratives - ephemera from YSP trip

Collecting 'ephemera' which might relate to the theme of 'space' was very difficult I found, and there wasn't really much around at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park which was particularly interesting to me or which caught my eye. I thought that the fact that the YSP is huge, largely outdoor, space might mean i would come across some interesting natural things to collect (e.g. rocks, leaves etc.) but there wasn't any really, only lot's of grass. In the end I came back with a few bits and pieces, all of which have proved fairly unusable in the context of my book.



A large fold out map, the other side displaying all the events/ exhibitions etc happening at YSP in the near future. Useful whilst I was walking around, but too specific really to pursue in terms of my project's themes.

A sort of activity sheet designed to accompany a viewing of
James Webb's 'We Listen For The Future'.


This artwork was slightly interesting to me, in that it consisted of filling a space with sound (the old chapel at YSP). He had set up a wall of speakers/ amps (AC/DC style) and they 
were all playing the sound of people banging on doors, loudly. For a brief moment I considered the possibility of steering my project in a direction of how sound reacts/ fills different spacesbut I had moved well away from that by the time I left YSP. I felt very sorry for the steward who had to stay in that room allday, perhaps he had ear plugs. The other side of the card made reference to another artwork Webb had outside in the park. Hehad set up a speaker playing the birdsong of a bird that you "wouldn't usually hear in Yorkshire." I didn't notice it.  

My train ticket and receipt to Wakefield.

A sort of business card, from the taxi driver who drove me from Wakefield station to YSP. with his mobile number written on the back so I could call him to get a lift back to station when I left YSP. I just thought it was
quite funny to have the mobile number of someone I don't know and probably won't see ever again. And also funny that he wrote it on the back, not where it says 'tel.' for telephone number.
A card for McDonald's. Every time you buy cup a of coffee,
you get a sticker. Once you have six, you can show it to claim
a free cup of coffee. I found this on the floor, as it is pictured.
I thought it was funny that somebody lost it with one sticker
to go, and that I would only have to buy one cup of coffee to
get the free one. I didn't get round to it in time in the end I
don't really ever go to McDonald's, I still think it's funny
though.    



















































































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