An Encounter with Emma Thackham Part 2

I continued my journey, noting points of interest such as this unfinished area of the building - It interested me as a point of incompleteness- I also felt the area could act as a frame or stage for a potential performance piece

Outside of the space was this collection of casters that appealed to my eye in a photographic way

I emptied my handbag in the space, exploring the idea that the participants could sift throught the contents in the unfinished space. That way their encounter with a stranger could be their imagined construction of the identity of a stranger through interaction with a stranger's belongings

I passed this window on my journey and stopped and considered it as a point of interest. The way the pane is surrounded by black metal and pink and white paint really framed the area for me and I thought this and the action/inaction in the urban landscape outsde could be an artwork in itself. A viewer would be presented with a constantly changing canvas, of clouds and sky and birds combined with the stillness of the urban artefacts/building materials.

This area, being enclosed within firedoors is also eerily silent. This factor of silence drew my eye to the subtle movement outside all the more.

My journey included a visit to the ladies bathroom

I then ventured outside of the building and passed this grid where an idea was borne...

Photographs by Emma Thackham