Gretchen and Alan approached us and asked to coordinate a volume of the project over a period of time in their space in Sydney. As we've looked for ways to grow the project naturally, through contact and circumstance, we thought that it was a good idea.
Geographically, communication was less immediate so we sent a set of instructions detailing how we manage the project's concept. With cultural and spatial differences, we found this to be a good working model in order to start rigorous conversation about each other's expectations. We hope they did as well.
They're responses have assured us that they've had a sophisticated awareness of our original intentions and have used their own actual and conceptual space to interpret these meanings in really interesting ways.
The breadth of ideas that make up volume 3 suggest that the potential of the unrealised is universally useful for contemplating one's own practice, while at once maintaining the very specific political and technical interests of each artist. And specifically, volume 3 seems to offer a glimpse into the shared interests of this community.
We only wish that we had witnessed these ideas being presented during the month, sitting in the gallery, on the slippery slope of realisation.
Sam Ely and Lynn Harris
December 2005