Finishing up

So, I was on such a good role with writing everyday until visitors came, I turned 30, and we were in a rush to get Carolyn Porter and I's Artist Conversation night up and running.  I will defer to Carolyn's blog to cover Guggenheim Elsewhere which took over the store and window of Elsewhere and spilled lovingly into the sidewalk.  Upstairs was a combination of Guggenheim and Elsewhere..almost at odds.  My room or installation, Excavation and Restoration, turned out great with the walls restored in fabric and the floors done the same.  I have included a few images in the photo section.  I think the experience of emptying this room and then restoring it to an inviting state was the reward for me.  The last day I was at Elsewhere I saw the real boy, Shalin, heading into the space with a friend and the record player clicked on.  It was what I wanted the space to be, a refug and play to pause from the over stimulation that is the heart of Elsewhere.  I would like to know how long this place stays empty, what fills the space and who spends time in the space.  I felt like there was a bit of a ease and permission to make the space what each individual would like.  In some ways, it is really a place for the Elsewhere residents to sit.  I have spent the last week back in Austin thinking about Elsewhere, all its inhabits and the objects as members of some sort of object family.  I know that I will not be updating this blog often or checking in, but I feel so confident that place will not leave me.