Today I took some photographs sat on the floor exploring down there. From just the bottom of the costumes I know what they are- we all would. But this is our collective experience of the shop. This space exists in our minds as we work there. Nina and Jess have both discussed how our experiences of the shop may be very different. Customers will have perceptions and to some people the space wil not exist at all if they have never been- it is a dead space- empty.
When I began to work in the costume shop I made whole lists of every costume and where it was positioned- a dictionnary/catalogue of everything. Perhaps this was partly through compulsive nature- trying to be accurate, or informed. Or not to leave myself in a position where I have no answer.
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In response to 'bear gorilla zebra', I think that H of H has such a strong identity that even if you haven't entered that space before, well especially if you haven't been there before, the environment is bound to have an impact on you. For example, some people think the shop has a particular smell (can't say I've ever noticed this), others are overfaced by how full the shop is, and others enter as a 'kid in a sweet shop'. I think the environment is so dominant that it is bound to provoke some sort of reaction. It is interesting that you describe it as a dead space.
I only described it as a dead space if it has absolutely no presence in your mind. A friend of mine came up and said she becomes shocked to discover places like House of Haynes- they've been there a long while, but if you are unaware of them they are sort of floating. In this sense - with no awareness- it is 'empty' and in a way doesn't exist at all; becoming a kind of dead space.
I agree that as soon as you enter the shop (or hear of it)it takes on life and is alive!
Thats what happens with awareness I think. I heard somewhere, which sticks with me: 'things become real when we all agree' -suggesting until then, they don't :)
unnecessarily complicated?
No, not unnecessarily complicated. I understand. It would be interesting to see whether visitors to the exhibition comment on this blog describing their experience of the space.
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