Saltram house, a George 11 era mansion in Plympton, owned by the Parker family for around 300 years. Allowing the public to step away from the city life and experience the country-estate life just a few mines fromPlymouth City Center.
As part of a collaborative curatorial project we have been offered the opportunity to propose and create a show within Saltram’s very own Orangery designed in 1773 and restored from fire damage in 1932, from July-August time 2014.
Some of the aspects we will have to bear in mind are:
Weather &Wind ( As it’s open all year over summer)
Not allowed to paint or nail into walls
Only Natural Sunlight
Insects
Supervision only available by us as National trust can’t vouch for security
Corner Plants cannot be moved
Static Statues and plants on back wall
Opening Times of Orangery 11am – 4pm, (only closed once a year, after lunch is heavy time for public)
National trust printing format(metal printing can be done, but not free)
They have labour but no money to fund project
Antony will be looking into whether we can accept sponsorship for exhibition
Echoing within the space- issue’s with sound work
Single Storey Space.
Idea’s:
Participation as of high visitor count
Working on windows – researching into foils that can be used,Antony stated that in the summer around 3 panels are down, this would have to be pre organised.
Each top panel (7 of) consists of double hung picture windows. This is two window sections each consisting of 6×4
in total 48 glass when windows closed.
Photography of Saltram’s Orangery
Available at:
www.geograph.org.uk
Each bottom window has 6 glass sections there are 6 of these.
Possibility of using Mirrors also.
Free standing piece
This is an opportunity for a unique client situation, and to develop ourselves as artists as curators within a new space, it will also challenge us to work around aspects that cannot be changed for the install, and make us thing further about the work we are hoping to display.
Artist As Curator 