This morning I went to king's cross to de-install my two prints (the group and solo one) as well as my canvas painting. It was nice to be there in the morning, I also had a good chat with Karen, who ran the exhibition. She said my group work was like a surreal wordscape, which I liked the phrasing of. I asked how it is working in language support (as I was sort of interested in this area, not necessarily the traditional teaching side but a guidance thing, for international students) and she described her job, which she really loves and it did sound fantastic. she trains other staff, have 1-1 tutorials with students, a lot with their dissertations, as a specialist tutor attached to certain courses. she said a course that was really intriguing was visual merchandise. anyway, she recommended me this book when I showed interest in the language/text aspect which was 'First You Write A Sentence' by Joe Moran, which I will definitely read, she said it actually took a long time for her to read cause sentence or two you ponder. I also found out that she was also dyspraxic when I mentioned I was, having study sessions and all and she said her processing time is also slower and that made me feel less alone. even responding to what someone said, needing time to step back and think about it first to decide what to say.
she hoped to continue this project in new and improved ways perhaps not limiting to this art college.. I think that's a wonderful idea, because language and text, especially how we are exploring it, seems to be underrated. she thanked me for my contribution and enthusiasm to the project and I thanked her too, it is nice seeing someone who is so excited about language as I am as well in the most open-minded and creative sense.