The James Taylor Gallery is cited in a disused warehouse in Hackney. It houses nine independent, non-profit galleries within its huge premises. I visited on Thursday morning to see if any of the work on show could provide me with some inspiration for my new project.
As the nine galleries shared no formal link, aside from location, the work was incredibly diverse, from Tessa Power's nine part video installation, studying peoples behaviour and reaction to authority, to Call & Response's exploration of surround sound and Angus H Braithwaite's massive-scale portrait, filling one end of the abandoned bus depot.
I found the diverse collection of works useful in terms of my project, as it mirrored the way in which we have been told to collect sources - there were examples of film, painting, photography, installation, sculpture, drawing etc.
One artist I found particularly interesting was sculptor Adam Watts, who uses builders materials as his primary media. In his piece at the JT Gallery, he cites the half finished buildings and abandoned building sites that litter many European countries as the inspiration for his cement sculpture. I found the idea of recreating this atmosphere in a new site, which interestingly housed a similar atmosphere of abandonment, decay etc, an thought provoking concept and a possible stimulus for my project.
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