On Collaboration and the Benefits of an extra pair of Hands

Since arriving at Montsalvat a major part of our time has been spent on a large site specific work for our exhibition at Tweed River Gallery in 2012.
The work consists of 4 large panels each approximately 3.4 m x 1.4 m, and, while it was often only feasible for one of us to work on the work so as to provide uniformity of surface, the constant interchange of ideas and assessment as the work progressed seemed to be easier and faster than when one works alone. The large panels would have been almost impossible for one person to move or hang.

Susan Buret & Nicola Moss, Work in Progress, 2011, 4 panels each approx 3.4 m x 1.4 m.

The above image shows the four panels attached to the wall by the very agile Nicola while I held the rickerty kitchen table that served as a ladder and passed tools and implements. At this point, early in the process, we had begun to experiment with a variety of paper cut forms as we worked towards the final image.