- Interior view of studio 104: Walls are scraped and cleaned in preparation for the Gypsum Boards that will 'line' all the walls up to a height of 10ft.
The walls and ceilings are pretty much scraped of all the old paint and falling plasterwork now.
The 'debate' this week and most of last week has been the new Lighting installation. As the ceilings are up to 16 ft height, and made of old Maltese stone, the fixing of the standard Tracker Lights too the ceiling would not be very functional. One I would not be able to adjust them very easily and two they would have quite some distance to travel to illuminate each exhibition.
We have been looking at alternatives...this is were it gets a wee bit technical and complicated.
Options considered:
- Tracker systems on cable affixed to the arch side pillars
- Over head Flexi lead spots affixed to stone after the newly inserted gypsum boards
- Over head Flexi lead spots affixed to the upper , newly installed gypsum board
- We have even considered LED strip lighting affixed to the top of the newly installed gypsum boards
- And standard spot lights in the four corners of each section within the interior space.
All of the above are not great because they light the paintings & artworks from above and the flooding down over the artwork.
Ideally the exhibitions would be illuminated from in front of the artwork, onto it.
Alternative:
I had always intended to design and make a Contemporary Light Fitting for the front three sections of the studio. These were not focused on lighting each individual exhibition BUT alternative and decorative lighting.
Now it seems that the best solution to our lighting problems would be to design functional, adjustable lighting within the Contemporary Lighting features I am designing and 'backing this up' with wall mounted spotlights in each section of the studio space!!!! Great, NO PRESSURE!
Oh we even brought in a lighting specialist to advise and he has been great but it seems he agrees a central 'functional chandelier' would be best.
- I found this fluorescent strip mounted on the wall the other day! Ha my builder...the artist... eat your heart out Dan Flavin!
- Ryan (on the right) lighting specialist! With Kirt or 'talk:talk' as I call him.
The Plumbing is ready: Shower, toilet, sink & importantly two external, sinks in the back of the studio.
Today we are off to buy 4x 4.5 metre Steel Beams for the Mezzanine (storage) floor at the back of the studio......Yeeee
I will be back and update on the 'Lighting' decisions.
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