AmberClairePearson

Another busy bee who's also been tackling as much stress as Alan is Amber who last night opened a show at we'ar yoga clothing store on Cross Street.

I've been watching and conversing with Amber over the last few months since this all started, while old ideas were scrapped and new ones came to play. It got me thinking about how this show was an interesting foil to the one that we're planning together (along with four others) for pilot. She's had to really come at it from a commercial slant, which is a slant that isn't as relevant in pilot since we're given free reign of the space without having to negotiate merchandising and customers.

The best example is the blanket banner with the projections (and probably my favourite). So Amber Claire, yet so very not. The photographs are too slick for what she'd normally do. But at the same time, they've been carefully considered to fit into the vibe of the store. I wonder whether she would ever consider doing such a thing again in her normal studio habit? Despite this, she's still managed to sneak dirty blankets into a cleanly aestheticised space without anyone giving too much of a double take. I wonder how well her costumes would hang here!

Talking with Kiki, she mentioned that Amber is the first person in our year (that she can think of) who's had a solo show so far. This is a feat in itself. Either way, I'm more than proud of Amber who's really grown to balance thinking and making (we always joke that she does too much making, not enough thinking, while I do too much thinking and too little making).

Speaking of making, must make work for pilot...any ideas? Can you feel my desperation? Can ya?

- Agnes