First Steps (or first waves of muscular contraction)

This exhibition is as much about the space, as it is about the work itself. In my mind's eye, I have always seen "The Movement and Action of Worms" being set here in The Studio Gallery.

I think when i first moved into the space 4 and a half years ago, i knew it was where my next significant exhibition was going to take place,  but the space needs to look, clean, precise, white - something of the look of a laboratory - yes 'clinical' is the word! And those of you who know the gallery know that it has gone through an enormous number of 'changes' - none of them looking particularly clinical to date.

So starting with the back room, (since the front is my Christmas sitting room) I am clearing it. Adding a screen around the sink unit, which folds back and looks like a window shutter (!). And then painting the whole thing white. 

Although this feels a little bit like it might be a 'displacement activity' from making the work itself, actually setting the scene is vital for my ideas to take shape. The work is already in my head. I need a stage to act them out on.