There's a new installation that takes up the entire ground floor of GOMA (WARNING - If you've a dust allergy you may want to avoid it) that's made up of sawdust. It's bloody huge.
To be honest, I don't get it. I looked at the comments book, and a lot of people nailed it. It looks like a gigantic cake.
There must be some statement it's (trying) to make, but I just.don't.get.it. Anyway, onwards to the art galleries, and it was hoaching with schoolkids who seemed to be getting their art class there. (here's paper and pencils, go draw something). There was some primary kids getting shown round the Egyptian room - cue female outrage that only men could be scribes in ancient Egypt - who seemed to love it. I admit, I did listen in on the talk they were being given, and it was brilliant.
Below is a statue of the goddess Sekhmet, the warrior goddess and goddess of healing for upper Egypt.
Saturday we nipped into town and spent the credit note I had for Missing Records. The resultant hall was a couple of dvd's, The Adjustment Bureau, Hostel III and some cd's, Levellers, SRV Live Alive, and Robert Plant - Principle of Moments (currently jammed in the cd drive of the Streamium).
Yesterday, we were determined to go out despite the rain, so picked up a couple of friends, and went for a walk in the Linn Park, with a pause in the middle for lunch in the Old Smiddy.
So, that was that. My plan for this week is to (finally) dismantle and dispose of the computer desk in the spare room. When that's done I'll reward myself by digging out the LoTR miniatures, and get set painting them.
