De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-On-Sea

'I don't want to be inside the gallery but out there where the people are' 

Joesph Beuys

Really impressed by the inclusive Education & Learning programming. Happy coincidence that Sharon was the artist leading the walk and talk for the Joeseph Beuys Exhibition.  I dragged  along my partner, who quite often expresses his 'Not For Me' opinions.

Thought about benefits/disadvantages of group tours.   Awareness of the domination of our experience by others, with seemingly more knowledge than steve or I. (Shall we say some were not backwards at coming forward with their opinions and seemed to take great pride in correcting Sharon at times).   What i found insightful, for my purposes, was the quieter conversations going on between visitors. Also noteworthy, a women after the tour had gone of to read the  information packs made available by DeLa. She then discussed with Sharon that had she known  Felt and Soap were often bi-products of human hair and fat from concentration camps, her whole perception of the works would have been different.  Sharon had purposely left out this information to prevent closed readings. Steve talked about how knowing the artists background and working process helped him to make the work relatable.  

I was nudged to consider; when facilitaing meaning-making experiences that are affective, how much information is to much?  

The concept of speakers corner  was inspired.