Tours!
Lead my first tour on Cockatoo Island today. Boarded the ferry with the public at the Commissioner’s steps in front of the MCA, and arrived with ten minutes to spare before the tour started. It was a small group, of about 8 people, a nice number for my first time out. I was a bit nervous, but once I got rolling, everything was fine. I mean, we have been attending seminars with Dougal and Nisa since November, learning about each of the artists and artworks on the Island, so it’s comforting that I’ve actually retained some of that information! I started at the Brook Andrew work, then headed inside the Turbine Hall to the Cai Guo Qiang, Kadar Attia, Dale Frank, Peter Hennessey, Slave Pianos, and Robert MacPherson, then moved on to the Power House where the Hiroshi Sugimoto work is, and finally rounded things out at the AES+F installation at the back of the island. It’s a 35-minute video, so it’s a great place to leave your tour group at the end of the hour. I was able to make it around to all these artworks, without too much visitor fatigue setting in. I am sure when the groups are larger I’ll have to make adjustments accordingly. Doubt we’ll be able to make it around to as many artworks, since some of the time will be devoted to herding people! Looking forward to mixing things up and taking groups around to different works, like the ones at the top of the island. Also, realized, Cockatoo Island is a lot larger then you might think… may actually get some exercise out here too!
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