Tutorial with Matt

Whelp, scrap what I said in the last post. The main conclusion from my latest tutorial was that I had kind of jumped on a context because I wanted to be certain what I was doing, in order to to say to Matt "this is what I'm doing". However, it was veering off course from my original ideas, a point which made a lot of sense, especially I'd realised that morning that the context mentioned below would open up a whole new area of research and work, going into inter-personal relationships, marriage counselling etc and I'm not really into that. My project is more about abstract discussion rather that the personal relationships between those involved in the discussion. Even the subject matter is secondary to the actual discussion itself.

So he suggested sticking with the confessional booth idea but developing it so it becomes something of a public services. It could be taken to a political march or into a town centre or to a tourist landmark and used to instigate discussions between people inside the booth which could be then recorded, storing these opinions, ideas and discussions. So political parties, organisations and businesses could use it was a way of canvassing the public's opinions.

These are the notes which make more sense with the explanation above

Debate relevant to the context - look for topics and find context or vice versa [somewhere between structure and cue cards]
maybe it's a way of groups canvassing opinion on on issue
e.g. set up in Trafalgar Square for discussion on public space
like the debate society but within a structure and without all the stiff ceremony
How is it recorded?
Does it become a service?
How are topics raised inside the structure - outside input? - does it become a performance?
do you have a provoker on one side and a member of the public on the other or two members of the public on each side?

He also thought I should get this involved in the Goldsmiths stand at the Milan Furniture Fair, placing it in the space for the daily performances/instillations they're organising. So I have to work out how this is going to work and submit it. Luckily it is all part of the direct development for my project.

Now I have a big to-do list to get stuck into but it's all good as I feel really excited about my project again.