Serpentine

I went to see a fantastic exhibition at the Serpentine (beautiful little gallery in the middle of the park) with pieces by Philippe Parreno and Tom Hunter. Hunter's work was the documentary style film, 'A Palace for Us.' A fab short film about the residents of Woodberry Lane estate, currently a site of major development. It communicated a real sense of what it was like to be a part of the community within the estate; a great place to live in the post war bomb ravaged city.

Parreno's work included AC/DC Snakes (which was incredibly similar to a piece we handed in for a project to promote the university degree show) with multiple plugs plugged into one another.

The other piece was a film shown in three rooms. After watching the first, the lights went on and the shutters opened, and you moved to the next room. The same again, and the same again. Following the final film, Invisibleboy, laughter was played and the windows opened to show snow falling. It was a beautifully filmed piece of work with a narrative that made sure you did a lot of thinking yourself. The system of moving between rooms was engaging and well timed.

Future Beauty: 30 Years of Japanese Fashion

I went to see this fantastic exhibition. The Barbican is one of my favourite places in London, it feels like it was designed as a set for an old James Bond film. It's a real example of beauty within.

But anyway, the exhibition. It had these fantastic pieces of silk fabric hanging from the ceiling which divided up the room. The type was printed on this fabric. A fantastic variety of clothing on mannequins, the odd name I recognised however most was unfamiliar.

Some of the films captured me the most with Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto talking about their experiences and how they ended up in fashion. Kawakubo was working on the sets for television adverts at the time and resorted to making her own clothes as the ones supplied just weren't quite right. She kept on making ... Comme des Garcons ... the rest is history.