Deep Space Review

[elle finn]

Thanks for everyone's support of the Deep Space art show and artists.
Here is a review of my impressions and reflections on the evening,
which I am adding to the SubVerse website at
http://www.elle.finn.btinternet.co.uk/svhappen.htm .

Best wishes,

elle finn

The first visitor to the Deep Space Art Show arrived at the Smugglers
Tavern at about 5.30 pm on Saturday 25th January 2003. The Deep Space
artists had already been busy all afternoon transforming the pub into
an SM-Arts wonderland ready for our grand opening at 6 pm. Many more
visitors arrived after 6.30 pm. It was great to see so many people
coming along to support us and enjoy the diversity of the show.

There were ten participating artists in the show. There were poetic
sketches and a poetry tea set from elle finn, etchings and intricate
illustrations of detailed dungeon scenes from INCUBUS6, a concept
ambient poetry installation by cain tracing the development of a
Mistress and slave relationship and graphically enhanced graphic
poetry by Ernesto in the downstairs gallery.

In the upstairs gallery were delicate and ethereal pastel and
watercolour erotic portraits by tracie, vibrant boldly coloured
figure-work by Cassandra, fine art by Paul and magnificent oil
paintings by Stefan taking the "Story of O" paintings into new realms.
Violently's display included an aged book published in 2003, a baby
shoe sculpture and elegant and intricate framed pieces. Also showing
upstairs were eylau's BDSM art films, which had a new and appreciative
audience each time they were shown, and ernesto's 2000 video diary of
SM Pride and AltaSpace.

There were many personal highlights for me. It was great meeting new
people who I have only previously encountered in cyberspace including
Kat and her leather family from the British BDSM mailing list and
Sarah Hartwell, who both won and lost the 2002 SubVerse Poetry
Competition. As well as the supportive BDSM community, we also had
some appreciative viewers from the vanilla population including one of
the waiters from the SubVerse frequented Bar Chocolate in d'Arblay
Street and Julian from the New River Writers Group.

The evening was magical. A big thank you to everyone who took part and
came along to support us. A special thank you to the Smuggler's lone
barman, who was helpful and hard-working throughout the evening.