I went to an exhibition at MAP called goldfish which was a exhibition where all the things in the gallery where controlled by a tank of goldfish. The controlled drawing machines, drums, music, and images all by them swimming across beams of light. From the point of view of the audiece this exhibition worked realy well as what you saw was random and would never be seen again. It was really interesting to see the thing that was creating the work and the things happening. It made the viewer question who makes the music and art we see and hear.
These types of small 'artist led' initiatives are I think the way forward. Relying on existing spaces severely restricts the type of work you can show. Leeds has a strong DIY culture and therefore I would think the audience could easily be developed for cross-overs between DIY music venues and art venues. I was in Glasgow over the weekend and went to shows in railway arches, old factories an empty office and a fabric shop. Some artists were taking the lead in persuading business people to let them have the space, (these seemed to be the ones that owned suits) and others were acting as technicians for the space or just general helpers. A climate of mutual support was really evident and a critical mass achieved by people moving from venue to venue.
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