I really liked the idea of extending the darkness around my work so I let the black take over the area under the fuse box aswell - I was considering letting it creep up the wall between the fuse box and the added wall but decided that I quite liked the way it gave a kind of horizon line for Courtney's bird. I also tried to consider elements of her work when doing this by painting my light fittings black but leaving the switches white. Painting the wall black was a lot more difficult than doing the doors as the concrete has a very uneven texture and doesn't hold the paint as well.
I really liked the extension of the blackness.
I then wanted to address the issue of having a stool or some way to make it easier for people to access the periscope.
I found this step stool at Mitre10 and thought it was perfect! With it's black base and white spots it worked nicely with my light switches and again with Courtney's bird. Becuase it is a very nice transportable stool I haven't brought it in yet as I want to make sure it is available for the exhibition.
