In Shanti Suki-Osman’s lecture, she talked about a week long residency she took part in called ‘Music for the Not Yet’ with other artists and creatives. The space given to the artists included books, mixers, cables and hardware to create her art with. Shanti talks about how overwhelming at first it is, and how it led her to think about if she were to lose the space that it would be completely ok. She explained when being presented with such a great opportunity and so much equipment we often don’t know what to do with it.

As a student studying a course dependent on usually very expensive equipment I wouldn’t usually have access to, I feel most people would think I’d be frustrated and up in arms that I can’t access the equipment inside LCC due to the newly imposed lockdown. On the contrary, like Shanti, I felt ok with the loss of access to my creative space. I felt overwhelmed, like I didn’t know where to start with the equipment granted to me. It felt almost impossible to make the most of what I considered to be a privilege afforded to me. Like a pipe dream.

Over all I found what Shanti said immensely motivational. Upon further reflection, the space inside LCC is no pipe dream, I found this way of thinking to be negative and stagnant. I await the reopening of the college next term with much anticipation with the renewed mind set that I deserve this space, and the equipment found inside it.