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I guess Jem found it. They want to use it in the installation.

Ludya Parak

Can’t deal with this. I have enough to worry about right now.

Jonathan Danners

You need to come in asap. Leave the kids with a neighbour or something, but get here.

To: Gela Nathaniel

From: Griff Technician (Maintenance)

Date: 19 January 2024

Subject: Mess

What are your MA students up to in that studio? The devastation when I came in this morning was beyond the pale. Again, despite my email after last time, something has been burned. There was ash in the sink and melted plastic stuck to the drainer in the cutting room. We had all better hope that comes off.

Outside, another shocking mess awaited me, with that nice fabric you bought for your installation torn up and stuffed in one of the big bins. It only arrived a couple of days ago, yet must’ve been in there a while, judging by the rubbish on top of it. I started to drag it out, but saw it was smeared with either brown paint or dried blood, so left it for you to deal with. I still remember the dead-pig incident of 2008.

If binning that fabric was a mistake, someone had better retrieve it before tomorrow morning (early), because that’s when the bin men come. I’ve instructed Tony and Rita to leave well alone.

Griff

To: Griff Technician (Maintenance)

From: Gela Nathaniel

Date: 19 January 2024

Subject: Re: Mess

What? That fabric cost a fortune. I will most certainly be retrieving it today, Griff. I don’t care what tragedy befell it – we need every inch of it for the installation. Thank you for letting me know, and please rest assured I will be confronting the sourcing team over this.

Gela

Doodle message group [Private] Gela, Alyson and Jonathan, 19 January 2024:

Gela Nathaniel

What happened?

Gela Nathaniel

Why is our tunnel fabric in a bin, and in such a condition it reminded Griff of the time a student brought in a dead pig?

Gela Nathaniel

If I don’t know what happened I can’t cover it up, can I?

Jonathan Danners

We’ll meet you in the car park before class on Tuesday. Not the studio – Jem will already be there.

Doodle message group MMAM(FTP), 23 January 2024:

Gela Nathaniel