Popular Pursuits: An idle mind is the devil’s workshop
Performance, Installation.
2011.  




Taking the phase ‘An idle mind…’ first quoted in H.G. Bohn's "Hand-Book of Proverbs", published in 1855 to task, Paige acquires new skills through exercise and instruction.

From rope knotting to slogan writing, to playing poker and making paper airplanes, learned through practice and rote, each day a series of tasks will be set, with visitors welcome to participate, proffer their knowledge and join in the betterment of the artist.The space will capture the evidence of the endeavours, part archive and trophy of the accomplished tasks.