GOMA - Part 2 (or what Grayson left out)
After seeing Andy and having had lunch we wandered around the rest of the exhibitions in the GOMA. We found a large red doughnut like object on a wall that in the middle seemed to disappear into black nothingness. Very intriguing! This was also our first encounter with "Scary gallery lady" She starting stalking us as we approached the doughnut. Obviously she could sense my love of the iced cakes and was worried that I might drool on it. Every time we got closer, she got closer. Finally she could help herself no longer and she had to pounce. But her target was Seb not me. "Put that backpack under there!" She exclaimed while pointing to the bugaboo. Was she really worried that we were going to try to slip the 3 metre high doughnut into our small green nappy bag and make off with it? Deciding that resistance was futile we concurred with her demands. But what about the other young ladies strolling nearby with their handbags (large enough to engulf half a dozen green nappy bags) draped over their shoulders in much the same way Seb was wearing his accessory. They seemed to escape her attention. She must have thought Seb looked dodgy.
We then proceeded to the next room where gallery staff where unveiling and preparing to install a large elephant This attracted a few curious patrons, some of whom made the mistake of getting too close. As I was facing the other way looking at some "mouth" art, the peaceful ambience of the gallery was shattered by a very loud clapping sound accompanied with a shouted "YOU NOT TOUCH!!!" Blimey I thought, what was that. Spinning around I saw a gentleman retreating with tail between his legs being followed by none other than the scary gallery lady. All the while lecturing him on why he should not have been silly enough to touch the elephant. This didn't seem to serve as enough of a warning for some who seemed to want to test fate by inching slowly closer and closer to said elephant. This time however scary gallery lady was not going to let someone else get away with such blatant disregard for gallery art. Even before the hand had a chance of hitting it's mark the thunderous roar of "YOU NOT TOUCH!" could be heard echoing through the hall quickly followed by the source of the warning bearing down on the unsuspecting art lover.
Well, at least she has a purpose in life! Overall the gallery was experience was worth it but we did seem to get a lot of "official" warnings from staff......at least 3 for taking photos of Grayson (who happened to be strategically placed in front of certain exhibits), one for wearing a back pack and Seb got done for using his foot instead of his hands to set the silver balls in motion in the old gallery foyer. Come to think of it I think Seb attracts trouble. But we wouldn't have it any other way :)
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