Thea's final residency deadline arrived Thursday at noon, three days after my first ordinary date with Nina. My event assignment concerned lighting access, visitor routes, plus delivery timing across the full exhibition. Her artistic decisions plus personal success remained entirely outside my professional authority.
At seven, I opened the residency hall with Lindi plus two facilities staff. Twelve artists had six hours to finish installation before the judging walkthrough, while every corridor needed to remain accessible throughout setup.
Thea entered behind the second delivery cart wearing loose black trousers, a white work shirt, plus paint-stained trainers. Her hair remained tied beneath a green scarf while she directed four wrapped chair forms toward the rear gallery.
"Good morning," she said from beyond the marked installation route, keeping her greeting public plus brief.
