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Megan Wakefield

A freelance writer and PhD candidate with Spike Island/UWE, Bristol.

Reviews

Has Man a Function in the Universe? [23 February 2009]
 

In 1969 Buckminster Fuller listed a series of Strategic Questions in his work Utopia or Oblivion. Gavin Wade invited artists and writers to respond to Question No. 2, Has Man A Function in the Universe? The result is this new Book Works  Read on…

Book Review, Book Works
23 February 2009

Live Art Falmouth BomannClatronic [25 June 2008]
 

I remember the Safety in the Home obsession of the 1980s. In school we had to look at a picture, colour it in then identify the potential hazards. Was the cat about to be mown down? Was mummy’s apron dangling just a little bit close to the gas  Read on…

Falmouth, Cornwall
6 - 7 June 2008

More [6 August 2007]
 

Living in a rural location can foster a strong DIY culture. Artists often have to innovate to survive and create their own supportive structure for contemporary practice. As exemplified in our first review of ‘Morel’ June events, published  Read on…

Various venues and online
Throughout June, July and August

More Cornwall [6 July 2007]
 

‘More’ comprises a series of diverse artist-led projects across Cornwall throughout summer. As an initiative it takes the ‘Liverpool Independents’ as a precedent, in that the shows deliberately coincide with ProjectBase Social  Read on…

Various venues and online
Throughout June, July and August

eek [17 September 2006]
 

“…we still dream of liberty as we dreamed of it when we were children. What other psychological freedom do we have than the freedom to dream? Psychologically speaking, it is in reverie that we are free beings.”[1] Gaston  Read on…

The Old Grammar School
8 August 2006 to 10 October 2006

Wheal Art Weekend [26 August 2006]
 

The spectacular industrial ruins of South Wheal Frances were the setting for a public event featuring 11 artists, 6 from the Level Two Artist’s Led Initiative and 5 invited participants. As project writer, I wanted to see how they would  Read on…

South Wheal Frances Mine
7 July 2006 to 7 July 2006

Installation, Sculpture, Print [20 July 2006]
 

The space used by Sovay Berriman, Jackie Knight and Patrick Lowry at the New County Hall in Truro is a sort of thoroughfare and some of the pieces seem to be architectural or decorative features in disguise. For example, Jackie Knight’s  Read on…

New County Hall
5 May 2006 to 6 June 2006

Wharf [25 January 2006]
 

Wharf was the inaugural exhibition for the “Level Two” Artists Led Initiative, whose members have each worked in studios at the Falmouth Wharves on the banks of the Penryn River in Cornwall. The exhibition reflects the sites rich  Read on…

Falmouth Arts Centre
12 December 2005 to 12 December 2005