Form Dictates Function My fascination with material (board, paper, papyrous,old books )and form derives here…………. Throughout most of the library’s history, the term “book” referred to works written on papyrus and some parchment rolls. Beginning in the second century, stacked […]
Thank you Nicola Naismith for the Edward Burtynsky link. I clicked on to see the video you spoke of and found a whole world of, as Burtynsky says, ‘places that are outside of our normal experience, yet we partake of […]
I am still posting pictures from July as the new envelopes from August are coming back in the post. Reading again the accompanying comments I am struck how it is the importance of immediacy in the project that keeps everyone […]
I am reading two books at the moment. I should be preparing for tomorrow’s talk at the Cornerhouse where I have to do a presentation. It is only 20 minutes (the presentation) so I have been frantically cutting down my […]
I laid out my clothes for the day this morning. It was a complicated choice because they would have to last me until my In Conversation this evening. I opted for grey tweed trousers, black socks and a light blue […]
Researching about ancient Library of Alexandria for the last few months…….. Re -Constructing a floor plan for ADD TO MY LIBRARY…… The ancient library of Alexandria has a notorious history related to its disappearance. It is said to have fallen […]
The line divides, directs, demands, Defines, discriminates, rejects. Coercive, uncompromising, Confirming of impotence. It is other and neither. Amoral , Partisan, Double edged, Taking both sides. Duplicitous loyalty picks at feeling Through the eye; Uncovers what I had not sensed. […]
After lengthy (and boring to describe here) deliberations I have finally decided to use the NAN grant for an APT meeting in Yorkshire, and not resubmit my (rejected) ACE bid for additional funding to hold meetings across England. Being an […]
good work today. can’t talk right now, curry and beer. more soon.xxxx
‘I like your work’. This is music to my ears, the unsolicited appreciation of effort. A chance meeting with a near neighbour (how often do you see your neighbours? I lived in an apartment in London for 2 years and […]
I want to explore what it means to be, and to identify as, an artist.
