Almost everyone has a mobile phone even the Ban Ban (people carrying loads on bamboo) have a mobile phone. Since plans change all the time I have bought a mobile phone. This has improved my social life. It is difficult […]
Making frames to transport my work safely into the gallery for the degree show. The books are very delicate and are usually made on site but we have less than a week to set up and each book can take […]
Yesterday I had interesting discussions with Leigh Williams and Ben Hultum, both following an M.A. at Glyndwr University. Last year Leigh engaged people in an Inside Out project inviting them to write down their bad thoughts for them then to […]
i think i'm making a steady progress. the treacle is still around my legs, i have somehow learnt to move smootherly, to move a little quicker through it. there are annoyances around me too. most are more petty than others, […]
It's funny how suddenly, due to the degree shows, professionalism comes out of nowhere. I agree with it. 100%. Perhaps even more than that, and although it creates a grand environment to work in, I can't help but wonder if […]
The Film and how it Works.Film Works… So the DVD player and the digital projector become sculptural objects, through their role as image producing machines. Image making machines become objects and the objects become subjects thereof. Certain artists seem to […]
Only 4 days left to our assessment of this unit and so much to do. I make lists but the problem is it is replaced with a longer list! At least the clocks haven't gone forward so it dark early […]
02.09 Rules 1. For one week we will make seperate artworks 2. We will not talk about the works to each other 3. We will not give any clues about the works to the other (not be covered in it, […]
BA in Sculpture. I think it is the only true ‘sculpture’ (by title) course left in the UK, at least that is what I heard, but that doesn’t make any difference. Course is compiled within four years of three elements: […]
Today i feel that 'everything' is resting on my shoulders…. which means that they are also eating away at my mind. I removed all of my work from my studio space, so now it is void of art. At first […]
Just heard that we're highlighted on the nan e-bulletin this month! It’s been really hectic this week – not least because I’m still on dialup and it took an hour and a half to download all my emails on Monday. […]
Now that the (graphite) dust has settled, I can enjoy this vantage point and survey the physical and emotional territory covered during the creation of Leviathan. Regarding the process of creating the drawing, I was pleasantly surprised at how enjoyable […]
Where's the week gone? I have experienced Shunt for the first time- I have been asked to perform at an event there next week and had a pre tour. Its funny to receive work as a performer now- I'm gong […]
Mussarat Rahman, 'Arabian Nights', Vector Graphics, 16th March 2009. Arabian Nights Flyer
The Singh Twins, 'Nineteen Eighty - Four', 1998. Courtesy: The Singh Twins (www.singhtwins.co.uk).
'Helen Robinson'. Photo: Helene Binet.