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I am gearing up to "The Big Draw" on 13 October here at St George’s. I hope the day works as well as as it could. Its almost impossible to anticipate which events will be eagerly seized upon by people […]

I just got back from 4 days in Bombay. As soon as I arrived there, I realised that my problems with Delhi arise from the fact that Delhi is sick, a place where a sane and healthy life is impossible. […]

My journey from the airport to Colaba, at the tip of Bombay's peninsula, took one and a half hours due to congestion. There was some hooting, but usually recognisably necessary, rather than blindly imperious egotism. It was as hot as […]

Researcher from Radio 4 has e-mailed me. They are interested in doing a programme on the Craigynos Project.

Have just had it pointed out to me in another email that The Wellcome Trust will be able to do a print on demand book, and there is a designer already lined up, but its a question of funding it. […]

Separation Anxiety Most of the stuff has gone off in a van today. Hopefully it will all be waiting for me at the museum to install on Friday. The trustees have defeated me. So instead I will be filming an […]

Mu Tian Yu – The Great Wall of China Of course we had to see the Great Wall. Mr Shen, who drives for Brian and Red Gate, took us there and back. A great experience, up in the high hills […]

This morning, I felt a flash of happiness as I sat at the kitchen table making ‘free gifts’ for the front covers of 180 copies of the new Kalender by dipping paper in elderberry juice and rolling it into beads. […]

September 18th Visited ACE:SE in Brighton Leave 2 interventions. ‘ABC’ and the ord ‘DREAM’

There’s often a word that’s emphasized, like ‘Milky’, ‘Always’ or ‘Whatever’ as you can see from this selection.   I was talking to Daniel who is Chinese and had a rural upbringing, but has lived in Beijing for 14 years. […]

After coming a "very close second" (again) I’ve decided to take notice of what’s happening and STOP applying for jobs! I’m obviously supposed to be an artist and not an employee – why has it taken me so long to […]

September 17th   Went to Sadlers Wells in London to the NDAF visioning Day

Matt Cooper:   "sculptures- focussed on the performative aspect… the fact that it is actually happening. Building while the audience is there. Gestures and actions."

sculptures paced infront of the screen, infront of the projected screen   The words falling on certain parts. Certain words highlighted. sentences brought together, created. Perhaps the title should involve time..or at least a sense of time? We need to […]

Matt: Why I wanted to do this: Re-run of the degree show…. no camera- no worries about whether you’re in shot. directly to the audience. We both have connections between our practices – processes of improvisation– baggage– things you bring […]

Digital Curator Yesterday I had to sign a form giving the Digital Curator at The Wellcome Library permission to archive my online exhibition "Children of Craig-y-nos". They also want to archive my daily blog but there is something in the […]

Institute of Zoology Cam and Jake came with me for a second visit to see Dr Liu this morning. Dr Liu had a number of specimens for me to photograph including gampsocleis gratiosa [guo guo’er]. Ai_ping sent over specimens of […]

The cicadas – cryptotympana atrata [hei za chan] and platypleura kaempferi [hui gu].