
Exhibition: Places of Comfort
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Archive
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Venue:
Patriothall Gallery -
From:
August 02, 2019 -
To:
August 18, 2019 -
Location:
Scotland
The folds, crumples and tears in the paper are an intrinsic part of this work in which the paper can be seen as a reflection of the fragility of the body.
A moment of pause… You take a deep breath before diving in… Check you’re in gear before letting out the clutch… A brief perch on the edge of the sofa… A weekend… The rainy Tuesday when plans go awry… Sit […]
On Wednesday I presented at my recent collaborator on YVAN/Corridor publication Resilience is Futile‘s Smizz’s event Phuckuppery 2 at Sheffield Hallam University. Smizz invited me to talk about failure and I honed in on mental health in the arts as […]
These latest ceramic pieces are inspired by my fascination for the elements- Wind, water, fire… I am a huge fan of Chinese healing medicine, taoism and the shamanic practice of ancient China. They share the same principles. That are the […]
This week’s selection includes exhibitions and events in Lymm, Altrincham, Cardiff, London and Cley-next-the-Sea in Norfolk – all taken from a-n’s busy Events section featuring shows and events posted by members.
This evening I’m performaing at the Fire & Water Scratch Club with a brand new piece exploring dialogue, discarded materials and words. It’s unscripted and loosely based on the above drawing I made circa 2004 and long been my profile image […]
I met with Compass Live Art Co-director Peter Reed and artist in residence Joshua Sofaer. Joshua and I talked about our practices and my interests and intial ideas for this project. Joshua gave me a fantastic reading list through our […]
Compass Live Art Artist Development Blog logging daily learning, thoughts and exchanges
The Cass Summer Show 2019, which includes work by graduating art, design and architecture students, takes place at the university’s East London campus located just a few hundred metres from a-n’s London office. Stephen Palmer took time out to visit a-n’s […]
The Sir John Cass School of Art, Architecture and Design in London and Norwich University of the Arts were the focus for our most recent Instagram degree shows takeovers.
As an freelance curator and archivist I collaborate with artists and artists estates working in a variety of disciplines – including music, performance and film from across the UK and Europe. If you are interested to find out more information […]
A personal response to Refugee Week, June 2019 … ‘Refugee Week takes place every year across the world in the week around World Refugee Day on the 20 June. In the UK, Refugee Week is a nationwide programme of arts, […]
Have any other artists had this experience? I am a member of Women’s Art Association, Wales. We regularly exhibit in a Local Authority owned Gallery.Our Terms & Conditions for exhibiting artist, re pricing of work, is: your price eg: £300 […]
Field research: PILGRIM Northumberland Coast 07/05/2019 – 20/05/2019 The unit spent 13 days investigating a stretch of the Northumberland coast between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Alnmouth. Unit moved through the area primarily by walking, with public transport (buses and trains) used to […]
As well as creating the taxonomy, finding and writing about the shards and sharing my process with others, there was one more process I was interested in exploring- working with a jeweller to turn the shards into wearable pieces. I […]
random title and it feels a little random to be writing. have been spending a lot of time in my head musing life the universe and everything and as already seen in many previous posts when i get this introverted […]
A blog to chart the progress of R&D for a new work, supported by an a-n bursary.
As a twenty-year-old working-class lad from Hull, I looked into a mirror in the back bedroom of my parent’s council house and drew myself (above). Capturing a moment in time with a simple pencil. It wasn’t bad. It showed some […]