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“ When swallows dart from cottage eves, And farmer’s dream of barley sheaves.” Old English folk song, Anon As a child we had singing at our small country school and this was one of the songs we learnt. There are […]

The third and final leg of MSB2015 took place last week and lasted for five days rather than the usual two. Forming a residency exchange between artist organisations in Manchester, Sheffield and Birmingham, I formed one of eleven visual artists […]

On a very rainy day, I went to visit the Bispham tram station, built in 1932 and designed by J.C Robinson and the Blackpool Corporation.  He also later designed the Little Bispham Tram station further up the line which opened […]

At a distance from The Minories I’ve spent a couple of days getting into tight corners, using those available to me in my house. If nothing else it’s proved that I’m not as flexible as I’d like to think, and […]

A covert artist residency is uninvited, unfunded and self directed, so undercover, if you will. What is an artist residency anyway? They seems to vary as much as the places they happen, but basically, an arrangement is made for an […]

(Post by Kay) Today the weather was incredible. Best day since arriving. So although we both have so much work to do in the booth (me photographing my botanical specimens with the microscope and Joseph editing the sound files, both […]

One of the interesting things about art that mixes with science is when you come to the realisation that art kind of mixes with everything…… Again the source of inspiration may be varied but it can inspire such wonderful imagination, […]

The fragility of life … Another of those moments when I feel compelled to catch up on this blog – if only to park a lot of the stuff that’s been busy scrambling my brain. I’m definitely feeling in need […]

a beautiful swan swam into the lake and gazed upon all she could see.  it was a difficult place as her recent flight to new waters was tainted by loss. on the shore stood a boy, solitary and deep in […]

A few weeks past, I traveled over to Fleetwood to find the Fleetwood Radar Station, built in 1961-2, which is now a listed building.  It was my first time to Fleetwood, at the top of the peninsula, and was very […]

Talking with Darren on the phone about discomfort, fitting the body into small and awkward spaces, and the traces that might be left by the body. I tend to move towards new work crabwise and in addition to using Pinterest […]

My investigations into art historical networks have led me to consider their use within Post-Internet art, and how this can be considered a return to premodern prosumer culture. Some of these ideas are discussed in the book ‘You are here: […]

  An Additive Mix is by far the most ambitious installation I have ever made, incorporating a purpose build 10m x 5m room with infinity mirrors and 250 6ft fluorescent lamps currently at the National Media Museum, Bradford. The new […]

Of the ‘new’ art of the modern and now  digital era, Bill Viola has been considered a leading figure in this field…                                     […]