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Into The Archives
Our final bursary funded meet up took Dean and myself back to London to the rare book archives of the Wellcome Library. I had requested in advance some of their 17th century alchemical manuscripts and these had been bought up […]
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The Royal Art
The summer has been a period settling deeper into the Jungian and alchemical teachings that have resulted from our bursary funded “night shaking” project. Dean and myself have continued in our personal readings and researching of the subject matter but have […]
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Wellcome Collection Talk – Alchemy, Art & the Unconscious
Dean Melbourne post On 2oth June we had the opportunity to deliver a talk/workshop at the Reading Room of the Wellcome Collection’s as part of their Open platform series. It was a great opportunity to share our research learning to […]
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Mercurius
Dean and I met in Bruton for a two day alchemical workshop with Jungian analyst Catherine Bygott. Our sessions with Catherine seem to have been building to this point and it was a highly charged, emotional and influential time. As […]
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Following Threads
This is the first contribution to this blog by Dean Melbourne. As the project is collaborative it seemed to make sense that one blog would better reflect the tone of experiences as opposed to the repetition of two very similar […]
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Entering the Vessel
We had our second meeting with Jungian analyst Catherine Bygott in Somerset on Friday. As well as discussions she led us in a physical exercise to connect us to our unconscious self. It was a challenging activity but really interesting […]
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First meeting with Jungian expert
Dean Melbourne and I travelled to Bruton in Somerset for our first exploratory meeting with Jungian psychoanalyst Catherine Bygott. Catherine has lectured and led numerous seminars and workshops in the UK and Ireland over the past twenty-five years on Jung’s […]
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Untitled blog post from "Night Shaking – A Research Project Funded By A-N Bursary (2019)"
Our research project started with two days at The Wellcome Collection in London exploring their wonderful resources on alchemy and Jung. There were two areas we were interested in – the Wellcome Collection library and the Reading Room resource. I’ll […]
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Untitled blog post from "Diary of a Re:view Bursary"
In Conclusion . . . As my Re:view bursary period comes to an end I feel incredibly grateful to a-n for this opportunity it has afforded myself and other artists. To receive a bursary that enables something as fundamentally valuable […]
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Untitled blog post from "Diary of a Re:view Bursary"
Before and After – Learning To Be Bold One of the key points that has come out from my two Re:View bursary mentor meetings is that I am still too timid in my work. As a result I have been […]
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Untitled blog post from "Diary of a Re:view Bursary"
Wise Words I read this today by Richard Tuttle and think its brilliant. This is what I will be reflecting on with regards to my practice. “When the work comes to a point, at that point should be freedom and […]
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Untitled blog post from "Diary of a Re:view Bursary"
Second Mentor Meeting – The Fall Out. Well I finally had my second mentor meeting last week. I have to confess it left me pretty shaken. We discussed artwork which is decorative but has very little or no substance beyond […]