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Untitled blog post from "Delhi Art Residency – Sanskriti Foundation"
The last six weeks have been pretty manic in the studio hence my blogs have become less frequent. The AA2A scheme has now finished and the project is moving into the next stage. The AA2A residency at Hereford has been […]
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Untitled blog post from "Delhi Art Residency – Sanskriti Foundation"
I have been exploring different installation ideas over the past few weeks and also looking at the scale of the pieces and differing ways of lighting and installing the work. I am concentrating on the porcelain pieces for the exhibition. […]
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Untitled blog post from "Delhi Art Residency – Sanskriti Foundation"
Since returning to the studio I have been casting some of the objects collected from my time in India as well as casting new forms found back in the UK. India has the highest infant mortality rate in the world […]
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Untitled blog post from "Delhi Art Residency – Sanskriti Foundation"
Well I am in the studio after a chaotic and busy six months or so. I am based in Hereford for the duration of this production phase of the project under the AA2A scheme at the art college. I first […]
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Untitled blog post from "Delhi Art Residency – Sanskriti Foundation"
Well finally arrived back in the UK! The last week in India went really quickly and much of my time was spent cramming in last minute trips and working out what I could bring back with me to England, 20kg […]
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Untitled blog post from "Delhi Art Residency – Sanskriti Foundation"
Left at 3am this morning for the golden temple, the hotel was only a short ride so didn’t take us long to get there. We checked in our shoes at the drop off point and made our way to one […]
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Untitled blog post from "Delhi Art Residency – Sanskriti Foundation"
It has been a busy week, trying to pack in as much as possible as my time here is coming to an end. Went to Amritsar on Tuesday to see the Golden Temple. Caught the 7:30am train from New Delhi […]
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Untitled blog post from "Delhi Art Residency – Sanskriti Foundation"
Shekar took me to the girls hostel at the Salaam Baalak Trust today, was about an hour north of Delhi. The hostel houses around 60 young girls ranging from 6 years old up until the age of 18. Most of […]
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Untitled blog post from "Delhi Art Residency – Sanskriti Foundation"
Left early this morning for Old Delhi. It is really hotting up here, everyone is slowing down as the temperature rises. Its about 42 degrees here at the moment so you have to start earlier to escape the midday sun. […]
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Untitled blog post from "Delhi Art Residency – Sanskriti Foundation"
Visited some markets today with the help of my friend Minhazz. I am looking at everyday objects related to women, such as combs, mirrors, hair ornaments etc. I was intrigued by some of the objects I found in the Museum […]
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Untitled blog post from "Delhi Art Residency – Sanskriti Foundation"
I have been to visit the Salaam Baalak Trust today here in Delhi. The trust works with street children who live and work in and around New Delhi Station. They provide children with support through the provision of shelter, food, […]
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Untitled blog post from "Delhi Art Residency – Sanskriti Foundation"
Well the internet and telephone service has been down for over a week now, apparently it is due to the construction of the new metro train service being built for the Commonwealth games in 2010. It is making communication here […]