I’ve been working on a series of short observational spoken-word sound poems. Each is based on an object that Sarah and I have found as we’ve explored Islay together for our collaborative art project. Here’s a little excerpt of one: […]
…large box constructions suspended from the ceiling by chain or steel wire. Each box will be have a fine, light wooden frame encased in drawings on frosted draft paper. Laing’s drawings attempt to abstractly identify and describe a found object. […]
On a whim, I decided to listen to my “back catalogue” of about 10 recorded songs. Some have been recorded properly, with proper microphones, real instruments and a decent producer who knows what he’s doing with my weird and wonderful […]
The Ard was one of the sites that Sarah and I visited twice during our project and it seems to have a draw for us. I usually try to take my dog Nacho on a walk around The Ard in […]
This blog documents thoughts, images, conversations and project progress as our New Collaboration Bursary Project develops. From the remote island of Islay we will be creating new works based on concepts of play and games that incorporate drawing, spoken word […]
This blog documents my period of study at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Enrolled in the Sound Department, I was the recipient of the school’s prestigious Trustee’s Merit Scholarship for the duration of my degree studies.
