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London visit with fellow UCA MA students. 12th November 2019.

“Between Inside and Outside” by Anna Maria Maiolino. Photo by Liz Clifford We started by looking at four works by UCA PhD student Martha Todd at The Freud Museum in North London – part of a show to celebrate the centenary of Freud’s publication “The Uncanny” which runs until 9th February 2020. Martha works inContinue reading “London visit with fellow UCA MA students. 12th November 2019.”

Intervention: Rubbish Cairns.

Here is an update from the Byway cairns project. It’s a month on since my last post charting the growth of these collections of salvaged detritus. Autumn is setting in, so leaves have been adding themselves to the cairns, alongside the collected waste. I have been reading Jane Bennett’s “Vibrant Matter” in which she arguesContinue reading “Intervention: Rubbish Cairns.”

Being Human at The Wellcome Collection.

This exhibition is the newly installed permanent display at The Wellcome Collection in London, subtitled “exploring trust, identity and health in a changing world”. It is divided into four loose categories – Genetics, Minds and Bodies, Infection, and Environmental Breakdown. Thought-provoking and varied work, by artists reflecting on the human condition and raising questions aboutContinue reading “Being Human at The Wellcome Collection.”

Generations and Nations – Curatorial Play

Our first group show on the MA Fine Art at UCA Farnham. Each artist produced a work on the theme in a week and the group worked together to install the show within an hour on Monday 7th October. Negotiation was needed between the artists to ear-mark appropriate space for each work. Once set upContinue reading “Generations and Nations – Curatorial Play”

Intervention: Rubbish Cairns, Byway 745.

To get round the problem of being too selective with what objects are worthy of taking back to the studio, I’ve decide to work with collecting on site. Since August I have been picking up every piece of plastic waste I find on the Byway and have made 4 distinct piles to the side ofContinue reading “Intervention: Rubbish Cairns, Byway 745.”

Plastic finds on the Byway.

I’ve started recording where I find the plastic fragments used in my work with a simple photograph on my phone. The location and date is logged. An objective record akin to forensic evidence. However, I can’t help myself making an aesthetic choice. I’m drawn to the jewel like quality of colourful vehicle reflectors pressed intoContinue reading “Plastic finds on the Byway.”

Byway 745

Hampshire County Council BOAT No 745 Byway Open to All Traffic is an ancient sunken lane in the Hangers of East Hampshire, within The South Downs National Park. It is used by walkers, horse riders, cyclists, 4 x 4 drivers and motorcyclists, primarily for recreation. Very occasionally, it is used by someone who works onContinue reading “Byway 745”