I wanted to share this amazing work by Jo, a member of Blue Room, an arts service for people with learning difficulties that runs three days a week at the Bluecoat. I visited them while Topophobia was on, and they came into the gallery a couple of times to see me performing inside my work. …
Author Archives: Emily
Northern Art Prize Shortlist
Still getting used to the fact that I’ve been short-listed for the Northern Art Prize! Very pleased and looking forward to making some new work for the exhibition next March…. huge thanks to Sally Tallant for nominating me in the first place.
Library of Congress
I just found out that the Library of Congress in Washington is going to be a repository for all books published by Women’s Studio Workshop in New York. I published ‘Unfolding Architecture’ with them in 2007 and I am still very proud of it, and I have fantastic memories of my time there. The book …
Tunnels
Body/Building (Grottenbahn/Limoni Tonnel)
Atelierhaus Salzamt, Linz
On Tuesday I am heading back to Austria to work for six weeks at Atelierhaus Salzamt in Linz. I was there for three months in 2009 as part of the Urban Interventions exchange with Liverpool Biennial so I’m thrilled to have been invited back. The City of Linz have purchased ‘Inhabitant’, the work I made …
Human Castle
It happened! It rained, of course. No one fell. Below is gathered a few words, images and the commissioned film of the project. Documentation film by Daniel Warren: https://vimeo.com/46924459 Review by Alex Hetherington: http://www.a-n.co.uk/interface/reviews/single/2355544#.UB-w9MnHYhY.twitter Blogpost on a BlurofWoodSmoke: http://blurofwoodsmoke.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/mostly-art-human-castle-melvin-moti-and-spl/ Photo set by Yellow Book on Flikr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yellowbookltd/7698808970/in/photostream/
Topophobia on frieze.com
Review of the exhibition HERE
City walk
Back in the UK, but I had time to take ‘Inhabitant (St Louis)’ out into the city for the day before I left. I also performed at the opening in the park so will add the work to my website properly as I gather all the footage and images together. For now, the City Gardens, …
Inhabitant (St Louis)
There’s a little piece about the ‘Camp Out’ show at Laumeier Sculpture park – opening Saturday – in the St Louis Post Dispatch today. I’ll be wearing the work around St Louis tomorrow and performing at the opening too – pictures soon!
SPECTRUM
Also this Thursday – SPECTRUM opens at Wolstenholme Creative Space and my Portable Reading Room will get an outing. Thursday 10 May, from 6pm Gallery Opening Hours Fri – Sun, 12-4pm ADMISSION FREE WCS Presents | As part of Liverpool Art Month WCS Presents SPECTRUM: 15 solo exhibitions, with 5 Liverpool based Artists, Duos and Collectives …