On Saturday, the live version of Façades/Fronts was performed twice in Aberdeen as part of Look Again Festival. Although it probably seemed like the main deal from the outside, the project has been in development since last October, so it was in fact, a lovely end to a really incredible journey. Building on recent …
Category Archives: Research
A Parade of Architectural Commas
I have been a tad lax on updates recently! A few exhibitions have gone up (and come down) in the meantime including (Re)learning to Read, a group show curated by TORQUE at the Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool Transparency, an Arts Council collection show at Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool [Re]construct at the Chapel at Yorkshire Sculpture Park …
(Dis)ordering the City
(Dis)ordering the City: Buildings, Bodies and Urban Space Emily Speed in conversation with Duncan Light As part of the Practising Place programme, In Certain Places is proud to present an evening with artist Emily Speed in conversation with human geographer Dr Duncan Light, hosted by the Bluecoat. The event will focus on the making and …
Recent things..
Last month I spent two weeks at Troy Town Art Pottery working on some new ceramic pieces as a collaboration with Ben Cove. Updates to follow when they have been taken out of the kiln (if they all survive..) I was really pleased to show a drawing from my Body/Building series and some artists’ books with …
Roma
From 1st October until the end of the year I will be the Derek Hill Foundation Scholar at the British School at Rome. I shall be looking into ruptures of time visible in the buildings of the city as well as the architecture and town planning commissioned by Mussolini and their relationship to Romanitas.
The Boulder Project
Tomorrow I shall be heading for Cape Ann, Massachusetts for a few weeks, to work on a short research project. At the invitation of Jane Deering, I shall be working in a small village there for a period of time that is intended to give artists some time and space to create new work. At …
NAP : In conversation with Sally Tallant
On Tuesday 23rd April, I shall be in conversation with Sally Tallant, who nominated me for the Northern Art Prize, about the work in the exhibition at Leeds Art Gallery. The talk begins at 6pm, more information HERE.
Axis & NAP
Chris Sharratt recently visited me in my studio for Axis to have a chat about the upcoming Northern Art Prize, you can read that here The Northern Art Prize team also asked me some questions for their blog too: Here
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 …
Topophobia
After a great opening at Danielle Arnaud Gallery, the exhibition is open and the publication on sale. There are some fantastic essays in the book and it’s beautifully designed by Ken Kirton – great use of different paper stocks and embossed cover. The book will be available as an e-book on Amazon shortly. I will …