The power of art

My review of Control Point: A Temporary Facility at Plymouth Arts Centre has just been published in a-n magazine.

Skywriting

Making more bird flight tracings – this time for a bird-themed show in June. This isn’t the best time of year for observing interesting flight patterns, but these are possibly my last few days with such a clear view of the sky from my studio.

Talking to myself?

Though hardly an expert on the subject, I’m helping to prepare a seminar on Samuel Beckett. The original speaker has had to drop out at short notice so we’re making plans to discuss the Channel 4 film of Play and the borrowed idea of soliloquy in relation to art practice. Is making and reflecting on art a way of talking to oneself or could it be construed as a dialogue with something you have made? How might ideas of soliloquy or dialogue that we hold in relation to our work affect the way we make our work and the way we present it to an audience?

More cramming

Thoughts on Stowage. http://foundspaceuk.blogspot.com
Can I cram a bicycle in a sweet jar? Or possibly a typewriter? It has to be something big and fascinatingly mechanical. If not, Plan B - detritus from my life, layered up like rock strata.

Out of space

My tiny studio space is fit to burst. I love its light and its views. I love the fact it turned up at precisely the time I needed it, about 18 months ago. And I love the fact it’s pretty darn cheap. But with two shows to prepare for in the next six months, it’s time to think about more space.