Thursday 19th
Today i went to Brixton, South London. Hadn't been there for 25 years, not since i lived near when i was at Kings College in 1980.(geology) Hadn't changed a lot just seemed busier and full of 'mobile phone' shops. Train up from Portsmouth again to Victoria, was disappointingly uneventful, gave me time to again write down some ideas and work on them. Spoke with the 'conductor/ guard' for a while about AP.
Visited a long standing disability artist about a future commission that may well turn out to be quite involved. Had a very good time and it was important for me as i learnt about some of the roots of disability arts in the UK. Its all very well to 'read' about but comes to life when you hear experiences first hand. A chronology of disability arts can be found on the 'Disability Arts Online' website. Rarely get to engage like this with other disability artist, esp as i'm a 'newcomer' to the scene.
Again the journey back was uneventfull, still cannot get the picture of the 'woman as bagel' out of my mind. Quite disturbing, as PW aspergers tend to be very literal in a sometimes pedantic way but always pictorial!. A spade is a spade, a digging instrument for the garden……..
