R & D

On three consecutive Saturdays in March I will present newly commissioned performances and sculptures at Manchester Central Library exploring how, why and what we read… Further details to follow…

www.librarylive.co.uk/event/the-act-of-reading/
www.librarylive.co.uk/event/saccades/
www.librarylive.co.uk/event/circular-reading/

It Stares Us Down is supported by ACE, Manchester City Council, HOME and a-n The Artists Information Company

Thanks to a professional development bursary from a-n, last year I had an extended conversation with artist and writer Michael Hampton. We have now turned this into a limited edition publication with a twist. It begins like this:

Michael Hampton: Wouldn’t my question about the sociological difference between readership and usership be a very good place to start?…

LS Lowry, The Reference Library (now Manchester Central Library), undated