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Lesley Hicks – Between Here and There

In Our Own Words is an ongoing feature where artists and writers are asked to speak about their new work, ideas or projects in their own words. It is also part of Invert/Extant Transmissions for the Artist Writings series. If […]

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When Life gives you Lemons

‘Patriarchal timing is quantitative, measuring space in equal sections. Matriarchal timing is qualitative, subjective, experiencing the length of the moment according to feelings’ This work is a quantitative analysis of the components of a lemon in regards to the body […]

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Listening Party?

As part of my Drawing Songs project (funded by Arts Council England), I’d like to set up a Listening Party for interested people to hear and see what I’ve been making so far… Two questions: 1. Has anyone else done […]

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Repetitive Actions

I wanted to talk about repetitive actions in performance. The act of repeating something so simple seems futile. Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting the same result is deemed pointless but in response we get a […]

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The Male Experience

I have been thinking about the male role in the simulation of pregnancy. I wonder whether I conform to this role as I do not fulfil the biological requirements of woman. By viewing the lemon as a bodily form I […]

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Lorries

The lorry, a prominent factor within my grandad’s life. His businesses revolved around driving lorries, becoming his main form of income. His life revolved around living in lorries for days at a time, travelling all over the uk delivering. This […]

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Traces

A performance of transitional distance condensed into a single moment. The litmus paper is rolled up to allow the viewer to experience a length of time in one moment. Litmus paper is a reactive recording device. It’s colour changes from […]

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Reel of Litmus Paper

Iron Oxide Tattoo Ink, Citric Acid, Litmus Paper, Bowl, Body Using modern Tattooing techniques to reflect ancient fertility scarification. Introducing traits of toxic femininity through the use of citric acid (an allergen) of which I feel mirrors my relationship with […]

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Impregnations of Iron Oxide

This action was a preparation for the performance ‘Reel of Litmus Paper’. I tattooed the soles of my feet using homemade iron oxide tattoo ink (powdered ore), the recipe of which interpreted from ancient tattooing process. The use of this […]

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I walk over the ashes

Excerpt from my website blog post this week after a philosophical day of writing prose poetry and thinking about my piece in the current DUST Rising exhibition in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

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SVETTA Art Club with support of Art Council England

SVETTA ART CLUB project is supported by Arts Council England, National Lottery Fund, and CPFT. Free 12 Art Workshops are designed to provide absorbing and engaging time for all staff including clinical and corporate staff, staff working on the wards […]

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Making a Manifesto

For this meeting I had set the group a question to think about: What would we like people to get from the experience of participating in a walk?  This question was to uncover some of the motivations for why we […]

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Notebook 1: Certainty in Uncertainty
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Notebook 1: Certainty in Uncertainty

During lockdown Invert/Extent began putting together a book of artist writings and conversations considering what artists were doing, ideas that were percolating, or where their heads were at in the current situation. Many of these were featured online at Transmissions and […]

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Contemporary Art Critical Theory

MISC.©R-HR2005-2023 Contemporary Art Critical Theory R-H Robinson 2012 Bookplan #4: Contemporary Fine Art and Society Art Practice and Theory Postmodern aesthetics supports the industrialization of culture as commodity- the use of audience and spectacle key to the production and consumption […]

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* 08/03/21: 1-1 with Jane & reflection on L6 work

Reflection 30/04/21: This 1-1 has been a turning point for my projection in response to the space/installation. The double projections have been received well by my peers, 1-1’s with Matt and Gary. Especially 29/04/21 1-1 with matt we discussed the […]

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