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Basalt Rock Response – Tara Kennedy

Inspired by the basalt columns in Kálfshamarsvík I designed various columnar structures thinking about the concept of a pile of angled forms. I wanted to use Icelandic materials so started to wash some of the sheep fleece available to us. […]

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power of the word

lately there has been something that i have experienced that has left me unhappy, demotivated and disappointed. finding a way through this unhappy phase came in an unexpected way this morning – poetry. composing it out loud in the kitchen […]

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Residency Mid-point – Delia Salter

There is a timelessness here at what seems like the edge of the world, daylight from about 3am to nearly midnight and barely any darker in the hours of ‘night’. Yesterday, waking to watch the sunrise from my window I […]

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I am Playing.

An introduction to ‘I am Playing’ – two playful research trips funded by a-n Artist Bursaries 2019.
By Elena Brake

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What makes a great degree show?: Magnus Quaife

“Not simply mirroring their tutors’ thinking” Primarily it is the students and of course the work that they exhibit. Everything they learn up to that point filters in to the level of ambition and the quality of the work made. […]

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What makes a great degree show?: Stephen Paige

“The work should not attempt to be a complete answer, how can it be?” Degree shows are always a tricky balance for the soon to be graduate student and burgeoning artist. They operate as multiple mini solo shows clumped together, […]

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Final (I hope) sound edit

After showing the film twice, I decided to re-record sections of the film as the dialogue was hard to hear and having made it easier to hear everyone’s voices seemed to go down an octave! So I have a new […]

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What makes a great degree show?: Lucy Day

“Don’t follow trends, they’ll be over before the show opens” Treat your degree show like the professional opportunity that it is, albeit with a safety net. Make the signage clear and consistent and if you can have a card or […]

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What makes a great degree show?: Dr Daniel Pryde-Jarman

“The most exciting degree shows are often underpinned by diversity” The degree show is a key moment in the calendar to celebrate students’ achievement, and the climax of years of hard work in the development of individual and collaborative practices. […]

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What makes a great degree show?: Benedict Carpenter

“There is no such thing as a ‘bad degree show’” Each individual degree show – whether that is in fine art or any other creative discipline – represents several years of experimentation, risk, failure, success and growth. Every show is […]

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A New Challenge – Tara Kennedy

Before arriving at the Textile Centre in Blonduos, Iceland my thoughts about the Residency were that it would be an exciting challenge, one I hoped would take me in a new direction for my work. Up until now my work […]

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