Weather report – So far the weather has prevented me from projecting the remade graffiti…this was intended to be the hub of the project…but heavy and unpredictable showers arrive constantly. Can't see a rain cloud approching in the dark…not to […]
The work stems from a desire to create a visual debate that engages with the issues of what we do and don't preserve, how we present them and what the implications of this are. Investigating different ways of presenting visual […]
The background for this work emerged from my experiences working as a warden from 1999 to 2002 for the National Trust on the North coast of West Penwith. The areas I covered stretched from Levant and Botallack down to Maen […]
‘research/record/remake' takes its inspiration from 3 examples of unsanctioned cultural activity [mark making/graffiti] at 3 different archaeologically and geologically renowned sites that form part of the wider Cornish mining World Heritage site. They are to be found within a 2 […]
The decision to display part of the documentation of the project came about through the opportunity to contribute to the ‘Just Relocated' exhibition at the Count House Workshop at Botallack in July. Previously I had only expected to take it […]
On Botallack cliff overlooking the famous and iconic Crowns engine houses there exists amongst the recently consolidated calciners and associated mine buildings, a collection of graffiti from the 1980's spray painted onto 2 partly rough cast concrete walls that enclose […]
skip to main | skip to sidebar cut/stack/burn February – March 2007 Project outline: CUT/STACK/BURN is a performative re-enactment of a redundant rural activity – furze cutting for domestic fuel (or gorse outside of Cornwall). The project uses art installation […]