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Art or therapy?
Being clear about my role as an artist and thinking-through intentions or agendas is a necessary, throughout projects. Technically, art therapy is an established professional discipline with a clear career pathway and set code of ethics […]
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Working with vulnerable adults:
I was commissioned by South London and Maudsley (SLaM) NHS Foundation Trust to facilitate a creative activity that would take place in their lounge, where comfy chairs in a semi-circle centred around a big flat-screen TV. Issues to address included: […]
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Untitled blog post from "Art interpretation: experiencing the ‘turn’"
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Untitled blog post from "Art interpretation: experiencing the ‘turn’"
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Untitled blog post from "Art interpretation: experiencing the ‘turn’"
I’m preparing to facilitate three workshops at Tate Modern, working with adults and the Ellen Gallagher show. I’ve known Gallagher’s work since 2004, so the opportunity to share, and hopefully inspire others, is such a (terrifying) treat. Having worked as […]
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Untitled blog post from "Summer of Love (collaboration/participation/socially-engaged practice)"
‘Dialogic art practice’ Came across this term in ‘Conversation Pieces’ (Grant H. Kester, 2004) and very excited about how it’s re-framing my world and thinking about what art is, and can be. It’s a brilliantly heavy read – well-researched, without […]
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Untitled blog post from "Summer of Love (collaboration/participation/socially-engaged practice)"
[…continuation – see previous post] But I think showing this work in a gallery space can be problematic: articulating the communicative aspects (the most important bit for the artist) to an audience is not straightforward, and requires time and commitment […]
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Untitled blog post from "Summer of Love (collaboration/participation/socially-engaged practice)"
Critical Friends: Public ‘survey’ at Peckham Space (PS) and square (Sunday 26 August) Aim: to find out what people really think about PS and art; what they think the role of an art space in Peckham should be; publicise PS […]
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Untitled blog post from "Summer of Love (collaboration/participation/socially-engaged practice)"
Peckham Peace Festival 19/8/12 www.peckhamspace.com Peckham Peace Month (8 August – 2 September) Sunshine Ska and sewing. Riding on that post-Olympic energy, this chilled-out Sunday afternoon at Peckham Square was a blissful space to hang-out on the hottest day of […]
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Untitled blog post from "Summer of Love (collaboration/participation/socially-engaged practice)"
Participation. Documents of Contemporary Art. Edited by Claire Bishop, 2006. Viewers as producers A book about the social dimension of participation, rather than the activation of individual viewer in interactive or installation art. Reviews the history of practices since ’60s […]
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Untitled blog post from "Summer of Love (collaboration/participation/socially-engaged practice)"
South London Gallery. Pursuit of perfection: the politics of sport www.southlondongallery.org Wellcome Collection. Superhuman: exploring human enhancement from 600BCE to 2050. www.wellcomecollection.org I’m not really interested in sport itself, but found both these shows fascinating – possibly influenced by the […]
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Untitled blog post from "Summer of Love (collaboration/participation/socially-engaged practice)"
Blog effect Writing and thinking about this blog has given me new energy and a liberating sense of potential. My art practice feels a bit ropey at the moment, so I’m hoping to address that too …soon maybe. But I’m […]