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Medieval art made modern

Interview with Terry Bloxham, specialist in ceramics and glass at the V&A Museum and how a stained glass panel in the museum influenced my community art residency in North Kensington

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Every cloud has a silver lining

Fade in. A city landscape. We hear questions being asked by a range of people. Tentative answers are given in response. I’m moving onto Lancaster West estate, what is it really like? It’s the largest estate in the Royal Borough of Kensington […]

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Vision of Paradise

A short film made by the V&A Museum Community Artist in residence and screening at the Portobello Film Festival on 5th Sep 2015

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V&A Museum Community Artist in Residence, 2014-15

For the first time, the V&A, in partnership with RIBA and supported by RBKC, staged a community-based artist residency.  My studio at 7 Shalfleet Drive was attached to the More West housing development. This is the first housing development in […]

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Home Sweet Home – Film programme at the V&A

The entrance to the Architecture Gallery at the V&A has a classic marble staircase. It echoes to the sound of history. On the 19th and 20th November 2014, I held a film screening and paper folding workshop here. Visitors approaching the […]

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Thinking about Housing

It took a long time to adapt, but I’m getting more and more into the studio routine now. I’m finding that even if I only spend 3 ½ hours in the studio, its 3 ½ hours of solid work – […]

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Horizons West

It might not be the final frontier. But this blog entry begins and ends with space. The big bang of the widescreen, large format and panoramic. A location for an artist to perform and connect with people. The contested politics […]

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Horizons West

It might not be the final frontier. But this blog entry begins and ends with space. The big bang of the widescreen, large format and panoramic. A location for an artist to perform and connect with people. The contested politics […]

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Dwelling in Unity

Beyond the garden fence of the studio, the building work of More West progresses. Insulation material is being installed. Inside, I’m holding court on my first open day. It was great to see old and especially new faces. Allan Tyrrell was born […]

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V&A Museum Community Artist in Residence

I’ve just completed my residency at the V&A Museum. This was the first time the museum funded an artist to be based outside the museum. My studio was in North Kensington and connected to a housing development. From July 2014-Jan […]

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