Narratives and reflections on a new installation for Imperial War Museum North as part of the Asian Triennial Manchester (ATM14), which will also house Book of Debts VIII, Sept 27 – Nov 20th. www.asiatriennialmanchester.com/
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My wallpaper for Sheffield Bazaar at Castle House is inspired by the up/down motion of the lifts it surrounds. With two opposing arrows against the tops of the doors which signal the movement of repetative behaviour, once enacted in the […]
I’ve been invited to participate in the ‘World Congress on Solid Waste Management’ in São Paulo, Brazil, from 8th – 11th September 2014. What follows is a response.
I went to look around Castle House a few days ago. The building stands entirely empty in the once bustling market area of Sheffield. Since Castle Market re-located to The Moor (the opposite end of Sheffield’s town centre) the area […]
Beyond Space was commissioned by Eden Arts for Kendal Calling Festival Woodland Arts Trail. Funded by Arts Council England. Mulitcoloured clusters of fluorescent bulbs hung high in the trees above visitors heads, glowing with an array of hues and saturating […]
…large box constructions suspended from the ceiling by chain or steel wire. Each box will be have a fine, light wooden frame encased in drawings on frosted draft paper. Laing’s drawings attempt to abstractly identify and describe a found object. […]
On a whim, I decided to listen to my “back catalogue” of about 10 recorded songs. Some have been recorded properly, with proper microphones, real instruments and a decent producer who knows what he’s doing with my weird and wonderful […]
The Ard was one of the sites that Sarah and I visited twice during our project and it seems to have a draw for us. I usually try to take my dog Nacho on a walk around The Ard in […]
As I haven’t been in the new studio to actually work yet, I thought I’d show some of the things I have been up to recently. Installation in Liverpool Central Library for the Liverpool Artists Book Exhibition. Medium: Recycled books […]
I joined altMFA this year, only a few months ago, but have been attending as regularly as possible within childcare constraints. My first meeting was a small one where I met two members who were moving imminently to other countries: […]
In the run up to my exhibition at Castle House, Sheffield I will document the thoughts, experimentation and processes that shape my work. ‘When the walls take flight’ will be a wallpaper installation and performance which, during the exhibition, transforms into a flock of birds.
The Intertidal cinema will take place as part of the London Design Festival from the 13th-15th of September 2014.
Piecing together a future in uncertain times.
