Did you know that Daphnia (water flea) are used as diagnostics to monitor pollution in water? I’m rather fascinated by these tiny water fleas and am currently trying to reproduce them in glass (not to scale). This has proved rather […]
A daily account of what im doing taking Koffin going forward. Some info confidential but will tell you what I can about transforming this work into a business – theres 5 years of history already happened on this but wont go into that here
We are amidst a global mental health crisis. To bring about policy and culture change, we must think outside the pillbox. Through an ACE-funded Unlimited commission #MagicCarpet, we argue for ‘lofty arts’ in effecting cultural change in mental health.
Manchester Metropolitan University Special Collections Spotlight Foyer Display: Constructing a narrative – an account of collected artefacts, the written word, existing and developing histories Artists Gary James Williams and Jo Manby have taken a selection of objects from Manchester Metropolitan […]
Marking 10 years since Northern Rock experienced a bank run, I dispensed an edition of 200 hand printed ‘bank notes’ from a free standing cash machine.
Out of the two designs Davin and I produced during my research trip to Kansas City one was successful. We developed ‘freedomination’ in response to a brief to produce a billboard design that responds to ideas of freedom, set by […]
Participants Needed! Performance Saturday 23rd September at 3pm. Corner of Spring Bank and Freehold Street. We are looking for as many participants as possible, speaking on a wide range of subjects from the size of chocolate bars to fracking and […]
Since we initiated our collaboration Davin and I have had numerous Skype conversations about the project and the ideas we’d like it to address, but not what we would produce and how we would do it. We have overlapping interests […]
I have known Davin and admired his work for a number of years (http://www.davinwatne.com). In 2012 he showed some of my work in ‘Look Attractive’ a group exhibition of international artists at UMKC Gallery in Kansas City. In 2015 he […]
Embarking on a trans-Atlantic collaboration. Research and development trip supported by a bursary from a-n The Artist Information Company.
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Here’s some images of the space pre-intervention. Already some interesting objects, including some terracotta roof tiles. Could be originals, made in the Commondale brickworks? Also some evidence of visiting sheep. Nice to see both clay and sheep in the space […]
Professional Development Bursary.
After a solid week of setting up, I was ready (with assistance!) just as our opening evening party got started last night! The space I had – the marquee – although I’d known the measurements was much larger than I’d […]
Streetlight Storm by Katie Paterson.
