Residency in Bilbao
Six months at BilbaoArte supported by an AN Bursary
Six months at BilbaoArte supported by an AN Bursary
The 80-year-old Spanish artist Esther Ferrer presented two performances during this year’s Glasgow International. Artist and writer Jessica Ramm, one of eight a-n members selected for the a-n Writer Development Programme 2017-18, was at The Pearce Institute in Govan for the MINIMAL/POOR/PRESENT event.
(Still from my new film called, With You.) Life’s a bit full on at the moment, but in infinitely good and exciting ways. My work with Overtone Productions for the Radio 4 programme, The Art of Now: Return to Catalonia, […]
Something strange happens to me on residencies. Whether it’s the new environment, or the new people, the desire comes. It surprises me every time. No, it’s not for me. Not my thing. But here I am again. Completely and […]
so I’ll see you in 26 hours. 3am. no exchange of number, and did I catch his name correctly? Was I really thinking about climbing Magic Mountain, in the dead of night, with a someone I just met? The […]
The storm rattles the glass in the windows, booms, rolls, the lights go out. I’m left illuminated by glow of LCD screen. The deluge cools the air and goosebumps prickle along my thighs. I excavated my woollen socks from bottom of […]
Sunday, noon. Catalan noon, which is certainly not 12, nor any time soon after. In fact I have time to make two successive trips back to the masia (one for insect repellant, two for water) before the priest arrives and […]
OK, so 2012. What happened? Why did I start writing about my residency in Cataluna, and not post any further updates? No good reason. Blogs were drafted as I continued to research the monstrous feminine, and the […]
Artist In Residence at Can Serrat Centro de Actividades Artisticas, Cataluña 2012 2014 ‘tomorrow I move back to the magic mountain’. Post. I’d previous remained incognito about my imminent return to Paradise. Pinning the words to my Facebook […]
A recent awardee of Arts Council England’s Grants For The Arts program, I am participating in a 2 month residency investigating post-colonialism and the uncanny body in Saint Louis, Senegal. With additional support from WAAW Centre for Art, this blog […]