writer – artist – teacher
A piece of mine was included in the Heist Exhibition, curated by Foundspace (Felicity Shillingford and Gabrielle Hoad) in the Guildhall Shopping Centre in Exeter. They appropriated one of the publications, #myLife Event {background from the Fireplace Gallery in Plymouth. There is an archive of all the items they stole, borrowed or faked at Heist – Archive.
I am working on a contribution for this project organised by Gareth Ballyn. A number of artists, community groups, and other individuals are making replicas or copies or versions of specific garments. These will be presented at Oldway Mansion later this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of engineer Isaac Singer of the sewing machine company.
For my version, I am using a pattern my mother used to make a jacket for my father in about 1958. She made it in a red / brown plaid wool fabric and he had it up until his death in 2004.
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On Sunday October 16th, I am taking part in Electronic Voice Phenomena at the Bluecoat Liverpool. Organised by Mercy with support from Mark Greenwood, the event begins at 2030hrs and will include performances and presentations by Holly Pester, Nathan Jones, Emma Bennett and Soriah.
My contribution is:
Voice Recognition: a Play (after Gertrude Stein, William Shakespeare and Rolf Harris)
In the winter of 1969-70 Rolf Harris had a number one hit in the UK and Ireland with ‘Two Little Boys’. Some time after this my cousin and I were pressed to sing the song together, to be recorded by a visiting American relation. The scene has remained with me. It was my first encounter with my recorded voice, and is wrapped up with questions of identity, difference, and becoming. It also raises questions of what may be found in the reproduction of spoken or sung text. What is this unique trace? Who do we hear here?
On Saturday 1st October 2011, I made a small publication as part of the Queer Eye Enquiry project. It is an A4 folded sheet printed on both sides, then placed in a green envelope, labelled with a title and date, and then signed and numbered. The publication is titled # myLiFe Event {background and is in an edition of 21. It was distributed among friends in Totnes, and at the Fireplace Gallery, Plymouth on Sunday 2nd October. The text references Joe Brainard‘s I Remember and borrows material from live blog winston89 on Stickam and from a spam comment sent to this site.
I’m taking part in Queer Eye Enquiry, one of the DIY8 projects supported by Live Art Development Agency and Fierce. It is being led by Chris Goode who is setting the participants tasks to carry out each Saturday for five weeks. We will then gather to share outcomes / ideas / reflection in a few weeks in Birmingham. Part of my response to Assignment 2 is the sound piece attached. This was presented as a one-to-one piece for a number of people, with part of the sound on headphones, and the vocal track delivered live.