I was keen to try new materials for this commission, including incorporating my own light source. The lighting in POD gallery consists of several banks of very bright fluorescent strips and I’d hoped that adding lights to my installation would help combat the brightness. Horses provided the backbone to the vast logistical operations during World …
“It’s like The Somme”
I’ve been commissioned to make some work for a group exhibition to be shown at POD gallery, Bishop Auckland during FebFest, an annual arts festival curated by Jane Crawford of Daisy Arts. The theme of the exhibition is ‘The Somme:Remembrance & Expression’. My immediate thoughts were to do something inspired by the horses that served …
SHOOT! The Launch
Well…… the book has been ready for some time now and finally I have a launch date! Friday 28th November will see its first public outing. The statistics…. 1st Edition: 75 copies, numbered and signed, published by Wideyed Editions Dimensions: 150 mm x 105 mm, handbound, leather cover with shotgun cartridge button closure. 96 pages, 29 colour photographs, …
Borrowing Freedom @ St-Eloi, Cuges les Pins
Here’s some pics of Borrowing Freedom, installed on Rue Victor Hugo, on the route of the St-Eloi cavalcade in Cuges les Pins, France. The 22 black & white photographs, made during the festival of St-Eloi, 2013 were presented either side of an old water fountain, traditionally used to water horses. Once again I was hosted …
‘Beasts of the Warren’ back in the woods
Here’s Beasts of the Warren at ‘Art in the Woods’ for Holmfirth Arts Festival 13-22 June 2014. [slideshow] [/slideshow]
Borrowing Freedom, Saint-Éloi
“In riding a horse we borrow freedom” Helen Thompson Finally, I’ve started going through the pics shot last August during the Fête de Saint-Éloi in Cuges les Pins, France. I was there by invitation of Françoise and Madeline of Tadlachance as a ‘pre-residency’ to Nomadic Village 2013 which was to start the following month. Unfortunately, a week …
Art in the Woods
When ‘Beasts of the Warren’ was shown in Auckland Castle last year I knew I wanted to take it back to the woods somehow. So, when the opportunity arose to be involved in Art in the Woods, part of Holmfirth Arts Festival 2014 I jumped at the chance. I am planning on experimenting with vinyl …
Buttons for Shoot! the book
I’m getting there. I decided after much deliberation to use tin snips on the ends of the spent shotgun cartridges and then fold over since my first attempt resulted in very sharp edged buttons. So…..I’ve cut off the plastic outer with scissors, knocked out the primer (which later forms the button centre) before drilling out …
Shoot! draft
Finally…..small progress… Using the proofs from the printers I have rustled up a sample book – yay! Leather bound, 96 pages, 29 photographs, 12 game recipes and a button closure made out of spent shotgun cartridges. I’m doing 75 copies of this first edition, each one hand bound.
Alternative Landscape
ok, my hand slipped……interesting result though! Here’s what I was aiming for……