Hefted To Hill

Hefted to Hill was a Northern Heartlands flagship project led by Ewan Allinson. Along with Wideyed’s Richard Glynn and Louise Taylor, it sought to reveal the depth of knowledge and expertise held by farmers that policy-makers ignore to the detriment of that policy-making, …

Archiving Dad

‘Archiving Dad’ is a very personal project and a bit of a departure for me in terms of style. My dad, John Taylor, died unexpectedly in 2013. He was our family’s mechanic, handyman, builder, plumber, accountant and all round problem solver…

Borrowing Freedom

“In riding a horse we borrow freedom”  Helen Thompson

The festival of Saint Eloi is the inspiration and starting point for this work which was concieved for Nomadic Village 2013. Typically Provençal, the festival honours St Ely, the patron saint of goldsmiths and blacksmiths.

In Vino Veritas

This series is the result of 2 Wideyed residencies at Château du Perron, an organic vineyard in the Torraine region of France. Each year the grapes are picked and pressed by hand and foot. The harvest is labour intensive, but also a festive event, …

Shoot!

Shoot! follows a small pheasant and partridge shooting syndicate in Tow Law, County Durham on both work and shoot days. The shooting season (for pheasant) runs from October – February but creates a unique year round social space as …

Foreign Bodies

This series follows the tradition of livestock showing and is part of Wideyed’s Foreign Bodies project for Nomadic Village 2012.