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In our last Kick-About, we lingered on the idea of invisible energies and the strange halos said to surround living things. This week, our attention shifts to something solid, gleaming, and unmistakably tangible. Our prompt looks to the Chrysler Building—an icon of Art Deco design, ambition, and precision. As always, the works that follow were
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Admittedly, this response to the idea of ‘Kirlian auras’ (the prompt for The Kick-About No.150) is a bit of mish-mash; hovering about in the background is some half-remembered artwork or illustration from one of those big coffee-table books of unexplained phenomena popular back in the 1980s, and by association, something about ‘alien abduction’ or the
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Twenty-five years ago, I was working as a tutor in the Photography Department at the Kent Institute of Art & Design (KIAD), Rochester, Kent. On 8 May 2001, a shuttered school in Hackney Downs, London reopened its doors for the private view of a photographic exhibition. The exhibition showcased the final-year work of students on
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These hazel catkins were the earliest sign of things to come I could identify at the outset of the new year—lovely long tassels with their acidic yellow-green pollen. To create these images for The Kick-About No.149, I scanned the catkins face-down on the scanning bed, but then laid two layers of organza down on top
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In our last Kick-About, the humble polka dot gave rise to play, repetition, and festive rhythm. This week, the mood softens. Our prompt looks to Vincent van Gogh and his vision of almond blossom — an image of quiet optimism, fragility, and renewal. As always, the works that follow were made in a short time—and
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I was going to make some moving image thing in response to this fun prompt for The Kick-About No.148, but alas it wasn’t to be. Nonetheless, I was able to produce these images following the workflow I had in mind for the film. What I’ve ended up with are these vintage-looking images that look like
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In our last Kick-About, Saturnalia gave us licence for excess, reversal, and a bit of festive misrule. This week, we shift to something lighter and more playful: polka dot—a simple pattern often linked with luck, abundance, and new beginnings at this time of year. As always, the works that follow were made in a short
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I took my camera out on a recent late night walk along Whitstable highstreet—lots of twinkly lights.
Red's Kingdom 