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Back in early 2023, I was approached by composer Joss Peach to produce a music video to accompany his new composition Prayer for Ukraine. It was one of those fascinating pro bono jobs where the challenge lies in coalescing a range of types of available footage into something that can work together to produce a…
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It’s been another satisfying year of play and experimentation. largely thanks to the continuing ingenuity and energy of my fellow ‘Kick-Abouters’, who never disappoint in the ‘turning up and just getting on with it’ department. But, of course, it’s so much more than that, because the ‘getting on with it’ part is that alchemical ability…
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Our previous Kick-About was inspired by an iconic image from the realm of science – Roentgen’s X-Ray – which enthused us to go beyond the surface of things and marvel at what we found there. This week’s big number is not some similarly scientific muse, but rather the number of weeks The Kick-About has been…
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These photographs are of the flowers of Helleborus orientalis – or the Lenten Rose. I love hellebores, on account of the secret they keep of their extraordinary markings (as they keep their flower heads bowed low). I picked a few, pressed a few, and then photographed them on a sheet of perspex over a strong…
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Another Turkish cupola from my Istanbul adventure in 1997.
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Introducing Mr Voltaic… a Raoul Hausmann-inspired take on those Mr Potato-Head toys for The Kick-About No.102. I don’t think there’s a huge amount to say about this, except I could feel my past-life as a lecturer in animation returning to me as I assembled this ready-made and likewise this poster for the sci-fi classic Forbidden Planet, which…
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Our last Kick-About was inspired by the Irish modernist Mainie Jellett. This week’s prompt, Raoul Hausmann’s Mechanical Head, finds thematic resonance with Jellett’s abstract paintings by exploring the disintegration of traditional forms and the reimagining of human identity in the modern age. Enjoy this latest showcase of ‘new works made in a short time’. To…
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Some extraordinary ceilings from my 1997 student trip to Istanbul. I’m sorry to say I do not remember where I was specifically when I took these images, but my reason for taking them is obvious. Just look at them!
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Final set of Mainie Jellett-inspired iterations for The Kick-About No.101.
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