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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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A couple more pieces produced for The Kick-About #101, with new works inspired by the Irish modernist painter, Mainie Jellett.
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When I was in my final year of my undergraduate degree, we went to Istanbul on a field trip. I remember the experience as being sensorially overwhelming, exhausting in its intensity and visual richness. I also remember laughing so much and so often in the company of my classmates, my face hurt. This image of…
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