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There’s No One Like You Left: Pod People & The Unhomely University
I’m fascinated by the uncanny. When writing about this cognitive phenomenon, it is customary to kick things off with Sigmund Freud and his 1919 essay, ‘Das Unheimliche’, which, for my money, rather spoils things a… Read more
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Slime Mould (2024)
Just a simple, straight-forward thing from me this week in response to the slime mould prompt for The Kick-About No. 106. I just loved the jewellery-like aesthetic of some of these beautiful slime moulds, so… Read more
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The Kick-About #106 ‘Slime Mould’
Our last Kick-About inspired new works made in a short time exploring the wide, unbounded expanses of Mark Rothko’s paintings. This week, the Kick-Abouters turn their attentions to the weird and wonderful world of slime… Read more
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Short Film: Pool Side (2024)
In response to the Rothko-inspired Kick-About this week, I spent several happy hours standing inside the concrete confines of a newly emptied swimming pool. The patina of marks and colouration, as the concrete dried out,… Read more
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Pool Side #1 (2024)
The muse, when it strikes, can take many unexpected forms; a few weeks ago, I was in the vicinity of an empty swimming pool, recently stripped of its waterproof lining. Unlikely though it may seem,… Read more
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The Kick-About #105 ‘Mark Rothko’
Our last Kick-About was a celebration of four years of having bright ideas and doing something about them. That makes this new edition the start of a new year of fortnightly creative challenges, and we’re… Read more
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Throwback Friday #173 ‘Prayer for Ukraine’ (2023)
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… Read more
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The Kick-About / A Fourth Year Later
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.… Read more
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The Kick-About #104 ‘208.714’
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.… Read more
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Lenten Rose (2024)
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… Read more
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