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Our previous Kick-About, on a theme of vanitas, got us contemplating the effects of time on our minds and bodies. Meanwhile, the portly subjects of Fernando Botero’s paintings are in rude health, inspiring this latest collection of ‘new works made in a short time’. For all previous editions of The Kick-About, visit here. James Randall “The voluminous…
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Back in early June 2023, we had the unusual experience of accommodating a BBC film crew in our very small Whitstable garden. The long-running BBC television show, Gardener’s World paid us a visit as part of a segment on seaside gardening and inclement weather conditions. Presenter Adam Frost plus camera man, sound man, continuity guy and director,…
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It’s not very often that I talk about my ‘proper job’ on Red’s Kingdom. Red’s Kingdom is a space for all those other dimensions of thinking, watching, making and doing. That said, I do have some work-related news to share as, in this instance, there is a cross-over. My ‘proper job’ is ‘Director Of Learning Design…
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In truth, I don’t know what is more horrible; the ghoulish guy with the suppurating face or the cork-effect wallpaper and tasselled granny lampshape? These snaps date from October 1994, photographs from a Halloween party at my student house. Another monster face from me, but the award for best get-up that night had to go to this…
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Did you know … quinces hold diverse symbolic meanings across cultures; they are commonly associated with love and romance, symbolising the enduring sweetness of relationships. Additionally, quinces represent fertility and abundance, often bestowed as wishes for prosperity to newlyweds. The fruit’s duality, starting tart but turning sweet when cooked, is linked to patience and temperance.…
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Our previous Kick-About, inspired as it was by the paper-layerings of artist Maud Vantours, prompted a number of us to consider the ephemera we collect about us and repurpose it. For this edition of our fortnightly run-around, we find ourselves similarly preoccupied with ideas of temporariness and the inevitable passings of time. Enjoy this latest selection of…
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Another day, another inter-dimensional portal…
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A second collection of images produced for The Kick-About No.96, inspired by the layered, paper creations of artist Maud Vantours. Created using a flat-bed scanner and a stack of ordinance survey maps and guide books, I wanted to concertina as much geography as possible into a single image.
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The Kick-About No.96 is inspired by the colourful paper creations of Maud Vantours. With Vantours’ work putting me in mind of geography – contour maps and geological strata – I wondered how I could fold or concertina as much landscape as possible into one composition. My images this week were created by taking a great…
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Our last Kick-About together was a seasonal affair, with the figure of Father Christmas as its muse. Now that Christmas is done and dusted, we’re likely reflecting on the mountains of cardboard and paper produced by Santa’s insistence on ‘more, more, more’. With that surplus of paper in mind, Maud Vantours is our inspiration this week…
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