Feeling the network
I love harmonographs. Place the tip of the pen on the paper and set the pendula in motion. Then watch in wonder as the drawing slowly reveals itself: a unique […]
Smash and grab
I’ve been trying to get my head around next-generation genome sequencing. How it has revolutionised our understanding of microbiomes. From what I can work out, somewhat similar to the arrival […]
One for every occassion
You might have an old wooden-handled hammer and offer it to three people: to the first, it is a useful tool for a spot of weekend DIY; to the second […]
Up close and personal
I really didn’t expect this. I always thought of bacteria as a crowd, a mass of cells that fermented or infected, never as individuals. But that is just what is […]
The eared one
I’ve been talking with some member of the AMR network, and came across this. I guess you could say that those blobs look a bit like ears, hence the name […]
Ambassador of One Health?
At this time, acutely aware of our own vulnerability to Covid-19, there is the faint hope that the pandemic might shift our attidude to the multivarious world around us: offering […]
Nothing’s separate anymore
I’m meeting it again, reading about the microbiome (this time fungi) and the author is telling me that we need to rethink how we think of ourselves: ditch the idea […]
Meshing a network
First time I’ve been artist-in-residence in a network*. So it got me thinking about what sort of place is a network; where do you look for the interesting stuff: along […]
A question of scale
Making the invisible visible is something that artists often attempt to do, as I have done in the past using different ‘beyond-eye’ technologies to reveal something new or beautiful. At […]
Surround sounds different
I’ve been working with Thol on the surround-sound audio for Surface Tensions in SVA’s wonderful Goods Shed. By now he has at least 100 tracks running simultaneously, so it takes […]
Searching for synchronicity
Last week I was working with Nat and Than in SVA‘s Goods Shed on the final stages of Surface Tensions. We have all learnt so much over the past year […]
Into the microbiocene
Just getting started on research for my AMR Fellowship. It has been a while since I have come across a subject that gets the the core of things so quickly. […]
Searching for the +ve
Really happy to be starting a new project: a Creative Fellowship at the University of Exeter, part of the Arts and Culture programme. My fellowship is with the AMR network […]
@surface.tensions VII
With Surface Tensions now put on hold thanks to lockdown, I’m doing what I can in isolation. So, here are the latest images from the project Instagram account @surface.tensions Enjoy!
Artist Support Pledge #2
Due to the C19 virus many artists (including myself) have found themselves with shows cancelled, teaching gone and technical support jobs disappeared overnight as the lockdown takes effect. So following […]
The Artist Support Pledge
Due to the C19 virus many artists (including myself) have found themselves with shows cancelled, teaching gone and technical support jobs disappeared overnight as the lockdown takes effect. So following […]
