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 […]

@surface.tensions VI

Here is the latest batch of Instagram work-in-progress pics (@surface.tensions)  for Surface Tensions. I have been experimenting with drawing a small section of the riverbed in VR, also taking images […]

@surface.tensions V

Today I’ve been drawing FM Halford using a chalk line. See @surface.tensions on Instagram for details.

@surface.tensions IV

Work continues on Surface Tensions, which is scheduled to open on Friday 24th April at Mottisfont. I’m continuing to post updates on my Instagram account @surface.tension

Estover for the Imagination

Reinhild and I have now finished the research stage of our residency in the New Forest. We presented our findings and ran a workshop at spudWorks in Sway last week. […]