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Barking

Rather excited this morning….

Sleep Delays My Life

There are plans afoot to make this website work in a more intiuitive way.. we’re working on it, but in between ‘proper work’, so if you are eagerly waiting, (and i’m sure you are).. then please forgive! G

Glitch, Concrete, Electronica and Noise

Further to an ancient observation on Moot, (that i was generally listening to the sounds of pedestrian crossing alerts for my musical inspiration), this week has been metaphorically drenched in explorations of Glitch, Electronica, Industrial Noise and Music Concrete. I was reminded of a small semi/generative piece i designed a few years ago, which never had the […]

Moments in design 1 – Space Invader

This was your moment, when the future invaded the present, that was hungry but not yet ready. An inexorable shift, a trans-continental rebalance. Never again would the world be understood and received in the same way. You tricksy pixels changed our lives forever, ushered in a new way of interacting with the world. I’m not yet sure […]

The Sheltering Sky

… we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well. Yet everything happens only a certain number of times, and a very small number, really. How many more times will you remember a certain afternoon of your childhood, some afternoon that’s so deeply a part of your being that you can’t even conceive of […]

Dance 3

What is it about contemporary dance that i like so much? The inevitable lack of vocabulary, combination of incredible ideas; movement, sound, light, shape and form… great ideas great suggestion, and the wonderful evocation of elusive thoughts. This show offers a selection of three presentations on a rolling tour. Estella and I went to see […]

Diversity

Art is only of value when it opens society up to a deeper awareness of itself. And of course that is the very gift that the Arts bring! Through song, or dance, or theatre, or writing, the arts can explore subtle and nuanced levels of human experience, or expose deeper concerns in society. This exploration […]

Painting with colours too elusive for the eye

Jason Carter. Thanks for being an inspiration and playing such a great gig in our front room. Everyone enjoyed the music, the stories, and the vibe. It was great to spend some time catching up with you, and the inevitable run around the garden too.. thanks

Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde

Fantastic exhibition at Tate Modern.. if you get the chance do go and see it…. I put a proposal together for a Church client later based on some of this, (below).. not used in the end…

If i would…