Durham University installation

images, Daniel Barella, Paul Grimmer

The work is open to the public and is situated in the reception area of Van Mildert College, off South Road, Durham. It can be viewed everyday from 10am until 6pm. No appointment necessary, for further information contract Van Mildert College on (0191) 334 7100.

Transhumation - installation at Van Mildert College, Durham University

After several months of negotiation, Transhumation was successfully installed at Van Mildert College, Durham University yesterday along with the digital image work, Viral Portraits.

Transhumation was produced as part of the Triparks residency in 2008 and has been touring the UK as part of a group show of the same name since. The work includes images from the research of Charlotte Roberts, Professor of Archaeology at Durham.

Thanks to Charlotte Roberts for approaching the Durham on my behalf and to Henry Dyson for recommending the work for installation. Also Professor Patrick O'Meara the Master of Van Mildert College and the team who installed the work yesterday.

images: Daniel Barella

Continuum - 2011 screenings

Continuum has been programmed into this years Newcastle Science Festival on 14th March at Centre for Life where it will be sharing an evening with the preview of 'Primitive Streak'. The work has also been programmed at Fulldome Festival UK 2011, (12th - 13th March). The event will be held at Thinktank Birmingham and has been coordinated by Plymouth based organisation GaiaNova.

The work has also been submitted to the International Fulldome Festival in Portugal and The 5th Fulldome Festival at the Jena Zeiss Planetarium in Germany.

For a Fulldome UK 2011 press release, click here
Download Newcastle Science Festival 2011 brochure here

Continuum at Thinktank Planetarium - 18th November

Continuum Screenings - Denver, USA & Birmingham, UK

Continuum will be scrrening as part of the short films program at the IMERSA Fulldome Summit, Denver, US. There will also be a screening event at Thinktank Planetarium, Birmingham Science Museum.

Northern Soil - exhibition at ACAShop

The Odd Shoes

I packed in a hurry. I didn't realise that the shoes I packed for my performance didn't match. They were both black shoes, work shoes, formal shoes, shoes I don't wear very often. I wore them anyway, no one would notice? I noticed the heals were slightly different heights, the leather on one of the shoes was softer than the other, one was more pointed - they both got scuffed during the performance.

The Red Carpet - images from Response, Landguard Fort, Felixstowe

The performance took place as part of a 3-day event at Landguard Fort in Felixstowe called Response, curated by Helen Lydia Green and Michael Lumb for GRIP. The Fort was an amazing setting, full of hidden corners and corridors, holes and history - standing strong against industrial backdrop of Felixstowe Port.

The performance involved working with costume designer Jo Brossman to create an exaggerated red cape which measured 2600 cm x 120 cm. With this cape concertinaed on my back I bowed before the audience at the opening to one of the long, narrow lamp corridors in the fort. The end of the cape was moved over my head and placed at the feet of the audience. I moved slowly backward along the narrow space, unfolding, covering and revealing - filling the space with a river of red. I heard voices - is there someone under there?

images, Emma Johnson

images, Karen

Preparation for The Red Carpet

Costume test for The Red Carpet performance at Response using the red cape/red carpet made by Jo Brossman.

Response - Friday 22nd - Sunday 24th October

USA Planetariums

The Hayden Planetarium, New York, NY

The Morrison Planetarium, San Francisco, CA

Travelling to America

I received a positive decision on an Arts Council bid to research venues and develop work from the Mutations project for touring. I am really excited about this opportunity, which will involve a visit to the USA to promote Continuum at ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.

Leaving today!

ArtPrize - September 22nd - October 10th 2010

 

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