Hi everyone,
Winter hath laden me with another virus, this time a rather spectacular chest infection, so apologies for a lack of postage.
I intend to make up for that today, with a super extended blog.
So, in order to both contextualise this module around my own practice and to avoid exposing my chest to anymore cold, I [...]

These photographs were taken in the streets surrounding St. Nicholas’ Cathedral, Newcastle.

Hi everyone,
I’ve taken time this past week to organise a daily schedule, outlining specific goals for the day or for the week, which I’ve found very helpful…
New ideas are arriving thick and fast in the process of research; I listed some of these and was surprised at the sheer volume of them. This collation of [...]

Just a quick post tonight:
Today I joined the magnificent Lit and Phil Society in Newcastle (by Central Station for those who aren’t aware of it). This was partly in order to take advantage of some great lectures/events offered by the place, but also to find some further info on Sir. Joseph Swan.. I’ve got a [...]

I have a lamp! Major thanks to Ben Thompson who put me in contact with ‘Snapfast’ in Team Valley, Gateshead and of course, to my Dad who helped me collect it Snapfast have given me this lantern free of charge, which is an incredibly kind gesture.
Note in picture foreground, small projector - I’m considering [...]

Just out of a productive meeting with Areti and Jamie and thinking about the visual content of this piece…
What is marrying the visual content of this piece with its delivery? As I have mentioned, the visual content was/is going to be projected, animated, interactive autumn leaves. This content was to be bridged to the new [...]

Hi everyone,
The early part of December gifted me with a bit of a ‘Eureka!’ moment, which I will explain in just a few moments.
As you know, I’ve been developing the ideas presented in both ‘Senses of Place’ and ‘Beneath’ for several months, i.e. the use of a streetlight as a vehicle for interactive projection. However, [...]

Hello all,
A major drought has afflicted my blog this summer and I shall now attempt to water its parched, barren territory.
Work-wise, it’s been a hectic, stressful and tiring summer, but hugely rewarding. Although I wasn’t able to exhibit at Render as I had hoped in my previous blog entry, the opportunity to curate the show [...]