Nicholas Hedges

Art, Writing and Research

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Continuing Work

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Empathy/Exchange: 668 grams

Empathy/Exchange: 668 grams

This follows on from my last post - Goethean Observation: Pilgrims of the Wild, 1935. I made this observation after
Trees and Other Projects

Trees and Other Projects

I have been photographing the same trees - shown above - for almost 18 months now, and what started as
Proxies

Proxies

Following on from my last entry I've been wondering whether an empathetic link between ourselves and those who fought and
Tracings

Tracings

When you're a father, separated from your children a few days each week, the things you do with your children
List of Everyday Moments

Mindful Walking I

One of the ways in which I have helped myself during recent low points has been the practice of mindful
'Missded' 2

‘Missded’ 2

I recently completed the third (although titled as the second) in my series of stitched works based on drawings completed
Latest Tree Drawings

Latest Tree Drawings

I've been working on a series of drawings for a while now, the development of which can be seen in
Template making

Cutting and Stitching II

I've made a lot of progress over the last couple of days with video work and with the sticthed map
Hafodyrynys and Surrounds

Hafodyrynys

A few months ago when I interviewed my Grandmother about her childhood, she talked about the mountain around which she'd
John Malchair 1770

John Malchair 1770

The following is a drawing made by John Malchair showing the causeway of what is now Abingdon Road. The rather

Lamenting Trees

'Ghastly by day, ghostly by night, the rottenest place on the Somme'. Such was how soldiers described High Wood, one
11

Heavy Water Sleep: Page 11

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Paris

Parisian Cemeteries

Whilst on a trip to Paris with Monika, we paid a visit to two cemeteries; one, the cemetery at Montmartre,
Somewhere Between Writing and Trees

Somewhere Between Writing and Trees

Having recently bought and iPad Pro and pencil, I decided to start drawing in a style inspired to some extent

Silence as Other

The past is silent. To know the past, one must know silence. The theme of silence has come up a
Past and Present Postcard

Past and Present Postcard

The image below is the last in a series I've made using both an original World War One postcard and
12-13 Original Version

Heavy Water Sleep: Pages 12 & 13

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Knowing We Are There

Knowing We Are There

I was reading 'Landmarks' by Robert McFarlane last night and was struck by a quote from American author and essayist
Landscape DNA: The Simultaneity of Stories-So-Far

Landscape DNA: The Simultaneity of Stories-So-Far

The Past is Time without a ticking clock. A place where paths and roads are measured in years. The Present
WWI Portraits: Inside, Outside

WWI Portraits: Inside, Outside

Below are two portraits, each of a soldier about to leave home to fight in what we now know as
Heavy Water Sleep: Pages 4 & 5

Heavy Water Sleep: Pages 4 & 5

Original Version Version 1 Version 2For more information on this project, please click here.

Day 11

I've been looking at my work so far and have started to think about what I will have to show
'Missded' 4

‘Missded’ 4

I've finally finished stitching the fourth in the 'Missded' series of stitched works which I began some time ago. The
The Voyage of The Marquis of Hastings

The Voyage of The Marquis of Hastings

After my research in the National Archives, I took the document I'd discovered (the Surgeon's Journal from teh voyage of
Magdalen Bridge c.1772

Magdalen Bridge c.1772

The image below is a drawing of Magdalen Bridge made around 1772 by the German artist John Malchair. Following the
DSC07376

Heavy Water Sleep (Paintings)

I've started work on a new series of paintings based on the Heavy Water Sleep work I've been doing over
Highgate Cemetery

Highgate Cemetery

I'd known about Highgate cemetery, principally as the last resting place of Karl Marx, but this was the first time

The First Line?

Reading Clive James' Poetry Notebook, I find myself a little better prepared to tackle the task of writing a poem;

An Archaeology of the Moment

I’m currently reading an excellent book by Colin Renfrew, Senior Fellow of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, entitled ‘Figuring
Day 7

Day 7

I decided to do a walk today, one which I would record in single words or very short phrases. I

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