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Empathy and the First World War (Part 2)
This image was taken almost a year after the end of the First World War, on August 27th 1919 and
Diaries, Lists and Haiku
Last night I watched Chris Marker's film 'Sans Soleil' or 'Sunless', and having watched it, downloaded the text from the
Notebook
Every now and then when I'm working on something - a drawing, video, piece of writing - I find a
A Humument
In January this year, I used words from two seemingly unrelated books to create an installation in Shotover Country Park
Chinese Landscape Painting
I've never before considered myself a fan of Chinese art but there have been times (most recently in the British
Day 10
Finished priming the canvas and then painted a layer of Paynes Grey on top. Over this I'll rub some white
Silence as Other
The past is silent. To know the past, one must know silence. The theme of silence has come up a
Ieper (Ypres)
The following text can be found on my website under Places. Click here for more on Ieper."I should like us
Chania
It was in the small square, at southern end of Kondylaki Street, where we met two brothers, coaxing as best
Day 12
Today I walked the second walk in this series and made the following list of additional words:engines roarsirencigarettesightseeing bussunglassesman in
Convict Trail
Prior to my residency in Australia, I want to trace - as far as I can - the route my
Writing Shadows
On Tuesday I made my way to Shotover to work on a piece I've been thinking about for quite some
A Walk in Shotover Wood
On what was a beautiful Autumn day, I took a walk to Shotover wood to take some photos of trees.
Magdalen Bridge c.1772
The image below is a drawing of Magdalen Bridge made around 1772 by the German artist John Malchair. Following the
Day 7
I decided to do a walk today, one which I would record in single words or very short phrases. I
Lead Walk – Maps
On the trail of my ancestor Stephen Hedges (my great, great, great, great uncle) I wanted to walk the route
The Gone Forest
Two years ago I shot some video at Shotover Country Park (see 'Writing Shadows') and finally, this weekend, I had
Prison Hulk – York
Following his conviction at the Berkshire Assizes on 15th April 1828, Stephen Hedges was sent to Portsmouth to serve time
Absence
In the Tenth Elegy of Rilke's Duino Elegies we read:'...Our ancestorsworked the mines, up there in the mountain range.Among men,
Lines Drawn in Water
The following passage is taken from 'The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot' by Robert Macfarlane. In a chapter on
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
Lead Walk – Photos
The following photographs were taken during a walk I made along the route as described in the previous entry Lead
The Marquis of Hastings
Prior to my residency in Australia, I've been researching my four-times great uncle Stephen Hedges (1811-1885) who was transported there
Projects 2
Family Tree (Travel)Mountain - DistanceCoal mines (chalk work?)Tailor - suitDreamcatcherBroken HayesBlackboard - Auschwitz Drawings (graphite/chalk) coal?TwinnedShoe MountainDeckchairsTour StoriesJohn Gwynn's survey
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
Morning Has Broken
Following on from my last post, I've now completed all the tokens along with another piece comprising some of them
Colour
Each string (in what I have so far called the 'net') represents in its 'cut end' the end of a
Trees and Other Projects
I have been photographing the same trees - shown above - for almost 18 months now, and what started as
Moments
Following on from the completion of my text map (which I'm thinking of as a map of an individual rather
Sail
Carrying on with the work I did in Australia, I've spent the last couple of days videoing the canvas 'sail'