Nicholas Hedges

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Continuing Work

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Redshift

Redshift

Anyone who has stood on the edge of the Lochnagar crater at La Boiselle in France, cannot help but be
DSC07879

Glimmerings: The War Poets, Paths and Folds

One of the nicest compliments I received during Friday's private view was '...these remind me of Siegfried Sassoon...'. The works
Prison Hulk - York

Prison Hulk – York

Following his conviction at the Berkshire Assizes on 15th April 1828, Stephen Hedges was sent to Portsmouth to serve time
Three Little Words

Three Little Words

Iris created a treasure hunt for me and Eliot; a trail of post-it notes stuck around the flat, each containing a clue as
12-13 Original Version

Heavy Water Sleep: Pages 12 & 13

Original VersionVersion 1Version 2

Belzec Video: Snow 5

The same idea as before applied to footage of trees at Belzec. The number of squares used is the same
11

Heavy Water Sleep: Page 11

Original VersionVersion 1Version 2
A Backdrop to Eternity

A Backdrop to Eternity

Below is a typical, early 20th century studio portrait. The subject - a boy - sits on a prop. Behind
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.
Verdun

Verdun

On 26th April I visited the battlefields and sites of Verdun. The name, like that of the Somme and Ypres,
Day 10

Day 10

Finished priming the canvas and then painted a layer of Paynes Grey on top. Over this I'll rub some white

Paul Nash Quote

"Here in the back garden of the trenches it is amazingly beautiful - the mud is dried to a pinky
Trees Triptych

Trees Triptych

A triptych comprising photographs taken at Shotover on Sunday.
'Missded' 1, stitched

‘Missded’ 1, stitched

The stitched versions of my son’s drawings are objects which, in contrast to the quickly made drawings on which they're

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

Silence in the Woods

I've discussed previously, three extracts from newspapers in which a moment of silence serves to amplify all that happened before
Battle 2

Heavy Water Sleep (Paintings) III

I worked again tonight on the studies for Heavy Water Sleep, working in landscape elements such as trees and sky.
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

War and The Pastoral Landscape

I've been thinking these last few weeks about a new body of work based on the First World War. For

Night and Day

Reading through various documents regarding the period in Oxford after the Black Death, it's clear there were many vacant buildings
Shepherds Hill

Shepherds Hill

Whilst on my walk today, I took some time to explore the concrete ruins of what I discovered was the
The Smell of an English Summer 1916 (Fresh Cut Grass)

Proposing Moments of Pastoral

Through my research on World War I, I've accumulated a large amount of data - postcards, quotes, maps, texts, photographs,
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
The Somme

The Somme

“Frontiers are lines. Millions of men are dead because of these lines.” Georges PerecThe name Somme is, in the minds
To Name Him Would Almost Be To Kill Him

To Name Him Would Almost Be To Kill Him

If you visit the Westgate Library in Oxford, and make your way to the second floor, to the centre for
Heavy Water Sleep (Textwork) I

Heavy Water Sleep (Textwork) I

This afternoon I've been working on a new approach to my Heavy Water Sleep series. I've always loved the aesthetic
'Missded' 3 - Tokens

‘Missded’ 3 – Tokens

Having completed the stitching for '"Missded' 3", I've now cut it up to create the 'tokens' shown below.
WW1 Backdrops

Shadows 3

I was looking at something recently which made me think of the work I've been exploring around the backdrops used
'Missded' 2 - Tokens

‘Missded’ 2 – Tokens

Having completed the stitching for ‘”Missded’ 2″, I’ve now cut it up to create the ‘tokens’ shown below.
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

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