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Undermined
During Walk No.4 I discovered a sign entitled 'Undermined' about the coal industry in Newcastle. Given the importance of coal
Heavy Water Sleep: Pages 10 & 11
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Silence as Other
The past is silent. To know the past, one must know silence. The theme of silence has come up a
The Gate
The project I am working on for the Travel and Trauma (Dark Tourism) conference (11-12th April) is now - in
Magdalen Bridge c.1772
The image below is a drawing of Magdalen Bridge made around 1772 by the German artist John Malchair. Following the
A Backdrop to Eternity
Below is a typical, early 20th century studio portrait. The subject - a boy - sits on a prop. Behind
Day 12
Today I walked the second walk in this series and made the following list of additional words:engines roarsirencigarettesightseeing bussunglassesman in
Lead Walk – Photos
The following photographs were taken during a walk I made along the route as described in the previous entry Lead
Magdalen Bridge 2010
Although the present bridge is not that over which the enigmatic stranger crossed, it nonetheless marks the line he travelled
Latest Tree Drawings
I've been working on a series of drawings for a while now, the development of which can be seen in
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
Belzec Video: Snow 5
The same idea as before applied to footage of trees at Belzec. The number of squares used is the same
Lamenting Trees
'Ghastly by day, ghostly by night, the rottenest place on the Somme'. Such was how soldiers described High Wood, one
Fragment
I've spent the last day or so working on a new composition which will form part of an art installation
The Material World
"What, then, is this material world? Of what does it consist?"So asks Tim Ingold, in his book, Being Alive, Essays
Notebook
Every now and then when I'm working on something - a drawing, video, piece of writing - I find a
Stephen Hedges
On Monday 28th January 1828, a sawyer by the name of Richard Burgess was travelling from Abingdon to Oxford with
Chinese Landscape Painting
I've never before considered myself a fan of Chinese art but there have been times (most recently in the British
Proposing Moments of Pastoral
Through my research on World War I, I've accumulated a large amount of data - postcards, quotes, maps, texts, photographs,
Knowing We Are There
I was reading 'Landmarks' by Robert McFarlane last night and was struck by a quote from American author and essayist
Arriving in Port Jackson
On 28th October 1828, the Marquis of Hastings sailed into Port Jackson after a 4 month journey from Portsmouth, England.
Chania
It was in the small square, at southern end of Kondylaki Street, where we met two brothers, coaxing as best
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.
Lines Drawn in Water
The following passage is taken from 'The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot' by Robert Macfarlane. In a chapter on
Ieper (Ypres)
The following text can be found on my website under Places. Click here for more on Ieper."I should like us
‘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
Two Worlds
I was thinking about the post World War I landscape and how the years after 1918 saw a surge in
Somewhere Between Writing and Trees II
More work using the iPad Pro and pencil.
Thoughts on Australia
Why are Australian 50 cent pieces the size of dinner plates and 20 cent pieces like saucers? Especially when 2
John Gwynn’s Survey 1772
Remarkable evidence of those who lived in Oxford around the time the notice appeared in Jackson's Oxford Journal can be