Nicholas Hedges

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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

Hidden. Ignored. Denied.

In a session today on my MA in Social Sculpture, we considered the following three words: Hidden, Ignored, Denied. What
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

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
Lead Walk - Maps

Lead Walk – Maps

On the trail of my ancestor Stephen Hedges (my great, great, great, great uncle) I wanted to walk the route
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
'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

Day 11

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

Reading Roads

IntroductionIn Wales in 2008 I walked a path along which my great grandfather had walked every day from his home

Bartlemas Chapel Observation

Taken from Artefact - a website concerning Contemporary Art and Archaeology. I'm making this initial visit to the chapel a
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
Stephen Hedges (1811-1885)

Stephen Hedges (1811-1885)

I discovered Stephen Hedges about a year ago whilst researching my great-great-great-grandfather Richard Hedges (1808-1882). The two of them were
The Geographer

The Geographer

A still from some video footage of me in Australia, drawing out a map of one of the walks I
Heavy Water Sleep (Poem)

Heavy Water Sleep (Poem)

I wouldn't really call this a poem, but poem is the best word I can think of to describe what
'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.
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.

Belzec Video: Snow 5

The same idea as before applied to footage of trees at Belzec. The number of squares used is the same
Ghosts of the Church of St. Clement

Ghosts of the Church of St. Clement

The old church of St. Clement, built around 1122 is a principal character in our story. It was described by
Lines Drawn in Water

Lines Drawn in Water

The following passage is taken from 'The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot' by Robert Macfarlane. In a chapter on
The Place That's Always There (Trees) 3

The Place That’s Always There (Trees)

A new piece for the exhibition in June.
Repaired Sail of HMS York (1828)

Repaired Sail of HMS York (1828)

Yesterday, I finally finished stitching together the canvas pieces for a workI have tentatively called Repaired Sail of HMS York

Lists and Bill Viola

Whilst writing up some notes on making lists as a strategy, I thought again of the Bill Viola quote I
Mediaeval Pottery Shards

Mediaeval Pottery

As part of a future project I have been loaned two fragments of mediaeval pottery by the Museum resource Centre
Magdalen Bridge 2010

Magdalen Bridge 2010

Although the present bridge is not that over which the enigmatic stranger crossed, it nonetheless marks the line he travelled
'Missded' 2

‘Missded’ 2

Second piece showing original drawing, tracing and template drawn onto canvas.
Beneath the floor

Beneath the floor

I've always found it amazing, when, on a programme like Time Team, an apparently empty field is shown to have
'Missded' 1 - A Framed Token

‘Missded’ 1 – A Framed Token

When one of the ‘tokens’ is put in a frame, it becomes a thing in its own right; a fragment still, but
Paris

Parisian Cemeteries

Whilst on a trip to Paris with Monika, we paid a visit to two cemeteries; one, the cemetery at Montmartre,
The Gone Forest

The Gone Forest

Two years ago I shot some video at Shotover Country Park (see 'Writing Shadows') and finally, this weekend, I had

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