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HAKIM BEY IS MY HERO-MOVING BEYOND ART EXHIBITIONS INTO THE INSPIRATION ZONE

I was going to write a blog today on the plagiarism that is so rife within all parts of the creative world, but as I am teetering on the edge of that madness specific to participating an art exhibition, I … Continue reading

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Prima Materia

Being an artist in recovery from addiction is a tricky and often contradictory thing. I stopped drinking and using drugs over 20 years ago and to an extent, the antithesis of addictive behaviour that is instilled into one in order … Continue reading

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Alice: The Fall, The Paparazzi, and The Transluscent Rabbit Hole.

Several years ago I compared participation in an art exhibition to a shamanic, initiatory descent. Well I’m presently free-falling in a very non spiritual way and with only two weeks until my exhibition, I’m tettering over various precipices of anxiety, … Continue reading

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My Muse Wears Tracksuit Bottoms Covered In Food Stains

Working from home is proving to be challenging. Nick Cave alluded to the fact that being ridden by your muse is not a pretty thing, and I’d agree. However I would also add that being ignored by your muse is … Continue reading

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Thinking About Doing and Other Forms of Clock Watching.

I leave for New York in a month and somehow need to raise £1000 before my departure.This doesn’t actually bother me as much as the fact that it’s a position I’ve found myself in many, many times before. I solve this … Continue reading

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