PhotoEast opened today. It is primarily based on and in the environs of the Wet Dock in Ipswich – signature setting for the long term CONTRADICTIONS documentary based on the ever changing aspects of the docklands of the Orwell. Bill Jackson is running sessions at The Cut in Halesworth. If you have dog, get down […]
Festivals everyhere and more
Where did last week go? Monday saw me and two other reprobates being photographed by renowned local photographer Chris Myhill. Chris had come to our rescue and made group and single portraits of us for our forthcoming exhibition – Contradictions Note the haircut. I had it freshly done for the shoot which was just as […]
Last chance to see Edgelands but first chance to buy a book of the show
On Thursday 31st March the first solo Edgelands show at the Museum of East Anglian Life comes to an end. I have been asked to be in attendance from 1400 on Thursday to greet the last visitors to the show as part of a closing view. Later on I shall be showing guests of the […]
A Sheriff and Peers peering at Edgelands
Last night I attended a special PV for trustees of the Museum of East Anglian Life. The event had been scheduled separately to the opening PV on account of the huge positive response to invitations to the exhibition. Lisa Harris and I discussed possible dates weeks ago and we both thought that leaving a gap […]
That was a week that was…
Yes, a little play on words I know but the week has been a weird one. On Sunday last week I realised that Mrs O’s mum was travelling backwards in time far quicker than in the previous 30 months of her incarceration in the prison of dementia. I had become increasing dull following recent visits […]
Edgelands PV
Last night the Museum of East Anglian Life held the PV for my 8 month run of Edgelands. Mrs O and I got there early to help with last minute preparations including limiting the number of people in the gallery on account of floor loading – a new threshold for the Museum! The guests (49 […]
Feeling the heat
Everything is on track for the hang to commence a week tomorrow. Looking back, it amazes me that the negotiations and toing and froing to get in the position of having a show open have taken up nearly 12 months of my time. The last 6 weeks have been a stroll in many respects given […]
Lemon Drizzle cake, Bacon & Sainsbury
Today I had some Lemon Drizzle cake followed by Bacon. Lots of Bacon and quite a few extras on the plate such as Van Gogh, Picasso and Rembrandt to name a few. Mrs O and I trundled up the A140 to the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts and we were not disappointed, at least not […]
Edgelands Exhibition – all crated up
All the work is now ready and crated up for transfer to The Museum of East Anglian Life. Now that the artwork is done it is final editing of museum catalogues, labels etc. If anyone ever thought that we artists just make pictures all day then let this dissuade you. The rather excellent ‘What do […]
Retrospectives, student shows and gearing up to Edgelands
The last few weeks have been full on. Starting with the UCS Arts Faculty student shows, a retrospective by Borin Van Loon in the Freudian Sheep, a pop-up exhibition by UCS photography students in Hoxton, collecting framed work from MF Frames, oh, and throw in working in Newcastle for a few days and an AGM […]