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Lichen is part fungi and part algae and is symbiotic – the partners exist within a mutually beneficial relationship. This concept particularly resonates at a time when society needs to cultivate a better relationship with the natural world; lichen is demonstrating a harmonious, biodiverse, cooperative balance, with multiple species working together for the greater good. A suspended...

Unpacking my archive 2022 – an opportunity to share a quick overview of my work to date Currently, I am engaged in research for a new chapter of work. In doing so, I unpacked a part of my archive to best understand my linear progression to date and provide context to new developments. Archive of the Natural World Lichen suspended in the kitchen with Vermeer 38 The new...

The Vermeer series is a succession of curved relief panels. Their reflective glass surfaces refract the room or the environment so that the viewer’s perception switches between the image and the reflection.  Each piece starts as a painting on glass with enamels, which is then fired to fix the pigments into the glass. The glass is then cut and collaged to create a faceted, pixilated image. The...

Rise 4 in progress in the studio in 2020 Three Artists – Open Studio Event to coincide with Arts by The Sea Sunday 27th September and Sunday 4th October 12.00 noon to 5.00 pm by appointment Artspace Studio, 44 Southwood Avenue, Southbourne, Bournemouth BH6 3QB David Bird – recent photographs. David is a photographer and lecturer with over 30 years of experience, from...

https://www.hauserwirth.com/hauser-wirth-exhibitions/29272-homegrown/ As a keen follower of Homegrown since it’s establishment, I am delighted to take part in this philanthropic initiative and my work will feature on Hauser & Wirth’s website Homegrown page from 10th July. It goes live at 10:00 EST and 15:00 GMT. Click here to follow the link Special thanks to...

I am delighted to take part in this philanthropic initiative and my work will feature on Hauser & Wirth’s website Homegrown page from 10th July. It goes live at 10:00 EST and 15:00 GMT. Special thanks to the New York Homegrown team. “Press Release Hauser & Wirth Launches Homegrown with Artworks by Worldwide Staff and Their Families Presented as...

“Homegrown Press Release Hauser & Wirth Launches Homegrown with Artworks by Worldwide Staff and Their Families Presented as Bi-weekly Online Exhibitions Proceeds Will Go to Artists with 10% Going to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the WHO hauserwirth.com Release Dates: 9 May – 18 July 2020 On 9 May, Hauser & Wirth will launch Homegrown, a...

New Zealand in the budding of Covid-19 As I flew from London to Moscow, then Moscow to Tokyo, people in Wuhan were dying.  The new Coronavirus was spreading, and the pandemic was unimaginable to me. Everywhere people were wearing masks, unsure of how to avoid the threat. My journey to New Zealand was punctuated with concerns surrounding the virus, it is a difficult time, a result of...

As the pandemic extended my thoughts were taken over by this unprecedented situation, with fear for the safety of my loved ones and frustration at the environmental disasters this planet endures. In my opinion, disrespect towards the current ecosystem has led to the conditions for a virus such as this coming about. My response to the situation we find ourselves in has been to create a...

Tokyo National Museum is unlike any museum I have ever visited. It is huge, organised and has lots of space. It actually succeeds in organising millennia of artefacts and sculptures into a semblance of order. One gallery begins by explaining: “Japan has three main traditions of sculpture, Buddhist deities, Shinto deities and portraits of people” There is room to appreciate each of...