This is not a tirade against a wise and witty, relatively well-known Novelist. It is instead a reflection on the free-wheeling, ever-evolving life of an artwork, experienced one afternoon in the shadows of my own personal interaction with said Novelist… One day, quite unexpectedly, I found myself standing beside a relatively well-known Novelist. An elongated giant of a…
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Originally published on Open Eye Gallery blog, 19/05/2014 Europe’s oldest Chinatown tells a slightly different story to that of its vibrant counterparts around the world; those alive and bustling with a supplanted Chinese way of life. Amble beneath its soaring gateway and you’ll find the Chinese street signs and restaurants set against an unexpectedly quiet…
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A little less resolute than Descartes’ “I think, therefore I am,” the Bluecoat exhibition “I exist (in some way)” takes the latter half of this philosophical reasoning and expands on the age-old enquiry into human existence. The featured artists strive to uncover the deeply layered repertoire of Middle Eastern identities, while at the same time…
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