1.2 Contextual Perspectives – Page 2

Riverside Theatre, Coleraine

I was very fortunate to have the chance to hold a solo exhibition of my photography in the foyer of the theatre. It was scheduled to run from 10th February to 9th April 2020, but unfortunately one of the lesser consequences of Covid was to leave the images hanging there until mid-September that year, but… Continue reading Riverside Theatre, Coleraine

Contacting the Visual Arts Gallery at Brock University

This is the university in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada where I did the MSc in Physics between September 1975 and March 1978 and is the source of the artefacts in my work. I am writing this post to the gallery (and maybe to the library as well) to gauge their interest in my work. The… Continue reading Contacting the Visual Arts Gallery at Brock University

October’s ICM

I want to keep up with my work on the beach, with images made at different exposure times. My friend, Kate, and I are taking an online workshop with Shona Perkins ( https://mybeautifulscotland.com/ ) and I’ve been making some ICM images. 1st October Met Kate for a sunset shoot at White Park Bay. It was… Continue reading October’s ICM

Documentation

In Week 18 we were discussing the documentation of our work, before making, during making and post-making, its importance and the ways this can be done. Michele mentioned that during her PhD she had to make an 8 month pause and then return again and the documentation was very important to help get over this… Continue reading Documentation

Is this an artifact?

I went to a pub in Belfast on Thursday night, after visiting the Artcetera gallery, for a wee pint and to waach some rugby on TV. There was a really noisy group at the next table. I recognised their accents – Canadian! I Whatsapped my Canadian ex-girlfriend, Vicki, from the 70s, as we are still… Continue reading Is this an artifact?

Melting Pot VIII

Last Sunday I had a search on Facebook for #latenightart on Facebook, and found that the late night art gallery openings in Belfast were running again on the first Thursday of the month – that meant this week. Also, that there was a late night viewing of an exhibition at Artcetera gallery for emerging artists… Continue reading Melting Pot VIII

Another day, another train

I had sent my poster design for ‘Lingering Memories’ to Steven, a friend in Belfast, to pick up the posters and enjoy another journey on the train. We got talking and he mentioned that he was visiting a gallery that day. Then I remembered that he had studied at the art college in Belfast and… Continue reading Another day, another train

A writing weekend

The deadline for the CfP (call for papers) for the Writing Artifacts book was Sunday 25th September (although Monday is 25th September), I wanted to send the two of my submissions on Sunday, just in case. I had most of them done, but they needed tweaking and I had a report for the meeting with… Continue reading A writing weekend

Picasso, Braque, Cubism and me

I have just been working on a set of composites from one set of images, showing variations in each composite to signify different reflections, varying memories and altered emotions at different times that the memories are recalled. These composites work on static images, frozen in time, but what if I altered these images in some… Continue reading Picasso, Braque, Cubism and me

Workshop at UdK

I attended this workshop (at the Berlin Summer University of the Arts) in Berlin in August. I thought I had written about it already, and I did, but only in my notebook. So here’s a wee review. Well, I thought it was for Beginners, but most of the participants said on the first day (14th… Continue reading Workshop at UdK