OF FLESH AND STONE – gallery text Gallery text commissioned by Manchester and Macclesfield based artists Mario Popham & Tom…
Thomas Bock and Edmund Clark: In Place of Hate at Ikon Gallery
“The degree of civilisation in a society is revealed by entering its prisons” said Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Going by this measure,…
Susan Philipsz: A Single Voice at BALTIC
One of the few pieces of music that never fails to bring me close to tears each time I listen…
Spatial Conversations: Exploring the Work of Holly Rowan Hesson
Holly Rowan Hesson resists neat categorisation. We could call her a sculptor, whose primary materials are space, light, colour and…
A Breath of Sea Air; Jenny Steele and Buildings for Hope
I. The prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize for best UK building of the year in 2017 went not to a building,…
FOUNTAIN, fountain: Mike Chavez-Dawson | Exhibition Catalogue Text
A catalogue text commissioned by artist Mike Chavez-Dawson for his exhibition FOUNTAIN, fountain at Manchester Art Gallery and Bury Art…
Make Yourself at Home: Jonas Vansteenkiste
“I should say: the house shelters day-dreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace.” So…
