The Absent Collector

The Absent Collector

2010

A project investigating the contents of a bag of letters and postcards found on a roadside near Palermo, Sicily, in 2009. Various Italian speakers were asked to translate one or more letters into English and to interpret and speculate on what the letters might have...
Poetry Machines

Poetry Machines

2009

Saison Poetry Library Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre, London   Poetry Machines is a poem generator, using random selections of words taken from a collection put together as part of Lemn Sissay’s residency at the Southbank Centre.   The project...
Residency at Lokaal 01, Antwerp

Residency at Lokaal 01, Antwerp

2008

A residency in August 2008 at Lokaal 01, Antwerp, culminating in two projects: Public-space basketball courts of Antwerp and Magda’s flowers in Provinciestraat  
Around the World from the Isle of Wight

Around the World from the Isle of Wight

2006

Consists of text and images (distributed as an A4 publication at an exhibition at Quay Arts, Isle of Wight, 2006) accompanied by a collection of ‘QSL’ cards collected by amateur radio enthusiast and Island resident Eric Heath. The project connects the...
Extra

Extra

2005

A video piece using the archive of appearances collected by Cathy Chamberlin, a ‘background artiste’ in film and television.
San Servolo Residency, Venice

San Servolo Residency, Venice

2005

Residency at the former asylum on San Servolo, Venice during August and September 2005. Exhibition of work ‘La Cheba Dei Mati’ in October 2005, curated by Irene Calderoni. The work included the book ‘Entrata’. Images below from San Servolo...
Family Sagas

Family Sagas

2004

An index to the ‘Family Sagas’ section of Sunderland City Library, in terms of subject matter and details within the books. Exhibited as large format digital prints at Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art,...

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