You know how it is, you’re on the way to work and a familiar street changes before your eyes. This little patch of London was transformed over a period of 3 days for 1 day of filming. I was told that it was for the upcoming TV drama Guerrilla starring, amongst others, Idris Elba. I couldn’t resist photographing […]
Places
The organ at London’s St Paul’s Cathedral
I’ve never seen a large organ console close up before and was pretty gobsmacked when I encountered this one in real life. St Paul’s Cathedral hosts organ recitals several times a year and it’s well worth the experience, The complexity of the instrument is mind-boggling. As Simon Johnson, the organist performing that evening explained, this […]
The Ethics of Dust at Westminster Hall – an Artangel project
Projects initiated by Artangel are always intriguing so l get to them whenever I can. The Ethics of Dust works with the remarkable location and history of Westminster Hall and I, for one, found it a very powerful experience to walk between two layers of 400 years; the stone wall and the dust from that wall encased in latex. We visited […]
Time really is money at Ziferblat
Started in 2011 in Moscow, the Russian word Ziferblat translates to clockface in English. The concept of a space where you only pay for the time spent there now has 15 locations in Europe so seemed an appropriate place to meet soon after the Brexit referendum result. The photos below are from Ziferblat Liverpool in Albert Dock […]
Recent work by Henrietta Stuart at Wimbledon Open Art Studios
Henrietta Stuart showed new work at Wimbledon Open Art Studios and I was interested to see that she has introduced more structure into her landscapes. Big painterly skyscapes are a popular genre and I think she does them extremely well. They are also easy to live, revealing something new at every viewing. I really appreciate her handling of paint, the layering and mark-making as well […]
Artworks at Tate Modern’s Switch House
The Switch House at Tate Modern has apparently increased exhibition space by 60% and here is some of the work now on general view. I’m warning you now, this is probably longer than a minute’s read. Brazilian artist Ricardo Basbaum is keen for the audience to interact with his work – they certainly were here in part […]