Blog posts

Reluctant blogger converted!
Last year I took a deep breath and published my first ever blogs. I decided to take this opportunity afforded by AA2A as much as anything to keep track of my own progress and thinking and as aid to reflection - not knowing whether it would be read by anyone else. Posting images worked in a similar way and I...  show more
The necessity to change direction
I was invited to be part of an exhibition for Cambridge Science Festival, but with late notice the gallery became unavailable due to the anticipated knocking down of a wall to connect it to the adjacent cafe. The exhibition relocated to the 'library' upstairs in the cafe and my intended video installation was no longer viable, so I created a...  show more
Experimenting
I counted my steps on the journey from art to science. Beginning in the Fine Art studio on the balcony of the Ruskin Gallery and stopping every 100 steps, my walk took me along the Forensic corridor, out into the cold, entering the new science building through the revolving doors and up to the psychology testing cubicles- another first floor...  show more
Walking from art to science (and back again)
Last year fellow artist Caroline Wendling and I had some fascinating converations with neuro-scientist Marty Fiati as part of a project entititled 'An invitation to travel' www.invitationtotravel.info and we are now exploring a further collaboration. Marty is researching  multi-sensory integration and representation of memory  and our wide ranging dialogue addressed how we navigate from place to place, how dementia disables...  show more
Heading east
On Friday the aa2a artists were invited to take part in a 'Compass Safari' with Simon Fathfull. We set off from the centre of Parkers Piece with a compass, each in a different direction. I headed east and soon found myself back at Anglia Ruskin. The compass took me into the new science building (see previous blog entry). It created...  show more
Tripping
  I began with the notion of ‘Tripping over digital objects’ and whilst I might deviate, this is serving as a kind of anchor point, an ambiguous place to return to! In amongst my varied enquiries I have -       taken photos of an open form resembling a laptop, cut them out and placed them in spaces where people walk, on...  show more