This is the full script for a salon organised by LivingMaps at the Museum of London in December 2017, as part of their City Now, City Future programme. THE GREAT DEBATE The chair and two speakers seated on platform , with lectern and mikes. Introduction In Town Tonite sound/music sequence with accompanying visuals , freeze on STOP Announcers Voice … [Read more...] about LONDON AFTERSHOCK: Museum of London Salon Script
Poetics and Other Arts
March Blog: Living with Painting
Living with painting The works which constitute the life and fame of artists decay one after the other by the ravages of time. Thus the artists themselves are unknown, as there was no one to write about them so that this source of knowledge was not granted to posterity Giorgio Vasari Writing is present in the margins, painting is spread over ‘vacant’space’ - … [Read more...] about March Blog: Living with Painting
Paintings by Jean McNeil
These paintings by Jean McNeil are from her current portfolio of work inspired by the land and seascapes of East Anglia. They will feature in Graphologies to be published in May by Mica Press. To see more of her work go to her website: www.jean-mcneil.co.uk " order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" … [Read more...] about Paintings by Jean McNeil
Like as Not
This is a fictional memoir featuring the mysterious K, who might just be a refugee from The Castle or a close relative of Brecht’s Mr Keuner. The eponymous hero, Arnold Kvaktum, recalls a journey of self-discovery as he explores the surreal landscape of his childhood and youth growing up in a dystopian society of the future where ‘soapspeak’ and ‘knowgov’ are the only … [Read more...] about Like as Not
Scenes From A Missing Childhood
Introduction: ‘Scenes from a Missing Childhood’ is based on the author’s experience of growing up in London during the blitz; it consists of a sequence of short prose poems depicting screen memories associated with the V2 bombs, his being sent away from home as an 18 month old baby to his grandmother in South Wales and the subsequent return. These pieces seek to create a … [Read more...] about Scenes From A Missing Childhood