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Poetics and Other Arts

 LONDON AFTERSHOCK:    Museum of London Salon Script

February 20, 2018 by philco

  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

March Blog: Living with Painting

March 11, 2015 by philco

 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

March 31, 2013 by philco

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

March 24, 2013 by philco

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

March 24, 2013 by philco

 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

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