Counterwork

07.08.11

Big Steel

I really like this huge steel frame that’s currently holding up the facade of a building along Nassau Street, London. As you can see on the Google Maps image everything behind it has been taken away. It’s a massive building site right in the centre of London, of which there seem to be quite a lot lately.

27.01.11

Our Style… Progress

Designs for the scenography for ’Our Style Is Legendary‘ are progressing.

I’ve devised a small number of screens which are blank on one side and then have items of scenery on the other. The actors can manipulate the screens to create locations from the play, and different sized spaces - from open areas to smaller, intimate spaces right up close to the audience.

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10.12.09

Uninvited Guest

YouTube video which allegedly shows a woman living in the crawl-space of a New York apartment. I don’t know if this is real or not - lots of YouTubers are screaming fake. It’s pretty creepy though.

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07.12.09

The Palace

Some images from bonfire night at Alexandra Palace.

25.10.09

Secret Tate Tour

Yesterday we went on a little tour of Tate Modern’s old oil tanks. These are the three tanks that were once used to store oil when it was a power station. They are huge. All the metal from the tanks has been removed but the huge concrete structure that housed them remains.

During Tate Modern’s second phase of development (see here) they are going to be turned into exhibition spaces - and very good spaces they are too. There are currently a series of John Baldessari films being shown in them but I wasn’t allowed to photograph them.

Afterwards we went to look at the Miroslaw Balka piece ‘How It Is’ in the turbine hall - It’s huge and monstrous and very good - like walking into the gates of hell, or some kind of inter-dimensional portal.

17.07.08

imminent residency

i start my residency at CUBE in manchester in two weeks. i’m really looking forward to it. follow it’s progress here, or come to CUBE and see for yourself.

06.07.08

pavilion

this year’s pavilion at the serpentine gallery is designed by frank gehry. it’s not quite finished yet (it opens on the 20th of July) but it’s looking quite impressive.
it’s not really the kind of architecture that i usually enjoy but i can’t help admiring the complexity and engineering involved in the structure.
of the structure gehry has said: ‘the pavilion is designed as a wooden timber structure that acts as an urban street running from the park to the existing gallery. inside the pavilion, glass canopies are hung from the wooden structure to protect the interior from wind and rain and provide for shade during sunny days. the pavilion is much like an amphitheatre, designed to serve as a place for live events, music, performance, discussion and debate. as the visitor walks through the pavilion they have access to terraced seating on both sides of the urban street. in addition to the terraced seating there are five elevated seating pods, which are accessed around the perimeter of the pavilion. these pods serve as visual markers enclosing the street and can be used as stages, private viewing platforms and dining areas.’
i’ll be visiting again when it’s open.

15.03.08

a visit to northampton

on tuesday i go to northampton to meet with the organisers and have a good look around the greyfiars bus station, which is the location for OSOP.
i’ll post some pictures when i get back. i think it’s an amazing building - those who live within sight of it seem to think otherwise.