SKETCHBOOK

You Were Here!

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You should all have a look at this little blog by Tina Richardson, based in Leeds, UK.

YOU WERE HERE!

“This is an ongoing project that takes place on the University of Leeds campus and was started in November 2010. I am taking photos of found objects… that could have conceivably been dropped accidentally.

These items may well be classified as rubbish at the point they hit the ground, but the objects that intrigue me are those that could have possibly been lost, and at that moment in time, could have been attributed some value by the owner.”

The project focuses on the idea of accidental loss of an object; objects which are then indexed, temporally and spatially. Kind of like a map of loss. There are some similarities between this project and one of the first projects I posted on this blog, titled MISSING

I was interested in the body as a found object, and I see similarities in the projects because we’ve both concentrated on the place of discovery then mapped, in one way or another, those places.

BLDGBLOG

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Just a quick post to highlight a great blog!

I was made aware thanks to my good pal Sarah Smizz.

We’re hatching a plan for city wide domination! Not really, but we are pulling together a great proposal for an exhibition that will *hopefully* be in Manchester. If not, probably Sheffield. We’re very excited!

But what the hell has this got to do with BLDGBLOG? Well, everyone is inspired by something. So, thanks BLDGBLOG – you’re an inspiration!

from BLDGBLOG

Jacob De Graaf

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Enjoying the work of Jacob De Graf at the minute. I saw his work in issue 10 of ArtBox.

Particularly his older pieces – architectural paintings of small homes in mostly nocturnal landscapes. His more recent work is concentrated on form and composition rather than feelings/mood.

I love that De Graaf explores the idea of psychogeography of the home in a 2D format rather than 3D/installation.

Making use of junk (via Connie Wong)

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I need to be more inventive with my rubbish.

Making use of junk While cleaning, I found some old slides of my artwork and some slide storage sheets.  I was going to throw them away but decided to turn them into these baskets: It's amazing what a bit of tape can do.  The idea wasn't totally original; I googled "what to do with old slides" and found a site that sells slide handbags and other items and decided to do somemthing similar without having to pay a hundred bucks. … Read More

via Connie Wong

JENNY HOLZER

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Can’t believe I’ve had my blog going for so long and not posted anything by Jenny Holzer. ‘Overdue’ is most definitely the word.

Whilst on the subject of words – I have a list of my favourites up at WORDNIK. ‘Overdue’ has just been added. You can follow them on Twitter too for daily words and the like. AND whilst now on the subject of Twitter, you can also follow HOLZER. Excellent!

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3RD I

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I wish I could be at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo but alas, I can’t. In person. But I could be telepresent; that is, to give the appearance that I’m present or have an effect at a location other than the one I’m physically in. This is no new concept, but it is an integral part of an exhibition at the Expo by Graham Smith and Christina Smith of Cybercity Ruhr.

The exhibition allows for robots to be manually controlled and manoeuvred through tiny streets. They can be controlled ‘locally’, over a game step pad, or ‘world wide’, over the internet. This enables the viewer to explore the environment as a pedestrian would, without actually being there.

Generally, the exhibition explores urbanism, spatial needs, interactivity with urban and built environments, identity and cultural exchange. But personally, ides of community, isolation and alienation are key.

For more info have a look HERE.