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Wednesday, 15 June 2011

Graduation Show

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Had some very nice feedback at the show. Thanks to all who visited.
Saturday, 21 May 2011

Legacy

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Well, I got all these beauties out of the past few years of study, so that's a gorgeous legacy.
Wednesday, 18 May 2011

That's it!

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Well, as far as this project is concerned, I suppose, that's it. Portfolio handed in, presentation made. 10 months of work summed up in ...
Saturday, 14 May 2011

Countdown

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Portfolio complete, all written requirements complete, a few tweaks to some of the films. The main job this weekend is the Powerpoint presen...
Thursday, 12 May 2011

Dry run 2

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Spent the day trying out speaker types and configurations. There are sometimes amazing differences in small changes. I realize it will never...
Tuesday, 10 May 2011

Birdsong 2

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Talking about this today, a friend put me on to this video.

Dry run

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I'm having a run through of the presentation tomorrow morning. Trying out Tannoy speakers and bringing in my Genelecs to compare.
Monday, 9 May 2011

Pilgrims' Way 6

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They've just arrived.

Powell & Pressburger

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A couple more films to get my hands on.
Sunday, 8 May 2011

Doreen Massey

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I was having some trouble finding a succinct way of describing my research into place without either sounding overblown nor shallow. I'v...
Friday, 6 May 2011

Megalith Equivalent 3

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Well, sadly I made my decision today not to pursue the sculpture's presentation at the degree show. It required me making quite a financ...
Wednesday, 4 May 2011

Stickers On The Central Line

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My friend Giuseppe sent me this great blog. Site-specific indeed. Stickers On The Central Line.

Resonance fm

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Recorded the promo programme for the Clear Spot hour on Resonance fm today. Martin Thompson is editing it and it was produced by Jonny Hill....
Tuesday, 3 May 2011

Tawny Pipit

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On the heels of the Powell and Pressburger Neo-Romantic films, I was made aware this evening whilst watching an BBC programme on iPlayer abo...

Psychoacoustics 2

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Took delivery today of Fundamentals Of Hearing. A pretty expensive textbook on psychoacoustics, but this little gem was 1p on Amazon. I don...

Presentation

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Powerpoint under way. Having trouble working out which audio to play. Drafts of all documents begun. Physical portfolio needs to be started....
Monday, 2 May 2011

Pilgrims' Way 5

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The discs are printed and I have just approved the artwork. All being well, I should have the finished CDs in just over a week.
Thursday, 28 April 2011

Edgelands 4

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Marion Shoard was the inspiration for the poets Paul Farley and Michael Symmons Roberts to write Edgelands. Here is a link to her 2002 essa...
Wednesday, 27 April 2011

Edgelands 3

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I recommend listening to the authors reading their book on Radio 4 .
Saturday, 23 April 2011

St George's Day

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Like many people, I felt uncomfortable with the bombast and narrow-mindedness that surrounded the display of nation flags, but having been i...
Thursday, 21 April 2011

Pilgrims' Way 4

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Artwork completed. Audio completed. Data dispatched. Production soon to get underway. Not having done this before, it's a bit nerve-wrac...
Sunday, 17 April 2011

Out Of Place

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I popped into Tate Modern yesterday to catch this before it ends. It slipped through the net and I nearly missed it. It aroused my interest...
Thursday, 14 April 2011

russellcallow.com

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As I have had the domain name lying dormant for years s I once used to use it for my business, I thought it appropriate to make use of it fo...
Tuesday, 12 April 2011

Graham Greene

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English Heritage unveil a blue plaque for Graham Greene.

Artwork

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As if the audio wasn't enough, I need to get some decent artwork prepared for the CD. I will also be getting help preparing a web site f...
Friday, 8 April 2011

Birdsong

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Sitting here, as I have been for 2 days solid, working on the edits for the Pilgrims' Way pieces, I am struck by the amount and strengt...

Campaign to Protect Rural England

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The CPRE , amongst other work have information on the declining areas of tranquility in England. Just a quick look at their map of Southern ...
Monday, 4 April 2011

Albion 2

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Winchester

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The last location recording day of the project. Phew! This really is a beautiful town. Terrifically old cathedral and religious buildings ar...

Helen Saunders

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Thanks to the use of one of her images on the book Edgelands, I have had the pleasure of discovering the work of Helen Saunders. Apart from...
Wednesday, 30 March 2011

Psychoacoustics

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I have become more interested in this area recently as I grapple with my reasons for the placement of sounds in my collages. Whilst I easily...
Monday, 28 March 2011

Albion

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Canterbury

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Initially, on the way home from yesterday's recording session, I thought this was going to be a bit dull, cliched even. All those bells ...
Wednesday, 23 March 2011

Otford

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Took Otford as my latest location for the Pilgrims' Way. The present High Street is the old Pilgrims' Way and as noisy and busy as o...
Monday, 21 March 2011

J G Ballard 3

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... and of course, whilst not a place specific, but unquestionably English, Graham Greene .

Sonic Neolithic Sites

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I have just come across the idea that some Neolithic stone sites were constructed for their sonic qualities as opposed to or equivalent to t...
Sunday, 20 March 2011

J G Ballard 2

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Ballard leads me to Orwell. Note to self: Dig out copies of George Orwell's Keep The Aspidistra Flying and Coming Up For Air .

Village Greens

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After a conversation with Salome last week, I thought I'd look into village greens a bit. There is good practical information on the Ope...

J G Ballard

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I have been thinking about Place and Englishness in English poetry recently thanks to the frequent quoting of Blake, Tennyson and particular...

Listening Through The Noise

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I found an interesting thought on Space, Place and Location today in Listening Through The Noise by Joanna Demers. Space refers to large-s...
Tuesday, 15 March 2011

White Horse Stone 2

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This location and the Neolithic stone will be the basis for my sound sculpture.
Wednesday, 9 March 2011

White Horse Stone

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Recorded on the same day as the Charing recordings, this will be a modest piece from a relatively quiet place punctuated by the Channel Tunn...

Moat And Green At Charing

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A new piece for the Pilgrims' Way project. This was a fairly quiet and sonically unremarkable location but had a lovely small moat that ...
Tuesday, 8 March 2011

Kit's Coty House

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I visited a couple of spots for the Pilgrims' Way project yesterday. I spent a great bit of time getting the feel of these amazing stone...
Wednesday, 2 March 2011

Edgelands 2

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Having discovered this phenomenon a week or so ago, I naturally bought the book. I have been thinking of these areas in the same context of ...
Tuesday, 1 March 2011

Modern British Sculpture

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Had a good couple of hours at this Royal Academy exhibition today. This was one of those exhibitions where I go and spend a few hours and co...
Thursday, 24 February 2011

Non-Places 2

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This side-project is starting to take shape. I'm not sure if it will be substantial enough to be included in my portfolio, but it is sta...
Wednesday, 23 February 2011

David Nash

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I discovered this sculptor a few days ago. Amazing to me that there are so many interesting people out there that I don't know about. I ...
Sunday, 20 February 2011

Box Hill

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I trudged and slopped my way through quagmireish pathways to the top of Box Hill today. Sonically, I struggled to find the central sound for...
Saturday, 19 February 2011

Edgelands

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I came upon this exciting new area this morning thanks to Radio 4's Today programme. Edgelands are mobile masts and gravel pits, busines...
Friday, 18 February 2011

Pilgrims' Way 3

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I recently came across the walking artist Hamish Fulton . He created a piece in 1971 about the Pilgrims' way. He says of his work, ...

Medway Bridge 2

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Recording the expansion gaps on the Medway Bridge.

Listening

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I'm listening to Saison by toy.bizarre & Pierre Redon, which is a mixture of field recordings and musical instrumentation. Not as en...

Sculpture 4

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Here is a very interesting collection of work by Dominique Blais . There is also a strong visual element to the work and a consistency throu...

Sculpture 3

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More of what's out there...... Megaphone Sculptures 1 & 2 from Paul Naughton on Vimeo .

Sculpture 2

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From the Rolex Tower in Dubai. I don't have much of a feeling for this, but it is interesting to see what other people are doing in thei...

Sculpture

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It is interesting how the Zeitgeist flies around influencing us before we even know it. To this I add my interest in sculpture and the sculp...