Possibly the greatest album that I will never hear.

So, your boss is leaving after many years of working at Thompson. You need to get him a great present, one that he'll remember forever. What do you get him? An Andre Verchuren record of course! The cover is the best thing I have ever seen. Who doesn't love the accordion?

Thompson Christmas Card

In December, Thompson Brand Partners thought they'd put a bit of a spin on the usual client Christmas Card and decided to make a film instead. 9 monitors were stacked in the recognisable shape of a Christmas tree and in turn monitor would in come on to reveal festive flickering images. Here are a few stills from the evening, including a photograph of the clock to prove just how long we were at work, setting up, filming and dismantling . That's dedication! Many thanks to Lumen for loaning us such shiny equipment.

UnFamily Portraits - Coming Soon!

You're all been very patient, and I promise they will be uploaded soon. In the mean time, please enjoy one of my favourite family portraits from my collection.

XXX:Get Off at Edge Hill

Last week I took a trip over to Edge Hill station in Liverpool for the grand opening of my latest group exhibition, XXX: Get Off at Edge Hill. The show launched Metal's renovation of Edge Hill station as exhibition spaces and offices.

The exhibition was curated by Metal's Artists in residence Al and Al, and features work by Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, Hannah Wilkes, myself and many others.

The exhibition is open until the 5th December, and is most definitely worth visiting. Check out the Metal website for more details. (www.metalculture.com)

Village Green

Here is a sneak peek of Village Green, the one day arts festival in Chalkwell Park, Southend on Sea hosted by Metal in September.

I was invited to present my interactive installation Family Portraits, offering visitors to have a professional family portrait taken. However, instead of being pictured with their actual family the subjects were complete strangers asked to participate at random.

The day went unbelievably well! It was relentlessly busy, leaving me with 3 half hour breaks in 9 hours (though I managed to sneak off to see Phil Jupitas.) So many people wanted to be part of their very own UnFamily and walked away with a shared experience to keep with them always. The hundreds of images are currently in post production...UnFamilys coming soon.

Images courtesy of Benedict Johnson.

Leeds College of Music Prospectus

In one of my previous posts I mentioned that I was kindly asked by Thompson Brand Partners to take a number of Polaroid photographs of bars, shops, cafes and theatres in Leeds to be included in the stunning Leeds College of Music prospectus (I even feature in one myself!) The final product really is a gorgeous piece of design and to have my images included is really amazing. Take a look...

Save the date - XXX Get Off At Edge Hill

Thursday 22nd October, 6.30pm- 9pm

Metal will be launching the newly renovated Edge Hill Station, a creative space for art, events and conversation in Liverpool. There will be an opportunity to see inside the historic grade II listed buildings at Edge Hill, the oldest passenger station in the world. This is the site where George Stephenson’s Rocket set off with the Prime Minister on board, the day the Liverpool to Manchester Railway opened for business. The transformed Engine Room, Boiler House and Accumulator Tower will be open all evening for guests to visit.

XXX Get Off At Edge Hill

Taking as their starting point the well known scouse phrase ‘Get off at Edge Hill’ Metal’s artists in residence AL and AL have curated a site specific group exhibition that explores sexual and industrial metaphors in painting, sculpture and film This exhibition will run until 5th December.

EXHIBITING ARTISTS
– AL and AL
– Hayley Louise Goodsell
– Kenneth Anger
– Sebastian Buerkner
– Toby Clarkson
– Nicki McCubbing
– Crystal DeBeers
– Marcel Duchamp
– Johnny Ferral
– Richard Meaghan
– Jodie Mellor
– Jenny Porter
– Man Ray
– George Albert Smith
– Imogen Stidworthy
– Hannah Wilkes

WORK AND PERFORMANCES TBC

The renovation has been made possible through the support of Kensington Regeneration, Merseytravel, Network Rail, Northern Rail and Railway Heritage Trust.

We do hope you can join us.