The items gathered here include objects found in the course of my archival researches, other people’s texts and observations (if not exactly ‘links’), and various exhibits connected to my own areas of interest.
Image: ‘The Shop. Friendship brooches 30p. Plain stones 5p. Painted stones 10p. Bottle tops 5p.’ Shingle Street, Suffolk, 2004.
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Trouble on the Old Bridge, Mostar »
December 20th, 2007 | Posted in: Art & its applications, Found Objects, War & peaceThe idea of ‘public art’ has often provoked controversy. Its promoters justify their interventions in public space by talking about access and the importance of reaching beyond the confines of gallery and museum.
‘Are You Local?’ Pluvialis (and Stanley Spencer) on being placed »
June 29th, 2007 | Posted in: Englishness and British national identity, Found ObjectsIn June 2007 I attended a conference entitled ‘Passionate Natures’ at the Faculty of English, Cambridge University. The event, which drew together conservationists and literary commentators, was highly suggestive. Helen MacDonald was among the organisers, and this blog, recommended with some (slight) embarrassment, offers a memorable reflection on the issues at stake.