From the Compost Heap header. A pencil style illustration of a compost heap with flowers and plants growing around it. A bee buzzes by and a white rabbit hops by.

  • “I believe in the core of my being is that art can help reach people where political rhetoric and facts can’t. There’s something magical about identifying with a fictional character, or getting swept up in a story, or just being shocked by a piece of weird art into seeing things in a different way.” Charlie […]

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  • Leap Before You Look (2015)

    Leap Before You Look (2015)

    Black Mountain College had an expansive view of art where “artistic exchange” and the “cultural ecosystem” were central. Here are some of my notes from Molesworth’s excellent book Leap Before You Look.

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    A screencapture from Dornith Doherty’s website about the Archiving Eden installation.

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    Textile artist Minga Opazo creating work with textile waste. Some of her work incorporates mushrooms to explore solutions for dealing with waste. In her practice, she is dedicated to research the textile industry further and to create work that exposes, reflects and finds a solution to the current situation of the textile waste industry. Source: […]

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    This week I’ve been doing a deep dive into Black Mountain College. It’s definitely an instance of orbiting ideas as Black Mountain College and artists have caught my attention many times over the years. This is my first deep dive and I’m fascinated that so many things I’ve been studied and been drawn to over […]

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