Interviews with Working Class Autodidacts Practicing in the Field of Media Art, and Activist Art Culture

For my PhD, I wrote a chapter dedicated to an autoethnographic methodology, called From Autodidact to Autoethnographer. My research explores a whole range of histories, subjects, artists, platforms, software, networks, critiques, and ideas, going back over twenty years, in relation to Furtherfield. However, two important themes have demanded attention throughout the study, and they both... Continue Reading →

December 5, 2018

Unlocking Proprietorial Art Systems interview: with Artists, Gretta Louw, Antonio Roberts & Annie Abrahams

The mainstream art world has been locked into its own proprietorial* systems for years, closing down possibilities for emancipation in the arts. It is clumsy and out of date. Cultural evolution and its expansion is stunted by a complex blend of: conservatism, colonialism, imperialism, conformity, and submission to market dominated directives, which unfortunately lead to... Continue Reading →

February 26, 2018 1

To the Lords of Google Earth

Marc Garrett performs an updated version Gerrard Winstanley's 'A Declaration from the Poor Oppressed People of England' originally published in 1649, at Transmediale 2018, Berlin.

January 21, 2018 0

Reclaiming the Corporate Owned Self

The American born artist Jennifer Lyn Morone registered herself as a corporation in 2014, founding Jennifer Lyn Morone™ Inc. As the founder, CEO, owner, shareholder and product of her own company, she sells, leases, rents or invests her personal data for her own profit. She has commercialised her hormones and diamonds made from her hair,... Continue Reading →

November 17, 2017

Unlocking Proprietorial Art Systems – Presentations & Workshops 2017-2018

I'm doing a series of presentations in relation my paper Unlocking Proprietorial Systems, from a chapter of my autoethnographic PhD research. It will be in the form of presentations and workshops, exploring how this learned knowledge can be used in ways that enhance and or bring about social and cultural change. In it I ask... Continue Reading →

October 21, 2017

Autoethnographic PhD of Furtherfield and DIWO Culture

I have just finished Chapter 3 of my PhD, and it's called 'DIWO (Do-It-With-Others): Co-creation and Decentralizing Artistic Practice'. In its original form it (still) exists as a peer reviewed published paper for the SEAD: White Papers, in 2013. [1] The new refreshed version has been quite a journey. Not only because of writing the... Continue Reading →

January 15, 2017 0

Exhibitions: Monsters of the Machine and Children of Prometheus (Resource)

This is a resource page for two touring exhibitions Monsters of the Machine: Frankenstein in the 21st Century and, it's smaller version Children of Prometheus. Monsters of the Machine: Frankenstein in the 21st Century, was first exhibited at Laboral, Spain, from 18th November 2016 - 31st August 2017. It featured Artists (no particular order): Lynn... Continue Reading →

June 7, 2016 0

I’m moderating at ‘Drones: Eyes From A Distance’ 18th April in Berlin

I'm looking forward to be moderating at the 'Drones: Eyes From A Distance' conference on the 18th April in Berlin, this Saturday. As part of Furtherfield's partnership with the Disruption Network Lab I will chair a panel with Tonje Hessen Schei (filmmaker, NO), Jack Serle (investigative journalist, UK), Dave Young (artist, musician and researcher, IE).... Continue Reading →

April 16, 2015 0

The beginning

A small snippet (draft) from my personal statement - which is part of my PhD intro... When one is living on a council estate - bred within a culture which, as part of its everyday existence, issues forth a regular diet of violence in a myriad of forms, as well as a bad education system and... Continue Reading →

February 27, 2015 2