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Clever cover design by David Pearson for 1984 from set of new editions of George Orwell’s books. via Creative Review

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Thesaurus Word Loops Booklet

This is a new version of a booklet first produced in 2006. The booklet has been redesigned and some changes made to the content. Each of these word loops takes a pair of words with opposite meanings as its starting … Continue reading

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A Geometry of the Pitted, Pocked, and Broken Up

This quote from James Gleick’s book Chaos refers to the mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot who is considered the “father of fractal geometry”. I think its interesting to think about in relation to contemporary sculpture. Clouds are not spheres, Mandelbrot is fond of saying, … Continue reading

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The Drunkard’s Walk

Ì have just finished reading a book about randomness called “The Drunkard’s Walk” by Leonard Mlodinow. The book aims to explain us the role of chance in everyday life. One of the interesting facts in the book is that people are not capable … Continue reading

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Arpeggio

I picked up a copy of Arpeggio by Nina Canell today. Its a beautiful book designed by Robin Watkins (those are holes puched in the front cover). http://www.canellwatkins.org

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Where do you get your ideas?

There’s a booklet with today’s Guardian called “How to write fiction”. There’s a article by Kate Pullinger addressing on of the most common (and most annoying) questions  asked of artists and writers. Writers are often asked the question, “Where do you get your … Continue reading

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Bookish on Lyric FM Arts Show

Matt Packer, the curator of the Lewis Glucksman Gallery, was interviewed about the Bookish exhibition for the RTÉ Lyric FM Arts Show. It can be listened to online here. The coverage of Bookish starts at 13 mins 56 second into the show.

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Bookish at Lewis Glucksman Open

The exhibition “Bookish: When Books Become Art” at the Lewis Glucksman Gallery at UCC in Cork opened last night. My favourite piece in the show is John Latham’s film which shows every page of the Enclyopedia Brittanica at high speed. The … Continue reading

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Letter from 1979 Found in Library Book

Below are some excerpts from a letter I found in a library book at UCC while working on The Found Bookmark Project for a group show at the Lewis Glucksman gallery.  The letter is dated 1979 and a note has been added by … Continue reading

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Work in Progress for “Bookish” at the Lewis Glucksman Gallery

Here is a preview of some of a new version of my Found Bookmark Project which I am working on for an exhibition called Bookish at the Lewis Glucksman Gallery in Cork. I searched the library at the University and collected … Continue reading

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