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 rotating, folding, and flipping a sculptural bookwork – modern ritual meets old models on fire

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Mapping practice at NUA with year 3 TD students. And a couple of exoskeletons from Croatia. I’ve been on a Bong Joon Ho tip this weekend - The Host – a bizarre monster revenge story and then Mother – a twisted tale of madness and murder. Two extraordinary films that stay with you. Giri/Haji on Netflix is a complex, clever piece that keeps you guessing – especially the role of rain - the black and white rooftop sequence in the final episode will have you in tears. then there is the intelligent, thoughtful conversation between Obama and Springsteen in the podcast Renegades - Born in the USA.

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More 3D printing!! Exploring the thinness of the outer layers and balancing it with the idea of limited infill. Meanwhile I’ve bought my Spill festival tickets and can’t wait to focus on memory. Screens - watching Border is an oddly earthy story with superb camerawork, Eva Melander’s portrayal of Tina whose connection with and through nature is beautiful. You will never think about nature in the same way. Watching Assassins is a little mind blowing, the audacity of the N Korean regime is truly astonishing, so much of the women’s lives was documented and the story itself makes the film strangely like a film!  Suffolk Shorts online was great – there are some glorious films – so far, the Drama category includes the calamitous A Hole directed by James Solomon, the powerful Portrait directed by Keir Siewert, the Arts and Performance category includes the bizarrely funny TREMBLE directed by Jessica Wright, Morgann Runacre-Temple, and the stunning The Circle directed by Lanre Malaolu.

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The term at NUA has started, and I’m finally teaching – it’s great to be in the presence of students involved in learning – image from a pleating workshop. Onto screens - The Green Knight was stunning – some extraordinary filming, The Morning Show continues to disturb and entertain. It’s been a busy week on the going out front – New Wolsey to see Never Lost at Home, the second in the Ipswich Town story – Peter Peverley as Bobby Robinson was storming again. Aldeburgh Cinema to see Time to Die – not a great Bond yet there was great sadness in Daniel Craig’s performance. Dance East to see Alexander Whitley’s Anti-Body which I’m sure will be stunning.