breathingandwakingandbreathing

Spent a morning walking the route of the Norwich Art Path with the great support team and artists Nicola Turner, Dougie Evans, Daisy Henwood, Liz McGowan and Maddie Exton. The walk will take people on a journey from @norwich castle to @sainsbury Centre. It was inspiring to hear everyone’s ideas and discuss possibilities. Ending up at the Sainsbury Centre meant that I got to see the excellent Empowering Art: Indigenous Creativity and Activism from North America’s Northwest Coast and a very moving project by Julian Stair: Art, Death, and the Afterlife. Both shows give you lots to think about. An afternoon in London of breathing in - a range of shows - some on the plan and others ‘collateral damage’ due to proximity!  Bomb factory - Mat Collishaw - glorious animatronic dystopia. Gagosian - Richard Wright - pattern and books. Sadie Cole - Richard Prince - repetitively darkly witty. Frith st gallery - Polly apfelbaum - playful symmetry. ICA -  R.I.P Germain - like a sinister Mike Nelson. White Cube - Marguerite Humeau - stunning smelling sculptures. More Yayo windows at Louis Vuitton and still enjoying the monolithic, temporary facade at Burberry. Onto screens Rye Lane is a gentle love story around familiar streets - lovely. In the middle of the twisted tale that is Rabbit Hole - dark wft moments. And Station Eleven's bleakness is slightly wearing - confusion reigns. 

walkingandwalkingandwalking

5 days walking part of the Cami de Ronda from Lloret de Mar to Llafranc, then into Palafrugell to get the bus to the airport. This part of the path mostly follows the coast. You find yourself walking through endless deserted small coves, into and out of working towns with one whole day in the mountains and woods. The beaches are tremendous - quiet, wild and empty - just left alone - if another person was there, it was a rare occurrence. Great food - we were in the patatas bravas, fried fish and arroz negro part of the world. It was difficult to eat badly. Warm air, clear blue sea and sky, beaming sun, stunning natural landscapes, interspersed with some amazing man-made sights, the modern cemetery at Lloret de Mar and the art nouveau hotel Diana in Tossa del Mar were particularly stunning. The latest show at The Print Room in Bruisyard has some excellent and beautiful work by Jonathan Keep. The 3D printed pots are exceptional, the mesmerizing forms enhanced by the stunning surfaces.