thememoryofexistence

I came across these images this morning. Photographs taken the day before my dad’s funeral of his house after it had been cleared. The evidence of human existence. The materials hold the memory of repeated actions over years. My Auntie lived in the house before so some of the marks were over 50 plus years, especially in the more private spaces, under the stairs and in the larder.

winnersallround

Two shows in London close together -  speaking parts at Raven Row http://www.ravenrow.org/ explores Bob Cobbing's legacy of exploring visual sound, Untitled (you fuck) the work of Michael Dean is a stunner and then there’s this is because the internet http://thisisbecausetheinternet.tumblr.com/  at the Rag Factory which has a piece by Jim and Sid which celebrates the presence of dysfunctional online tools using the tools themselves. http://jimandsid.tumblr.com/

Meanwhile ‘we’ have won an award – well our house has – well the architects Kirkham Sheidow have won the RIBA Suffolk Design Award. - https://vimeo.com/127948977 a film of the winning house – everyone should have a film made of their house!

whydidyoudoit

Forgot to photograph the ceilings – really pleased with the crisp painting detail I've worked on and the lighting in the main rooms - a day listening to old and new sounds – ‘old’ highlights being....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHb7_steTDU a great version of Psycho Killer on the Old Grey Whistle Test and Stretch performing Why did you do it in a most odd setting – but what a great funk beat – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7SloVbbzZc  meanwhile new is from Aidan https://soundcloud.com/aidan-johnson/submotion-orchestra-worries-moegli-johnson-remix - a Submotion Orchestra remix of Worries for a competition – vote for it here https://wavo.me/submotionorchestracomp/worries-remix-competition/submotion_orchestra_worries_moegli_johnson_remix__13459863570810000?u=55243b60731d46c757000332&s=zmpH8X3LpEp6cWnR7JR0m7_ldvY&v=1

houseofswag

A joyful way of collecting stuff - Katamari http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katamari_Damacy fun! fun! fun! The experience of playing Katamari has been a little like the last days at the house – cleaning, bundling it all up, getting it outside and then burning – it’s now finished and looks good. It feels like I live in a house that’s in a magazine. It’s all about the detail. just swagging up my snapchat whilst listening to Yung Lean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX1a3JngmpI but unsure if I like it – the irony is slightly too good/close for me to get beyond.