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At a talk at the weekend an artist used the phrase 'active actors' when describing people who the artist met along a walk - no wonder the public hate us. Anyway – A busy 2 days and a night - After drinks with friends at our house a quick dash to a really friendly private view in Framingham on Friday night. Saturday saw a sauna and swim on the beach at Dunwich which were invigorating and highly recommended, then onto Spill festival in Ipswich and I was reminded of the amazing live art I've seen in previous iterations. A visit to Orford Ness to listen to the high tide sound piece based on Robert McFarland's poem on Sunday. The sound of ghostly technology as one walks in such a post war environment was interesting, yet the space itself is worth the visit. Saw a pair of porpoises on the ferry back which was excellent, along with a fabulous conversation with a warden about all the inventions that came out of the classified work there. I need to think/ask about salt in the shingle in relation to the Sizewell C build. Onto screens - Catherine Bigalows Netflix film House of Dynamite was so distressingly brilliant. 

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Working on SZC is a joy – the bookwork/catalogue for the show is coming along, choosing images and designing the layout is informative, giving me a moment to reflect on the past year – planning the next stage of work in schools to generate imagery to cover fences, at the same time focusing on the achievements around power in this part of the world. Went to Parrs model shop in Lowestoft and found myself coming out with models of men in construction, a lick of burning ore (colour) and they are all PPE’d up. Editioned a give-away. Going to a club night at Snape was a thing, I started my clubbing experience on disco and grew up on funk and ska and reggae, interspersed with psychobilly! I missed house music as a formative experience so.....spending a whole night subjected to what began to realise is effectively nazi marching music for the clueless was depressing. Each to their own but to enjoy the 'dancing' means that you have to bring your own soul and creativity to the occasion.........dull dull dull. Hang on it sounded a bit like that..... for 3 hours and I sound like an old man! But watching the mirror ball and thinking about Sizewell domes………Going into London to celebrate Synthetic Anatomy’s win with lunch was lovely, it was great to see everybody after the wonderful summer and to plan the next iteration. I popped into see to Do Ho Suh show at the Tate - quite beautiful and ethereal, although it was very full. The Turbine Hall had Goavve-Geabbil" by Máret Ánne Sara. It is let down by the fixings into grey painted wood on the base. It would look great planted directly into dirt. Onto screens – The Hack is devastating for so many reasons, mainly watching lives being torn apart, catching those responsible to watch everybody concerned get away with it (with bonuses).

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Collecting sweet chestnuts to make an amazing spread and acorns to make a piece of work. The spread tastes great and the work, a homage to disputed oak trees and a piece by John and Yoko is a little sad. A busy week - working on SZC stuff – creating a bookwork for the show at Snape, creating a series of works around concrete and the Dome, looking at the negative space and relating it to the archaeology, and some images rethinking saints. The commission for Battery of Ideas is sorted and just needs to be made on site; it will be tight timewise. Onto screens – managed to endure (in a good way) How are you, Alan Partridge. Freakier Friday – actually quite complicated with so many body swaps! Loved the twist in Woman in Cabin 10.  

enclosed two living sculptures. acorns taken from the ground under disputed trees, mirroring the two domes of Sizewell C. it is hoped that you will plant them.

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