NB: The narrative is fictional, but people, places, events and quotes below are real, and based on my primary research, which includes 18th century Royal Engineer letter books. Plymouth Dock Town is present-day Devonport. The Governor’s House is present-day Admiralty House where I live in a…
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A Summer's Day in 1790, Plymouth Dock Town
Wed, 06 Aug 2008
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sleep shed
Sun, 29 Jun 2008
Commission: sleep shed
sleep shed is a site-specific work commissioned from recent graduate Callum Bell for installation (August 2008) in my small walled back garden at Admiralty House. I commissioned Callum on the day I saw his installation Home at the 2008 University of Plymouth Degree…
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The Case for Spectacle
Fri, 02 May 2008
An expanded excerpt from the Arts Strategy (April 2008) I wrote for Devonport (England) as part of my commission from Devonport Regeneration Community Partnership and Plymouth City Council.
It seems illogical, but sometimes spectacle can be so bad it’s good. And when that happens it becomes…
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The first day at Admiralty House, Devonport
Tue, 25 Mar 2008
On March 4, 2008 I was handed the key to Admiralty House. Not the key to the front door, but the key to a self-contained 18th century two bedroom cottage in the east wing. This will be my temporary part-time residence until sometime in late summer. My living room window looks south across…
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