‘The past is another world’. Indeed it is, full of lost what-might-have-beens. I cannot even begin to estimate how many calories and hours were put into making these works that were heading in a more-painterly/sculptural direction, nor the lost might-have-beens that may have constituted an alternative usage of that time. Dating from the bright-eyed-dawn ofContinue reading “Surfaces of an (Un)realised World”
Author Archives: John B Ledger
Stories From Forgotten Space (January)
Stories From Forgotten Space builds on 2014 Mapmaking with the aim of taking the most prominent features of the project a little further. 8 January “Lane Head Road, just past the village of Cawthorne, will, for me, forever-be the gateway to the bleak hilltops above our towns, which possesses a symbolic power over me, whichContinue reading “Stories From Forgotten Space (January)”
3 Days of Non-Stop Inertia: A Stuck Record in London
Reflections gathered from performance in the Anti-Gallery Show, weekend 16,17,18, January 2015 This text is a reflection on the performing of Non-Stop Inertia: A Stuck Record – inspired by Ivor Southwood’s book Non-Stop Inertia. Part of a wider collaborative project between myself and Leeds-based artist/curator John Wright, Non-Stop Inertia was played intermittently over a 3Continue reading “3 Days of Non-Stop Inertia: A Stuck Record in London”
2014 mapmaking (part 9) – End of Year Haunting
This is the 9th and the final post of 2014 in a series that I still call psychogeographical maps (or cognitive mapping). Quoting certain sections and using a selection of photographs to widen the project, which at its core still has the intention to be a Cognitive Mapping of Now – aiming to be usefulContinue reading “2014 mapmaking (part 9) – End of Year Haunting”
‘Feverish’
Feverish (2014, ballpoint pen on paper)
Share the Pain
How the command to have perpetual good times causes its opposite During the time I have kept this blog I have found myself annually writing a pretty messy and uncontrollably pessimistic piece around this time of the year, usually titled Crash-Landing of One’s Life at The End of The Year. This year [yes!] “to saveContinue reading “Share the Pain”
2014 mapmaking (part 8)
This is the 8th post in a series that I still call psychogeographical maps (or cognitive mapping). Quoting certain sections and using a selection of photographs to widen the project, which at its core still has the intention to be a Cognitive Mapping of Now – aiming to be useful for locating the current socio-politicalContinue reading “2014 mapmaking (part 8)”
Image featured in publication for ‘In The City’ project
The Image Dead Dreams from my video-piece the Mary Celeste Project (The Scene of The Crash) will feature in the In The City limited edition publication. The publication is part of the In The City Project, hosted by Hanover Project at the University of Central Lancashire Conference: Harris Building Room 155, Friday 21/11/14, 10:30am –Continue reading “Image featured in publication for ‘In The City’ project”
Work as Big as Houses
I was really pleased to have images of my work in a projection show on Norfolk Street in Sheffield as part of the Wealthy Weekend event going on in the city over 12/16 November. WEALTHY WEEKEND takes place on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year, the University of Sheffield and the GuildContinue reading “Work as Big as Houses”
2014 mapmaking (part 7)
This is the 7th post in a series that I still call psychogeographical maps (or cognitive mapping). Quoting certain sections and using a selection of photographs to widen the project, which at its core still has the intention to be a Cognitive Mapping of Now – aiming to be useful for locating the current socio-politicalContinue reading “2014 mapmaking (part 7)”
John B Ledger 