Projects – Page 2 – John B Ledger

Reflections on aspects of A Radical Redemption

I took this post down from my social media account, as the act of sharing this specific sort of work, at that point, was more a reflection of certain self-destructive aspects that bubble up when I feel like I’m drowning in harmful emotions. The work was called ‘Monster’, and was an installation within my mostContinue reading “Reflections on aspects of A Radical Redemption”

A Radical Redemption @Bloc Projects

From what began as a good opportunity to exhibit at a decent gallery in the region, A Radical Redemption became a meticulously obsessed-over project. Having had to initially cancel, when things got a little too much, I got a new opportunity for the exhibition to go ahead in the May 2022. I’ve been producing workContinue reading “A Radical Redemption @Bloc Projects”

A Radical Redemption, new dates

I’m really glad to say that my ‘A Radical Redemption’ at Bloc Projects, Sheffield, a show I felt I had to cancel in January, is happening again; now with the dates 21 – 28 May. Thanks so much to everybody who participated to some of the earlier stages of this project, I’m pleased to sayContinue reading “A Radical Redemption, new dates”

“I’m sorry for what I’ve done”

Thanks for everybody’s help and support. A 2022 film by John Ledger and Jordan Blake.

2021 IN ART

I admittedly don’t use this blog as much as I used to. 10 years ago it was an ongoing projection of political and philosophical and personal wranglings. This was at the very precipice of a decade that wouldn’t only come to be defined by our immersion into the social media feeds, but also in howContinue reading “2021 IN ART”

‘A Private Civil War’ (stories from the cult of self-belief)

‘A Private Civil War’ is my most recent work, and is a semi autobiographical monologue in relation to living in what I call a ‘cult of self-belief’. This work is more than anything about the crisis of knowing oneself in age that is perpetually telling us to be just that, our selves, but with attachedContinue reading “‘A Private Civil War’ (stories from the cult of self-belief)”

Census for Post-Covid Desire

>2021 CENSUS FOR POST-COVID DESIRE <- Excited about this new project with the artist-led collective ‘the Retro Bar at the End of the Universe’. I think all of our projects play around with the possibility of making a real-life impact, and also the possibility of finding a New common ground, amidst big societal divisions. PleaseContinue reading “Census for Post-Covid Desire”

Vaccine 2.0

My most recent work ‘Vaccine 2.0’. I see the work as sort of a character intoxicated with an awareness of the troubles that embroil them, but also intoxicated with the ‘sad passions’ caused by disempowerment to the point of being far keen on petty vengeance. In this way it is meant to be a wayContinue reading “Vaccine 2.0”

Art Auction for Barnsley Rough Sleepers Project

I’m really pleased that I’m contributing a one off work, a map/book print ‘THE LONG NIGHT OF A NEEDLESS STORM’ to an Art Auction for Barnsley Rough Sleepers Project, an auction which begins this Monday (30th November) and ends on Saturday the 6th December. All in all there’s over 20 Barnsley based/linked artists contributing toContinue reading “Art Auction for Barnsley Rough Sleepers Project”