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Footfall Plus 1

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Brian

I’ve been having a major clear out of work prints. Found this one in the Footfall file – it wasn’t used in the book, but I like it.

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Cross Words

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Brian

Clue in yesterday’s crossword: ‘Garffiti’. Answer: ‘Vandalism’.

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Lichtensteinesque

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Brian

Sat having pasta lunch at the Photographer’s Gallery watching the world go by today. Half of the window in front of me was clear glass and half semi-obscured with a dot screen. The picture opposite is a big enlargement of … Continue reading →

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The Library of Great Silence

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Brian

The Alison Richard Building is showing a small exhibition, ‘The Library of Great Silence – Objects as a catalyst for change, from personal to global’.  The web site (https://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/sites/the-library-of-the-great-silence/#2-about) explains: From the catastrophic impact of climate change to the enduring … Continue reading →

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Withdrawn Arts

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Brian

I bought two second hand books on-line recently: Diana & Nikon – Essays on the Aesthetic of Photography (1980), by Janet Malcolm; and Art and Photography (1974) by Aaron Scharf.  One thing that struck me (apart from the former being … Continue reading →

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Only Colour – Red

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Brian

Early morning sun sets fire to the curtains.

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Only Colour – Pink

Posted on March 18, 2023 by Brian

No glass slippers for the Cinderella’s in my neighbourhood.

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Mining the Diaries 22: France 1992

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Brian

Camping le Ranolien, Ploumanche, Brittany, France, 30th August 1992 The pink granite spire of Notre-Dame de la Clarte, Our Lady of Light, reaches skyward in supplication.  The porch door opens under the rays of a sunburst of white spokes.  Inside … Continue reading →

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Only Colour – Tomatoes

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Brian

Friday luncheon delight.

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Pilgrimage – St Kilda

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Brian

The editors of the Royal Academy of Arts Magazine (no. 158 Spring 2023) asked contributors to the describe art pilgrimages they wish to make. Painter Clare Woods RA said: ‘My pilgrimage would be to make, not see, art: the Archipelago … Continue reading →

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Plane Tree

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Brian

Followed one of the Cambridge Sculpture Trails in the City centre last week.  Mixed media and varying quality.  Highlights: Jester 1994, Wendy Taylor; Slate Work South Side 2016, Ackroyd and Harvey; Earthbound: Plant 2003, Anthony Gormley; and Between the Lines, … Continue reading →

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Whittington

Posted on March 4, 2023 by Brian

In Cheltenham for a few days, so an opportunity to refresh my memory of Whittington after almos 14 years. On the Open day in 2009 the press looked very different.

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Coffee

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Brian

Coffee and pain au raisin at Cafe Nero on the way to my U3A class yesterday. Nero may not be the smartest coffee shop in town, and it’s nice to patronise the independents rather than the chains, but for me … Continue reading →

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Cambridge Festival 2023: Community Photography in 1970s Cambridge

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Brian

A workshop will explore archival materials from the St Matthew’s Photo Workshop and Cambridge Darkroom (community photography collectives around Mill Road initiated in the 1970s). It will also include discussions with photographers (Roy Hammans and Brian Human) who co-founded the … Continue reading →

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‘Garden’ Centre

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Brian

Desultory mooch round Coton Orchard Garden Centre.  Nice looking food courtesy of Brown & Green (’local, ethical and artisan’).  Plants appear to have come from a production line free from the grit of gardening. A lifestyle centre rather than a … Continue reading →

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