“Altered Book” : A new artist’s book at Light Work / Autograph ABP residency
In 2011 I was at an artist in residence on a beautiful and secluded island of Halsnoy in Norway. The island and its people were the inspiration of multiple experimental projects that I made during the residency. One of these was a series of portraits that I have now...
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Giving a lecture about artist’s books to students at Syracuse University…
“Venice” : A new artist’s book at Light Work / Autograph ABP residency
In 1996 I visited Venice. I had with me a medium format camera and rolls of black and white film. For the majority of my stay, I shot random images that I felt made Venice look beautiful. Nothing special or original. Half way through my trip I came across a...
read moreJanuary is the month to experiment and make artist’s books….
As an artists in residence at Light Work / Autograph ABP in Upstate New York, I have the privilege of doing nothing else but to think about and make artist's books for the full month of January. This is an amazing start to my 2013... I have set myself a challenge, to...
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London Center for Book Arts, an essential place for artist’s who love making books
Since the opening of the London Center for Book Arts I have taken part in two short classes at the center. The first one showed me how to make concertina structures and the second one, the drumleaf binding I believe is going to have a big impact on my artist's books...
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“Halsnoy Tales” Exhibition at the Great Eastern Bear Gallery : Some installation pictures
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“Halsnoy Tales” at The Great Eastern Bear Gallery, London
18th of October, 2012 will be the preview night of "Halsnoy Tales" project. Created as part of an artist's residency in Norway in September 2011, the exhibition will showcase the four tales of the project plus artist's books. Each "tale" is a non-linear narrative...
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1948 LONDON OLYMPICS, BRITISH MEDAL WINNER – Rowing Double Sculls
"When I entered the Olympics, I had already participated in the South American tour. I was the top British sculler winning the Regattas. The White Hill in Henley was the training spot. The majority of the British team was similarly placed as they all had given up...
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1948 LONDON OLYMPICS, BRITISH MEDAL WINNERS – Rowing and Cycling
Three Olympians who did it for their country, way back in 1948. Portraits by Brijesh Patel & Sonali Puri: "The training that we went through was very inadequate compared to what takes place these days. £700,000 to stage the entire games! We had a lot of...
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1948 London Olympics, British Medal Winners – The Austerity Games
Between 2005 and 2007, we set out to create portraits of the British Olympic medal winners from the 1948 London Olmpics. These were the first post-war games and also the first games that were televised in the UK. London was still suffering from the ravages of World...
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