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In the middle of nowhere

11/7/2018

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A small section of the overpopulated, unstructured maze of Paharganj, New Delhi, of which the hidden corners and small communities I explored on foot, street by street and alleyway by alleyway, generating a hand-drawn map to find my way

​It's scary to be lost. Well, most of the time. It's different when you get lost by choice in a vibrant big world city and stumble in the process on the most exhilarating treasures. Like a secluded little courtyard in the overwhelming megacity of New Delhi, a private little community with a huge old ficus in the centre, a dusty cow, a few chickens and a handful of naked children staring at you wild-eyed. Their small world...
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About paper sculptures and other things that don't last

10/7/2018

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What do you think about sculptures that last only a short time? 

This burnt manuscript paper (sheet music) has some gorgeously sculptural forms but will fall to ashes as soon as it is touched. Still, it has all the qualities of a sculpture in that a material has been made into a dimensional form which occupies space. it is strong enough to tough and move and put on a plinth in a gallery.

I've been thinking a lot recently about the perceived value of things in general and art in particular, and how wasteful ​

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    Canberra, ACT, Australia

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