In May 2016 I undertook a residency at air3331in Tokyo with Victoria Ryle. The nine day residency was mostly spent making books in the studio but we also looked at air3331 as a model for residencies.
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Martino Gamper workshop
As part of my PhD at RMIT I was able to take part in a workshop with Martino Gamper and constructed a set of figures made from recycled items. The seven figures represented characters from Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.
Nothing but Flowers
DUN LAOGHAIRE TOWN HALL, DUBLIN: 1998 1200 sheets of pre-cut card were screen printed and then transformed into petals with public participation over ten days.
Drawing the Story – 1998
Engaging over 450 children in the construction of a huge wall drawing during the summer 1998 at The Ark in Dublin.
Working at Bundanon 2012
Working in the barn studio at Bundanon 2012
The rising (digital original) 2012
This is the digital original created with ProCreate on the iPad. There is also a transfer version on paper.
19119 – An exhibition in Melbourne ,2012
On the day this exhibition opened I had been alive for 19119 days. I take each day at a time. This exhibition contains 19119 days of experiences. The pictures are mostly made using ProCreate on the iPad. For me, working in this way seems very […]
Working at Bundanon 2013
There was a multitude of outcomes from my second residency at the Bundanon Trust. Some paintings and some transfers – resulting in the selfies show in Melbourne.
Digital Dilemmas – teacher and artist workshop weekend at Bundanon
Digital Dilemmas- Teacher PD Notepad A Professional Development Day for teachers in July 2013 at The Bundanon Trust. The development weekend will target the following areas: Develop skills in iPad apps- Layer photographs, archival material and found objects […]
International Teaching Artist Conference 2014, Brisbane, Australia
Undertaking a “best practice” workshop for children and parents with Victoria Ryle while being observed by delegates from the conference.
Plaster figues 2014
During my residency at Bundanon in 2014 I created a series of plaster figures. The figures were either in pairs or creating a circle. I photographed some of the figures in the landscape and used some of the images in iPad collages. […]
Simon Spain 