
… and we’re live! - ish
We are excited to invite you to experience this experimental original moving-image piece on the 30th of April - Still Suspended:
One humble hour of exercise each day is essential. For Hugh, escaping the constant myriad of disinformation, cancellations and battles for care is becoming impossible. Loneliness, anxiety, the mundane repetitiveness of video calls, conflicting rules, mounting trauma – all this has jumbled his tired, restless brain. The reality of being a disabled artist is hitting home. Unable to be in others’ company creates a mind-numbing strain on Hugh’s imagination. Real, dream and imagined worlds begin to blur until the only thing that makes sense is nonsense. Hugh desperately searches for ways to reconnect above the virtual noise. Even with a perceived abundance of time, is it too late to escape?

Tomorrow Belongs To Me
As always, I have left writing a new blog far too long and have loads to report, share and celebrate! Devising and creating for our Turner Contemporary commission is going full pelt and it is wonderful to be channelling my energy into a creative process. Next, we have submitted our second ACE project grant which is amazing too. There’s a bit more info on how that process has gone in my last blog but needless to say a massive thank you to everyone who supported the submission…

Very, very
There is some very very exciting news to announce and some equally as exciting news in the pipeline! Ultimately this blog is a bit of farce as I can’t announce the 2 x very exciting things yet. Please do stay tuned to @ymmv2020 on Facebook and Twitter - It is going to be huge, building upon the brilliant work we completed earlier this year with Exeter Northcott The Time is Now commission. We received loads of lovely comments on LifeInSuspension and although that ‘chapter’ is stored safely in our past projects folder, the inspiration, essence and community spirit feeds my ongoing practice. Did I say I have got some exciting news?

The Abstract Field
After this pause, cycle on, barely green images of Devon, rolling hills, trees over fields. Animals grazing, feeding the system. Still though concrete - flattering earth, denying anything to come through. Grey with white designed to deny, but even in the impregnable design cracks as bits of weed escape. No matter how many times it is relaid, grass wins.

Keeping What Matters
In the past few days, my social media feed has been lit up with updates from Doorstep as they cautiously, responsibly but so much needed restart their ‘live’ engagement with the community of Torbay. I say restart, but like so many other inspiring and fundamental to peoples lives organisations, Doorstep Arts have continued despite everything to bring creativity….

So Much to Announce
Take a deep breath: awarded the Jerwood Arts Development Bursary, recording Hanging Around and promoting the work, designing the new website, developing the new name, planning for the future, reflecting on the past, adapting to the web, subverting the lockdown, general activism, devising over Zoom and much more…

Working with Nat and the Amazing Result
Having quality time to work with Nat has been a revelation - thank you, Torbay Culture for the awarding of the Great Place Scheme Professional Development Bursaries