Now and Yesterday 2022-23 (Ongoing)
Installation | Newspapers, printed screen shots & varied seats | Metal Culture, Chauffeurs Cottage, Peterborough
Now and Yesterday explores how constant flows of information are presented, experienced and absorbed by the mind through textile work made with mass media materials - everyday newspapers and printed digital phone news notifications. Each piece is woven by hand into patterns as clear words and imagery become fragmented in large double sheet spreads and public headlines merge with private text messages at hand-held scales. The weaving process mirrors information that is concealed and revealed in the news – a type of censorship, whilst also representing information that is built and lost in the mind – the fallacy of memory. By mixing opposing political stances from tabloids and broadsheets such as The Times, The Guardian and the Sun, biased, discriminative and emotive stances are positioned with objective facts. This ‘post-truth’ play is also reflected in the inclusion of sections from the games page, such as crosswords and sudokus – a consistent feature of all newspapers across type and time. The weaves are experienced on black and white walls and sculpturally across seats, where the news is regularly read, amongst abstracted forms and yarn balls made from leftover newspaper waste. Subtle pinks, faded browns and dulled greys with tinted inks differentiate newspaper voice, while some full page adverts saturate the surface with broken future ideals. Some edges are controlled while others break into strips; the textural collapse of daily life.
Installation | Newspapers, printed screen shots & varied seats | Metal Culture, Chauffeurs Cottage, Peterborough
Now and Yesterday explores how constant flows of information are presented, experienced and absorbed by the mind through textile work made with mass media materials - everyday newspapers and printed digital phone news notifications. Each piece is woven by hand into patterns as clear words and imagery become fragmented in large double sheet spreads and public headlines merge with private text messages at hand-held scales. The weaving process mirrors information that is concealed and revealed in the news – a type of censorship, whilst also representing information that is built and lost in the mind – the fallacy of memory. By mixing opposing political stances from tabloids and broadsheets such as The Times, The Guardian and the Sun, biased, discriminative and emotive stances are positioned with objective facts. This ‘post-truth’ play is also reflected in the inclusion of sections from the games page, such as crosswords and sudokus – a consistent feature of all newspapers across type and time. The weaves are experienced on black and white walls and sculpturally across seats, where the news is regularly read, amongst abstracted forms and yarn balls made from leftover newspaper waste. Subtle pinks, faded browns and dulled greys with tinted inks differentiate newspaper voice, while some full page adverts saturate the surface with broken future ideals. Some edges are controlled while others break into strips; the textural collapse of daily life.
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Individual Artwork titles from the series Now and Yesterday 2022-2023
Metal Culture, Chauffeurs Cottage, Peterborough
1. Wednesday 2 June 2020, The Times (Newspaper weave)
2. Saturday 19 March 2022 Daily Mirror (Newspaper weave)
3. Wednesday 30 March 2022, The Sun (Newspaper weave)
4. Thursday 10 March 2022, The Times, Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Daily Mail, The Guardian (Newspaper weave)
5. Friday 8 July 2022, The Gurdian, Daily Mirror (Newspaper weave)
6. Monday 11 April 2022, The Financial Times (Newspaper weave)
7. Saturday 31 December 2022, The Daily Telegraph Saturday, The Sun, Sunday 1 January 2023, The Sunday Times, The Sunday Express (Newspaper weave)
8. Saturday 31 December 2022, The Daily Telegraph, Sunday 1 January 2023, Sunday Times (Newspaper weave)
9. Sunday 11 September 2022, The Sunday Times, Friday 9 September 2022, The Daily Telegraph, Sunday 18 September, The Sunday Times (Newspaper weave)
10. Friday 9 September 2022, The Daily Telegraph, Wednesday 7 September 2022, The Times, The Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Sun, The Mirror (Newspaper weave)
11. Wednesday 16 November 2022, The Daily Telegraph, Thursday 9 February 2023, The Daily Express (Newspaper weave)
12. Giovedi 27 Ottobre 2022, La Republica (Newspaper weave)
13. Circa 9 December 1960, unknown (Newspaper weave)
14. Tuesday 30 August 2022 (Printed phone screen shot weave)
15. Thursday 8 September 2022 (Printed phone screen shot weave)
16. Thursday 8 September 2022, Saturday 17 September 2022 (Printed phone screen shot weave)
17. Thursday 20 October 2022 (Printed phone screen shot weave)
18. Thursday 14 December 2022, Thursday 19 December 2022 (Printed phone screen shot weave)
19. Yarn balls, 2023 (Twisted newspapers)
Norwich Printing Museum, Anteros Art Foundation, Norwich 2023
20. 1877, The Norwich Mercury, 1899, The Bury & Norwich Post, The Suffolk Standard, 1953 Eastern Evening News, Tuesday April 18th 2023, Eastern Daily Press (Newspaper weave)
Metal Culture, Chauffeurs Cottage, Peterborough
1. Wednesday 2 June 2020, The Times (Newspaper weave)
2. Saturday 19 March 2022 Daily Mirror (Newspaper weave)
3. Wednesday 30 March 2022, The Sun (Newspaper weave)
4. Thursday 10 March 2022, The Times, Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Daily Mail, The Guardian (Newspaper weave)
5. Friday 8 July 2022, The Gurdian, Daily Mirror (Newspaper weave)
6. Monday 11 April 2022, The Financial Times (Newspaper weave)
7. Saturday 31 December 2022, The Daily Telegraph Saturday, The Sun, Sunday 1 January 2023, The Sunday Times, The Sunday Express (Newspaper weave)
8. Saturday 31 December 2022, The Daily Telegraph, Sunday 1 January 2023, Sunday Times (Newspaper weave)
9. Sunday 11 September 2022, The Sunday Times, Friday 9 September 2022, The Daily Telegraph, Sunday 18 September, The Sunday Times (Newspaper weave)
10. Friday 9 September 2022, The Daily Telegraph, Wednesday 7 September 2022, The Times, The Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Sun, The Mirror (Newspaper weave)
11. Wednesday 16 November 2022, The Daily Telegraph, Thursday 9 February 2023, The Daily Express (Newspaper weave)
12. Giovedi 27 Ottobre 2022, La Republica (Newspaper weave)
13. Circa 9 December 1960, unknown (Newspaper weave)
14. Tuesday 30 August 2022 (Printed phone screen shot weave)
15. Thursday 8 September 2022 (Printed phone screen shot weave)
16. Thursday 8 September 2022, Saturday 17 September 2022 (Printed phone screen shot weave)
17. Thursday 20 October 2022 (Printed phone screen shot weave)
18. Thursday 14 December 2022, Thursday 19 December 2022 (Printed phone screen shot weave)
19. Yarn balls, 2023 (Twisted newspapers)
Norwich Printing Museum, Anteros Art Foundation, Norwich 2023
20. 1877, The Norwich Mercury, 1899, The Bury & Norwich Post, The Suffolk Standard, 1953 Eastern Evening News, Tuesday April 18th 2023, Eastern Daily Press (Newspaper weave)