November 2015

  • Copyleft Workshop, 26th November

    On 26th November from 18:00 – 21:00 I’ll be holding the second event as part of my solo exhibition, Permission Taken, at Birmingham Open Media. In this workshop I’ll introduce concepts behind the exhibition and my knowledge of copyright gained through undertaking a CopyrightX course. This session encourages artists to think critically about how…

  • Archive Remix prints

    The Archive Remix print pieces are a continuation of the remix pictures that I have been making as part of my residency at the University of Birmingham’s Research and Cultural Collections. The content that I have been making for that has focused on what can be lost when restrictive copyright is enforced. In keeping…

  • Copy Bomb

    The Copy Bombs are my way of contributing to the free culture movemnt by encouraging the public to share images, audio, text and video in an unhindered way. The Copy Bombs are, at their heart, PirateBox installations. PirateBox creates offline wireless networks designed for anonymous file sharing, chatting, message boarding, and media streaming. You…

  • Dead Copyright

    Perhaps the most immediately visible piece in my exhibition is the Dead Copyright vinyl wall installation. Inspiration for this piece came from the Copyright Atrophy project I undertook in 2013. I began to consider how objects, logos and images can be abstracted into basic geometric shapes that eventually become noise. Are they still recognisable…

  • Archive Remix videos

    The Archive Remix video pieces are a continuation of the remix gifs that I have been making as part of my residency at the University of Birmingham’s Research and Cultural Collections. The content that I have been making for that has focused on what can be lost when restrictive copyright is enforced. In keeping…

  • Exquisite Corpse workshop, 19th November

    On 19th November from 18:00 – 21:00 I’ll be holding the first of the events as part of the Permission Taken exhibition at Birmingham Open Media. A workshop inspired by the Exquisite Corpse surrealist storytelling technique. Participants are invited to co-create an artwork re-mixing archive images and other materials to be exhibited at the…

  • Permission Taken opening

    Permission Taken launched at Birmingham Open Media on 23rd October and it couldn’t have been better! You may have noticed my internet presence has been somewhat quiet over the last few months. This can all be attributed to the many hours it took to prepare for this, my first solo exhibition. Prior to this…

  • Permission Taken

    I’m happy to announce the launch of my first solo exhibition, Permission Taken, taking place at Birmingham Open Media from 23rd October 2015 to 23rd January 2016. The exhibition features a number of digital, video, print and installation pieces developed as part of my residency at the University of Birmingham’s Research and Cultural Collections…