The past, present and future of changing is made explicit in the natural cycles within the woods. I have been fascinated for years in watching these processes of art and craft. We are at the eve of spring and you can see the buds just about to happen, there are the early shoots of spring …
It’s Make Your Mind Up Time
This was the title of an all day event I had the pleasure of attending today as part of the Brighton Science Festival. Brighton loves festivals, whilst the arts festival is the most famous, there are also many other festivals including, music, cinema, literature and science. This was my first experience of attending the …
Baka : A cry from the rainforest
The above titled documentary came unexpectedly crashing into my life last Friday evening. About twenty five years ago I watched Baka: People of the rainforest and almost half a life time ago it made a big impression upon me. It featured people living in the rainforest of South Eastern Cameroon living a simple life, free …
Saltdean Surf’s Up
Over recent months, sunsets and sunrises have caught my imagination like never before. Apart from birth and death, they are the most visual and symbolic endings and beginnings in our lives. Literally the day begins and the day ends. Whilst what comes in-between is often just noise, sunrises and sunsets are always a performance. I …
Dead Peasants Rest In Peace
Last night I settled down to watch Capitalism: A Love Story on More4, it seemed appropriate given all the Murdoch related news this week. It ran from 10.00pm until 12.45am which was a little too late for me. I ended up watching two-thirds before retiring to my bed before the end. I didn't complete watching …
The Cut Up – William Burroughs
I had this urge to do a cut-up. I learnt about cut-ups decades ago. They were promoted by William Burroughs and his buddy Brion Gysin. The technique was sometimes used in their literature. Literally sentences are cut-up into words and then the words are reassembled so that the future is revealed through this alchemical process. …
Remake Weekend
By accident on Saturday and Sunday I found myself watching favourite films that had been remade. On Saturday it was The Wicker Man. I have watched the original many times and it stands up to many viewings. It is a wonderful film. The remake was not required and I had resisted watching it. The …
