Artists and designers in residence
Artists and designers in residence
Find out what happens behind the scenes of the V&A's Museum Residency Programme which brings together designers, artists, makers, musicians, writers and all kinds of artists in the creative industries collaborate with V&A's world-class resources, including the extensive collections, curatorial and conservation expertise, practical art, design and digital media workshops and experienced educational and outreach staff, to create exciting new projects, research and events for Museum audiences.Discussions collected here come from a rich and diverse number of individual practitioners.
Friday, February 24, 2006 - 16:30
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As I write this, the ghost of exertion is still steaming from my back and I have barely caught my breath but I feel motivated to get my thoughts down straight away.
At eight o’clock this morning biting winds and white, swirling swathes of snow fought their way across the valley, visibility was down to a few feet and we knew we were in for a cold run. It would be easy at this point to drum...
Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 16:31
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Just over an hour ago I took delivery of my work from the V&A.
Just over a year ago I was frantically trying to finish it all ‐ prepare it for display ‐ pack it up…
I remember the day I was due to deliver the last few pieces by car. Had planned an early start - had worked through the night. And that was the night it chose to be serious winter in Yorkshire. It snowed. It...
Wednesday, February 1, 2006 - 00:26
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The Making of 'Order' installation.
Working in an institution such as the V&A and more often than not with an historical collection, it is easy to forget that art objects are made by people and are the product of quite specific agendas and ideas, desires and limitations. It is therefore such a pleasure and a privilege when you get to work closely with living artists and get to discuss,...
Friday, January 27, 2006 - 00:07
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You just never know from where your next bit of inspiration will emerge…
Recently I took some small - in progress - samples along to the photographic studios here to be ‘documented’. (Just how pedestrian is that word.)
Yet what emerged ‐ through a good photographer with good equipment was so much more.
Digital images transferred to the super high-resolution screen,...
Friday, January 20, 2006 - 13:32
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Artists: Many of us - most of the time ‐ work alone.
We follow our own self-directed paths and, trying not to get stuck in the inevitable ruts, pursue an isolated single-minded vision. More often than not the picture is fuzzy … sometimes it’s clear. For me anyway, it’s always a bit scary.
One of the unexpected privileges of being involved in a developing project with an...
Wednesday, January 11, 2006 - 16:22
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At some point in the late 70’s, I found in a second hand bookshop, a treasure:
“Tapisseries de la Jeune Egypte”.
Page after page of rich, vibrant, energetic, expressive textiles, which helped inspire in me a deep passion for tapestry weaving.
A stunning exhibition at The Barbican in 1985 enabled us to savour these works first hand. And now Barbara Heller has done it again....
Monday, January 9, 2006 - 12:36
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The shelf crash (Dec 31st) offered up the perfect opportunity for a bit of a clear out. I had forgotten how good that can feel. So: determined not to let this motivation drown under the nuclear reactor of the ‘To Do’ list - and coupled with the need for a clean sheet and mind before embarking on a period of intense thinking - I feel full of resolve. Many of us feel compelled to do...
Wednesday, January 4, 2006 - 02:11
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Lots being planned at the V&A for Tapestry in first half of 2006
I’m going to try to keep this to the point!
Display in Room 101 - ‘Concealed Discovered Revealed’
Has been extended for another month until Sunday 5 Feb including 'No Mans Land' (detail, below left).
Installations: ‘Hieroglyph’ (detail, above right) and ‘Order’
Will...
Saturday, December 31, 2005 - 20:16
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I know I can’t be alone in the feeling that as each year passes, time definitely goes faster…
First thought on waking this morning was ‘No! not the last day of 2005 ‐ I'm not ready!’
In truth, my head is probably still hovering somewhere around early May.
When you’re six, the summers drift on lazily forever. Now, some months seem to end before they even...