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May 22, 2009Working on Dialogue, Xiao Ke and I continue to explore the different information in our bodies, acknowledging the different training systems that have contributed to our understanding of movement and also the wider cultural ideologies that shape our approach. Teaching … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentHe Ge Zhuang village
May 18, 2009Opposite the unfinished gallery mentioned in my last post is the village of He Ge Zhuang which has become an exemplar of refurbishing villages in traditional style but with contemporary facilities. The project is the work of the couple who … read more…
Posted in Blog | 4 CommentsArchitecture of boom and crash-bang
May 18, 2009I do go on about building in China but I’ve also come across a number of stalled building projects. Near where I’m staying there’s a huge space which was intended to be an art gallery but remains unfinished because there … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentRichard Long – Land Artist
May 10, 2009“One thing I like about my work is all the different ways it can be in the world,” he says. “A local could walk by and not notice it, or notice it and not know anything about me. Or … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentIkea Beijing and an art auction in 798
May 9, 2009The hum and hiss under 798’s art factory market
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentRehearsing Dialogue
May 9, 2009While I’m here in Beijing, Xiao Ke, Yin Yi and I are rehearsing Dialogue, the piece we made in Dublin last year. We will perform the piece in Edinburgh in August but more pressingly here in the Penghao Theater at … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentMeanwhile in Dublin…’exemplary professionalism’
May 8, 2009The Irish Times Digest keeps me in touch with news in Ireland so I was happy to read this feature about Sarah Browne and Gareth Kennedy who are representing Ireland in this year’s Venice Bienale. The feature alludes to the … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentFirecrackers
May 7, 2009In the morning I hear firecrackers and late in the evening too. It puzzles me as I don’t know of any festivals going on at the moment. I asked my composer friend why people are setting of firecrackers and he … read more…
Posted in Blog | Tagged Beijing, Bodies and buildings, Red Gate residency | Leave a commentBei Gao Studios
April 30, 2009I’ve just arrived in Beijing and am holding jet lag at bay with the western food I bought en route from the airport. I’m installed in one of the Bei Gao Studios (BG3) that are run by the Red Gate … read more…
Posted in Blog | Tagged Beijing, Red Gate residency | Leave a commentApril 21, 2009
Jonathan Haidt is a psychologist who has been mapping how different political affiliations are the products of very different ethical systems. This article caught my attention because I’ve been aware that my interest in bodies and buildings is a that … read more…
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