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Ekkehard Altenburger
Dave Carr-Smith
Fran Cottell
Silke Dettmers
Anya Gallaccio
Lucy Gunning
Alex Hartley
Liz Harrison
Tony Hayward
Jefford Horrigan
Jools Johnson
Steve Johnson
Hattie Lee
Louisa Minkin
Martin Newth
Matt O’Dell
Cornelia Parker
Jim Pearson
Gaia Persico
Victoria Rance
Leonora Robinson
Keir Smith
Tansy Spinks
Bill Watson
Mark Wayman
Verdi Yahooda
Silvia Ziranek
  Silvia Ziranek
   
 
   
  WE LIVE WALLS WE LIVE IN WALLS. WALLS REFLECT (US) FOR WHITER FOR WORSE, A PICTURE HOOK HERE A NOOK A TANGERINE NICHE BESIDE WITHIN. WALLS BECOME US THEY ASSUME QUALITIES; WE BECOME WALLS OUR FACES FLAT WITH CONFORMITY WITH COMFORTLESSNESS.
  TINY WALLS FOR TINY PEOPLE, HOPES LURKING IN THE SKIRTING BOARDS OF EXISTENCE.
  MY LIFE MY FRONT DOOR, OPENING INTO OUT OF THE COCOON OF ANONYMITY
   
   
  AS A PERSON, I HAVE LIVED ( LARGELY INDOORS ), INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES. IN BRICKS, MAINLY, THOUGH I HAVE PERFED IN CONCRETE AND THE ODD PALACE / PAVILION. I WORK ALONE, INCLUDE ALLUSIONS TO CRADDOCK AND MAHOLY-NAGY AND NA GOPALEEN. IF I'VE BEEN TAUGHT I HARDLY FEEL IT, PREFERRING PLUPERFECT CONDITIONALS TO LIFE - AND HOW TO EARN / WIN / WEAR / LOVE / EAT IT. MY TRAVEL HAS CROSSED MANY BORDERS, MEANWHILE I MADE MY OWN (WALLS), MY TOWERS OF SILENCE: RAPUNZEL / THE PRINCESS ON THE PEA / MRS ARMITAGE = ME.
  CONTENTS MAY SETTLE IN TRANSIT.
  SMALL WALLS CAN KISS AS WELL AS BASTIONS OF FORMER STATURE.
   
  With thanks to HYPE HAIR