dark am i, yet lovely, a lily among thorns, majestic as stars in procession
WHY DESTROY YOURSELF? WHY DIE BEFORE YOUR TIME? THE KEEPERS OF THE HOUSE TREMBLE. DESIRE IS NO LONGER STIRRED. DO NOT CONFORM ANY LONGER TO THE PATTERN OF THIS WORLD.
Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Termite Bulwark
TCD
TERMITE FORTRESS NO. 8
In the beginning it was painting cups, but now the idea is to get the hands dirty. This piece took over 3 hours, because during that time several other more conventional objects (vases) were attempted first, and subsequently ditched. It is all trial and error in this game, but there are to be a minimum of rolling pins used from now on. After spending forty minutes on something and then scrunching it up 2 or 3 times on the run, the natural reaction is to bugger off home and call it a day, but something will always, always arise, given patience. This was a last gasp effort which barely rescued what was a frustrating session. You win some, you lose some. That's the deal when there is no planning involved. Blueprints have to be sketched....
Andrew has performed his spoken word at Contact Theatre Manchester and South Bank Centre London. His publications include Not Shut Up and The Big Issue. He has collaborated with the creative works of prisoners, patients and refugees. In 2008 his collages were displayed in a Co-operative art exhibition. Since then he has recorded over forty electronic music tracks and designed forty ceramic sculptures. He is currently working on a cyber goth novel while editing a substantial backlist, besides compiling a hardcopy portfolio of digital photo-montages and sketches.
Andrew was ousted from school into a secure psych unit as a teenager. Since then he has been homeless, imprisoned, and detained for several years under the Mental Health Act. Andrew is an ex-addict and a Voice-Hearer. He attempted suicide in the summer of 2015, but manages his demons thesedays by attending therapy groups, where he shares his otherworldly experiences with others. Simple things like poetry and weightlifting help motivate him. He enjoys pool, swimming, and working the punchbag. Andrew is an avid conspiracy theorist.
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