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I like my beer hazy, music loud, movies bloody and friends patient. Procurement worker and child of Waterlooville. Now in Derbyshire, UK. He/Him

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From Nottingham Contemporary, vinyl record played and headphones with book. John Peffer, Notes on Cuts - Listening Room, 2023. This is a vinyl record and accompanying liner notes, 35 min 13 sec, Nothing to Commit Records This Listening Room gathers images, text, and audio from art historian John Peffer's (b. 1966, U.S.A.) research into music censorship during Apartheid in South Africa. As part of the system of institutionalised racial segregation between 1948 and 1990, the state-run South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) censored music that referenced racial or cultural mixing, sex, drugs, blasphemy, 'indecent' speech, or political lyrics. Records were damaged by cutting with a sharp tool, making them unpiayable. Peffer's project began in 1995 when, at a used record store in Johannesburg, he noticed that some discs were scratched, had song titles crossed out, or had 'Cancelled' or Avoid' stickers. His later research in the SABC archive and in private collections involved documenting the look and the sound of these cut records and speaking with former employees about the inner workings of the bureaucracy of censorship. Peffer felt he should also play back these discs and, with the sounds altered by damage. create a new composition and analyse the results.

From Nottingham Contemporary, vinyl record played and headphones with book. John Peffer, Notes on Cuts - Listening Room, 2023. This is a vinyl record and accompanying liner notes, 35 min 13 sec, Nothing to Commit Records This Listening Room gathers images, text, and audio from art historian John Peffer's (b. 1966, U.S.A.) research into music censorship during Apartheid in South Africa. As part of the system of institutionalised racial segregation between 1948 and 1990, the state-run South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) censored music that referenced racial or cultural mixing, sex, drugs, blasphemy, 'indecent' speech, or political lyrics. Records were damaged by cutting with a sharp tool, making them unpiayable. Peffer's project began in 1995 when, at a used record store in Johannesburg, he noticed that some discs were scratched, had song titles crossed out, or had 'Cancelled' or Avoid' stickers. His later research in the SABC archive and in private collections involved documenting the look and the sound of these cut records and speaking with former employees about the inner workings of the bureaucracy of censorship. Peffer felt he should also play back these discs and, with the sounds altered by damage. create a new composition and analyse the results.

From New Arts Exchange, Nottingham exhibition. Bims Ayorinde works called Carry Me (2024). Gouache on canvas. "This piece describes the simple and joyous nature of being carried by a maternal figure in your youth. To be carried and lifted by your family is something that should never leave you no matter what age - their love and support should be universal and continue as you grow and change." Bims Ayorinde is a 22-year-old artist based in the UK. Her artwork tends to focus on universal black experiences throughout the diaspora, activism movements that she feels strongly for, and showcasing the femininity of black women.

From New Arts Exchange, Nottingham exhibition. Bims Ayorinde works called Carry Me (2024). Gouache on canvas. "This piece describes the simple and joyous nature of being carried by a maternal figure in your youth. To be carried and lifted by your family is something that should never leave you no matter what age - their love and support should be universal and continue as you grow and change." Bims Ayorinde is a 22-year-old artist based in the UK. Her artwork tends to focus on universal black experiences throughout the diaspora, activism movements that she feels strongly for, and showcasing the femininity of black women.

From Nottingham Contemporary exhibition, Sonido Majestic, 2024. Acrylic and clay powder on wood. "Arturo Kameya (b. 1984 Lima, Peru) utilises his own memories and personal archive of popular myths, historical events and experiences from Peru to reflect on the complexities of urban environments and societal contradictions as well as his own upbringing in Lima in the 1990s. The visual scenes depicted in his paintings suggest multiple entry points into Peru's socio-political history and its cultural hybridity through a mixture of Andean and colonial iconography... ongoing series called Sonido Majestic in which Kameya depicts the physical spaces in which communities gather around music and sound. 'Sonido means 'sound' in Spanish, a language introduced by Spanish colonisers in 1552 and now one of three official languages of Peru, alongside indigenous languages Quechua and Aymara. The paintings... scenes where the sounds of live music have either just taken place or are about to. Sound is not audible here but instead lingers in a memory or anticipation of a gathering, where music has brought or will bring people together. The muted grey colours, with shimmers of light in the case of Sonido Majestic, suggest the tone and texture of visual memory. which in this scene, evokes sound.

From Nottingham Contemporary exhibition, Sonido Majestic, 2024. Acrylic and clay powder on wood. "Arturo Kameya (b. 1984 Lima, Peru) utilises his own memories and personal archive of popular myths, historical events and experiences from Peru to reflect on the complexities of urban environments and societal contradictions as well as his own upbringing in Lima in the 1990s. The visual scenes depicted in his paintings suggest multiple entry points into Peru's socio-political history and its cultural hybridity through a mixture of Andean and colonial iconography... ongoing series called Sonido Majestic in which Kameya depicts the physical spaces in which communities gather around music and sound. 'Sonido means 'sound' in Spanish, a language introduced by Spanish colonisers in 1552 and now one of three official languages of Peru, alongside indigenous languages Quechua and Aymara. The paintings... scenes where the sounds of live music have either just taken place or are about to. Sound is not audible here but instead lingers in a memory or anticipation of a gathering, where music has brought or will bring people together. The muted grey colours, with shimmers of light in the case of Sonido Majestic, suggest the tone and texture of visual memory. which in this scene, evokes sound.

From Salts Mill, Saltaire, Ann Hamilton: We Will Sing installation by Ann Hamilton, in the roofspace, 4th floor. About memory and the imagined, it is of eight of several tapestries of distorted portraits in the centre of a vast space, considering the origins of the textile processes that once filled it. The installation across several rooms weaves together voice, song and printed word in a material surround made from raw and woven wool sourced from local textile companies H Dawson, based at Salts Mill, and William Halstead.

From Salts Mill, Saltaire, Ann Hamilton: We Will Sing installation by Ann Hamilton, in the roofspace, 4th floor. About memory and the imagined, it is of eight of several tapestries of distorted portraits in the centre of a vast space, considering the origins of the textile processes that once filled it. The installation across several rooms weaves together voice, song and printed word in a material surround made from raw and woven wool sourced from local textile companies H Dawson, based at Salts Mill, and William Halstead.

In August, enjoyed art in Nottingham and West Yorkshire

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99 Butterflies sculpture, part of Wild Uplands display near Haworth, inspired by Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish and the work of Studio Lél, founded in Peshawar, Pakistan by Farhana Asad and now led by her daughter, Meherunnisa Asad. Photo is of one of the pink and purple marble butterfly sculptures arranged as if in flight, with wings raised. All the butterflies have an individual flight path, taking different directions across the ground.

99 Butterflies sculpture, part of Wild Uplands display near Haworth, inspired by Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish and the work of Studio Lél, founded in Peshawar, Pakistan by Farhana Asad and now led by her daughter, Meherunnisa Asad. Photo is of one of the pink and purple marble butterfly sculptures arranged as if in flight, with wings raised. All the butterflies have an individual flight path, taking different directions across the ground.

Photo of wood panelled corridor in art deco pub The Three Pigeons Ale House, Halifax

Photo of wood panelled corridor in art deco pub The Three Pigeons Ale House, Halifax

Photo within the Astronomer Diner, Halifax of tables and wall decorated as if starry night sky above a forest

Photo within the Astronomer Diner, Halifax of tables and wall decorated as if starry night sky above a forest

Photo of long and glorious bar in Fanny's Ale House, Saltaire. Huh huh huh Fanny's huh huh huh.

Photo of long and glorious bar in Fanny's Ale House, Saltaire. Huh huh huh Fanny's huh huh huh.

In August, enjoyed West Yorkshire

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Finally watched end of most recent season of Greys Anatomy. Owen Hunt must be destroyed. Just had to get that off my chest

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Photo of Amy Cooper sculpture Se Bryck at Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens. She used individually cast red brick to create an armchair to admire the view. Se Bryck is Cornish for brick throne.

Photo of Amy Cooper sculpture Se Bryck at Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens. She used individually cast red brick to create an armchair to admire the view. Se Bryck is Cornish for brick throne.

Photo, of St Michael’s Mount through sea mist on a warm day, taken from Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens

Photo, of St Michael’s Mount through sea mist on a warm day, taken from Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens

Scone, jam and clotted cream lunch with a latte at Tremenheere Kitchen

Scone, jam and clotted cream lunch with a latte at Tremenheere Kitchen

Enjoyed Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens and Penzance on a warm day

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Photo of Banjo Pier from beach at East Looe on a sunny day

Photo of Banjo Pier from beach at East Looe on a sunny day

Photo, of 3 actors at a table, which is on wall of The Jolly Sailor Inn, West Looe. Caption underneath reads “Sean Connery, Lana Turner, Terence Longdon sat at this very table during the filming of the 1958 film Another Time, Another Place”

Photo, of 3 actors at a table, which is on wall of The Jolly Sailor Inn, West Looe. Caption underneath reads “Sean Connery, Lana Turner, Terence Longdon sat at this very table during the filming of the 1958 film Another Time, Another Place”

Photo within The Cockleshell Micropub, Saltash. Rug on floor below three steps up to the bar

Photo within The Cockleshell Micropub, Saltash. Rug on floor below three steps up to the bar

Enjoyed a sunny day in Looe and stopped off at a couple of fine pubs in Saltash

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Smeaton’s Tower, an 18th century lighthouse overlooking the sea at Plymouth, photographed from West Hoe on a sunny morning

Smeaton’s Tower, an 18th century lighthouse overlooking the sea at Plymouth, photographed from West Hoe on a sunny morning

Photo of Drake’s Island and Moubt Edgcumbe from West Hoe, Plymouth on a sunny morning

Photo of Drake’s Island and Moubt Edgcumbe from West Hoe, Plymouth on a sunny morning

Photo of tables, newspapers and window from inside the very good Salt and Pepper Kitchen, Plymouth

Photo of tables, newspapers and window from inside the very good Salt and Pepper Kitchen, Plymouth

Enjoyed Plymouth on a sunny early morning before the weather turned uncomfortably warm a day later

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Relaxing

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Photo from wall above Porthmeor Beach of the beach with Clodgy Point in distance on a sunny day with tide starting to come in

Photo from wall above Porthmeor Beach of the beach with Clodgy Point in distance on a sunny day with tide starting to come in

Photo from wall above Porthmeor Beach of the beach with St Nicholas Chapel in distance on a sunny day with tide starting to come in

Photo from wall above Porthmeor Beach of the beach with St Nicholas Chapel in distance on a sunny day with tide starting to come in

Photo of 2010artwork, in Tate St Ives, by Nicholas Hlobo (born 1975). It is called Macaleni lintozomlambo, made of ribbon and tea on paper. Hlobo has emphasised the outlines of tea stains on paper by cutting and stitching it back together. The resulting form resembles an underwater creature or a fleshy form. This is emphasised by the title, which refers to a traditional Xhosa belief whereby boys would throw rocks into the river before diving in naked as a sign of respect towards the river, in order to acknowledge that they are visitors in a space that is not their own.

Photo of 2010artwork, in Tate St Ives, by Nicholas Hlobo (born 1975). It is called Macaleni lintozomlambo, made of ribbon and tea on paper. Hlobo has emphasised the outlines of tea stains on paper by cutting and stitching it back together. The resulting form resembles an underwater creature or a fleshy form. This is emphasised by the title, which refers to a traditional Xhosa belief whereby boys would throw rocks into the river before diving in naked as a sign of respect towards the river, in order to acknowledge that they are visitors in a space that is not their own.

Photo of a mural of fishermen, with landlord and his dog, along Wharf Road, St Ives. The mural is on a cave wall at the back of a micropub in St Ives called The Pilchard Press Alehouse

Photo of a mural of fishermen, with landlord and his dog, along Wharf Road, St Ives. The mural is on a cave wall at the back of a micropub in St Ives called The Pilchard Press Alehouse

Had a good time in St Ives

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Image of an alcoholic in n a cheap shirt drinking a ping of Less Beer Resonance in the last pub of the day, Pig and Pickle in Heavitree

Image of an alcoholic in n a cheap shirt drinking a ping of Less Beer Resonance in the last pub of the day, Pig and Pickle in Heavitree

Back entrance ooh err missus of The Turks Head pub, Exeter

Back entrance ooh err missus of The Turks Head pub, Exeter

Images of scrapbooks of various film/director themes donated to and displayed in Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, Exeter

Images of scrapbooks of various film/director themes donated to and displayed in Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, Exeter

Photo of a Strangers on a Train film poster displayed in Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, Exeter. Image of Alfed Hitchcock dangling an L above the G and E and in Strangers refering to strangulation within the film

Photo of a Strangers on a Train film poster displayed in Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, Exeter. Image of Alfed Hitchcock dangling an L above the G and E and in Strangers refering to strangulation within the film

Having a good time in Exeter

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Chalk board at pub says Free Beer Topless Bartenders + FALSE ADVERTISING

Chalk board at pub says Free Beer Topless Bartenders + FALSE ADVERTISING

Photo taken from indoors Turner Contemporary of What are you doing by my sea? The installation by Cassi Namoda is artist-designed stained glass, the colour palette and the changing natural light from the window bridges the everyday and the spiritual. A woman stands by a red sea as birds fly in a yellow sky.

Photo taken from indoors Turner Contemporary of What are you doing by my sea? The installation by Cassi Namoda is artist-designed stained glass, the colour palette and the changing natural light from the window bridges the everyday and the spiritual. A woman stands by a red sea as birds fly in a yellow sky.

Three quarters of a ruby ale pint on a table

Three quarters of a ruby ale pint on a table

Selfie of an elderly man on a jetty in front of a sandy beach

Selfie of an elderly man on a jetty in front of a sandy beach

Had a good time in Margate and Newark

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The equestrian statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington located outside the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow with a traffic cone placed upon its head as is tradition. It was sculpted by Italian artist Carlo Marochetti and erected in 1844, thanks to public subscription to mark the successful end in 1815 of the long French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.

The equestrian statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington located outside the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow with a traffic cone placed upon its head as is tradition. It was sculpted by Italian artist Carlo Marochetti and erected in 1844, thanks to public subscription to mark the successful end in 1815 of the long French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.

Crowd being seated at opening of Frightfest horror film festival at Glasgow Film Theatre

Crowd being seated at opening of Frightfest horror film festival at Glasgow Film Theatre

Halfway through a plate of incredible Stornoway Eggs (Stornoway black pudding, tomato and chilli jam, poached eggs, salad leaves and hollandaise on toasted sourdough) and glass of Sunshine on Glasgow (mango, pineapple, coconut milk, banana and orange juice) at Singl-end Garnethill, Glasgow

Halfway through a plate of incredible Stornoway Eggs (Stornoway black pudding, tomato and chilli jam, poached eggs, salad leaves and hollandaise on toasted sourdough) and glass of Sunshine on Glasgow (mango, pineapple, coconut milk, banana and orange juice) at Singl-end Garnethill, Glasgow

Having a good time in Glasgow this week

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Street art of The Vivienne at Forth Lane, Newcastle

Street art of The Vivienne at Forth Lane, Newcastle

Gateshead Millenium Bridge on a cloudy day

Gateshead Millenium Bridge on a cloudy day

Interior of Barter bookshop in Alnwick a former rail station, showing passages of many tall bookcases

Interior of Barter bookshop in Alnwick a former rail station, showing passages of many tall bookcases

Had a good time in Newcastle and Alnwick last week

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Four photos from the Sunil Gupta Lovers: Ten Years On exhibition at New Arts Exchange, Nottingham

Four photos from the Sunil Gupta Lovers: Ten Years On exhibition at New Arts Exchange, Nottingham

Free food samples and coffee at Corner Cafe in New Arts Exchange, Nottingham

Free food samples and coffee at Corner Cafe in New Arts Exchange, Nottingham

Four pumps and clips at bar at Dead Mans Tankard, Heanor

Four pumps and clips at bar at Dead Mans Tankard, Heanor

Brief moments of joy at the weekend

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Jake Grewal, born 1994, artwork The Sentimentality of Nature, 2022. Charcoal on paper, depicts two nude figures situated within woodlands. On display at the Hepworth, Wakefield.

Jake Grewal, born 1994, artwork The Sentimentality of Nature, 2022. Charcoal on paper, depicts two nude figures situated within woodlands. On display at the Hepworth, Wakefield.

Two Louise Giovanelli, born 1993, artworks Auto-da-fé and Altar showing Sissy Spacek as Carrie, the former as celebratory and the latter as shocked, covered in pugs blood, both images cropped and grainy, analogue style. On display at the Hepworth, Wakefield.

Two Louise Giovanelli, born 1993, artworks Auto-da-fé and Altar showing Sissy Spacek as Carrie, the former as celebratory and the latter as shocked, covered in pugs blood, both images cropped and grainy, analogue style. On display at the Hepworth, Wakefield.

A large figure, hanging above the River Calder, constructed of disused pipes and other parts outside, and seemingly not a work from, the Hepworth, Wakefield.

A large figure, hanging above the River Calder, constructed of disused pipes and other parts outside, and seemingly not a work from, the Hepworth, Wakefield.

Photo of wooden beams and stairway by the bar within Luis Bar, Wakefield. They serve an excellent pint.

Photo of wooden beams and stairway by the bar within Luis Bar, Wakefield. They serve an excellent pint.

Went to Wakefield last weekend

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100% hoping for Miriana Conte at Eurovision

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The prospect of people on leave joining in weeks from now

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Outlines of roof of Cube Hotel lightly showing in fog above residential rooftops

Outlines of roof of Cube Hotel lightly showing in fog above residential rooftops

Bit foggy still in Brum

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Selfie taken against backdrop image of a stoat jumping wildly (Wildlife Photography of the Year exhibition)

Selfie taken against backdrop image of a stoat jumping wildly (Wildlife Photography of the Year exhibition)

Me and Elon

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Portrait of Lisa Scott Lee as Mona Lisa

Portrait of Lisa Scott Lee as Mona Lisa

Brief, humble text about Lisa Scott Lee

Brief, humble text about Lisa Scott Lee

Mornin

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Two quick questions for Sophie if I may - do you have any tips on how to develop patience within a workplace, and can you answer this before being interrupted?

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Paw and order: retired police dog rescues man on first walk after surgery Bear the German shepherd ‘went into work mode’ on a birthday walk and found a vulnerable missing person

Just the best bear. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

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750ml bottle of cherry porter with ameretto

750ml bottle of cherry porter with ameretto

Ay up cold weather

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Moving from Twitter, which has become similar to my dog’s piss stained bed slowly drying on a grey autumn day

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