Where / how does the moon travel over my flat?
This exhibition shows photos of the moon taken – in all directions – out of my small flat / from my balcony.
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Windows
My photos are primarily about what I saw FROM my windows. So it seems appropriate to display examples of my ‘moonlets’ IN the windows of of the Dialogue Hub Cafe. Here above are some onsite photos (on a very sunny day so with lots of reflections – apologies!): While I sketched the moon, I saw …
Measurements of time for the people Q2/179
The Lunar Calendar determines – and remembers – so much for Muslims. All the key historic events during the earliest years of Islam. The Hajj. And, of course, Ramadan.I installed these images the day before Ramadan 2022 started. So check this out for an appropriate starter image: Whoever sights (the new moon) Let him fast …
One night with the moon
This is a 3 metre montage of sequential photos taken from my flat during the course of one night, following the moon from dusk to sunrise. As the moon does, the photos sail high up during the night, starting above my front door, floating over my block, then slowly descending over the block opposite. It …
I’m in the British Museum!
The gorgeous Joy in Weaving wanted my Freeswimming Freeweaving weave to be included in an exhibition she was organising in … the British Museum. So my work has been in the British Museum!! Temporarily anyway. As my friends said: kind of unusual to have something Made in Britain, and not looted from somewhere!
Second Look
Images of the Moon: Inspired by the Holy Quran This exhibition shows photos of the moon taken – in all directions – out of my small flat / from my balcony. Some have digital drawing and collage overlaid – showing different versions of moon(s). All of the images are paired with a quote from the …
I can’t walk
I used to walk 10,000 steps a day. Not trying. Just getting on with my London life. If I was actually ‘going out for a walk’, I knew I’d only really properly be ‘warmed up’ after 10 kilometres.And if ever I was at all out of sorts, I always knew that after 10 days walking, I’d …
My Music Industry debut
My wonderful guitar teacher, Andrew Treen, is in a great band – Someone Else Ahead. He asked me to make a CD cover for one of their releases: Will They or Wont They: So I read the lyrics – and created this image above.Its my Music Industry debut!
Losing Track Exhibition
Irreplaceable World was looking for work exploring the notion of the irreplaceable in the natural world – with specific reference to HS2. And my photo/digital drawing was the first image in the exhibition! One hundred and eight woodland sites are predicted to be affected by HS2. It’s the biggest deforestation programme in the UK since …
Above and Below: Ancient Material: Virtual Arts Science Residency
I already wrote about getting onto this residency, and some of the work I did there. The virtual turn-page booklet for the end product is here: https://issuu.com/mayescreative/docs/ancient_materials_art_science_residency With my pages up above.