Exhibition: ‘Unmanned Nature’ by Cai Guo-Qiang at The Whitworth

A couple of weekends ago, manaXi and I managed to catch ‘Unmanned Nature’ by Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang on its final day … More

Write-Up: Presenting at In Dialogue 2014, Nottingham Contemporary

Earlier on in the year, I was invited by Dr. Heather Connelly to present as part of the 4-day symposium … More

REVIEW: Lee Bul at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham

Before going into University today – yes, I’m back to it, back to many words, determined to see the end … More

Lady Gaga & Marina Abramovic

Hello pop culture being incestuous with performance art. It has always happened, but now seen a lot more on the … More

Serendipitous instance (PVG-DXB-BHX)

The day I flew back to visit the UK, Tuesday 3rd July 2012, was four years to the day since … More

The frustrations of creativity

Thanks to ‘Brain Pickings’ for this Tuesday morning starter…’The Importance of Frustration in the Creative Process‘…an animated explanation of the … More

Traditional Materials – Contemporary Design

In the past week, I have come across all different types of design that reinvent traditional materials in a contemporary … More

7 days in Shanghai…

…and what a whirlwind they have been. From where I left off last time, which I think was a week … More

Hello Shanghai! Hello 100th post…

This is my 100th blog post and it has come at quite a significant time, just at the point when … More

China – Impatience vs. Perseverance

Sometimes you hope for something…for something to happen or stop happening,  or in my case start working. After day one … More