EXHIBITION >>> WORLD OF THREADS 2026 - Oakville, Ontario, Canada - 13 Sept 2026 > 17 Jan 2027
Two of my Manchester-inspired textile works have crossed the Atlantic to be part this years WORLD OF THREADS festival. WATERFALL (2019) and UNIQUE PORTRAITS (2016) are on show at the Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre in Oakville, Ontario, along with a staggering 900+ artworks from 192 artists from all over the world. The festival has been running over 30 years and the organisers make a big effort to create a sense of community. Incredibly, 90+ artists made it to the opening weekend, some travelling as far as Australia. It's a great show, in an unusual but very accessible space - I highly recommend checking it out if you are a fan of textile art.
Festival site: https://worldofthreadsfestival.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worldofthreads (best place to get a quick overview of the show)
THESIS >>> VIDEO IN THE ABYSS - Continuing to give my writing a belated push for those of you interested in video feedback. http://videointheabyss.smeech.co.uk is a great way to discover the origins of video feedback and also how it can be integrated with digital tools for installation and performance.
I see a lot more people working with analogue video feedback today than when I published this work, and I think it's partly a renewed interest in older analogue video and DV formats, first and foremost by young people. This goes hand in hand with sharing on instagram and the increasing availability of video synthsis and glitch hardware.
CINEMA >>> I have made a cinema in a video store. It's keeping me too busy to properly post on here! So please come and heck it out at www.cinemacinoche.com
ARTICLE >>> I have contributed a few images and words to issue #100 of Dérive journal about my work '8 HOURS LABOUR' - read more here
