Publications
Practising Place: Creative and Critical Reflections on Place
The Practising Place book explores our relationship with place through a collection of co-authored texts, visual essays, creative projects and conversations between the artists and academics involved in the initial conversations programme. Featuring new [...]
West Cumbria: On The Edge by John Scanlan
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The Expanded City 2017-18 map
Created by Claire Tindale, The Expanded City map was designed to accompany the 'Lie of the Land' symposium in 2018, as part of the second stage of The Expanded City project. It geographically locates and gives details of the main insights generated through research projects by artists Gavin Renshaw, Ian Nesbitt & Ruth Levene, Olivia Keith, [...]
The Expanded City 2015–16
Designed by Claire Tindale and written by Lauren Velvick, this small publication introduces The Expanded City project and gives details of the initial research undertaken by artists Gavin Renshaw, Olivia Keith, Ian Nesbitt & Ruth Levene, The Decorators, Emily Speed and Lauren Velvick. Click here to purchase a copy.
‘Viewfinding’ by Gavin Renshaw
As part of The Expanded City project, Gavin Renshaw researched the aesthetics of newspapers associated with bicycle racing, such as the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia, as well as the Clarion Cycling Club, to produce his own publication. This [...]
Homing
Homing was a sound art work created by artists Jen Southern and Sam Thulin with the Media Innovation Studio at the University of Central Lancashire. The experience, accessed through headphones, began at the Roll of Honour in the Harris Museum & Art Gallery and moved out onto the Flag Market and the Cenotaph. The work was based [...]
Subplots to a City: Ten Years of In Certain Places
'Subplots to a City: Ten Years of In Certain Places' explores how In Certain Places has developed new approaches to art, culture and urban development since its inception in 2003. Alongside images, project outlines and reflections from artists, audience members and collaborators, the book includes texts by specialists from various fields, including Owen [...]