A little advanced notice so you can get the date in your diary… the Neuro/Queering Nature exhibition, marking the culmination of my residency at SPUD in the New Forest, will open with an event from 5.30 to 7.30pm on Thursday 13th June. For more information on the venue and how to get there visit theContinue reading “Neuro/Queering Nature: Exhibition Opening Event”
Author Archives: James Aldridge
The Body of the Forest
I came home yesterday after a week at SPUDworks in the New Forest, the first week of a part-time residency that will culminate with an exhibition in June. I’ve called the residency Neuro/Queering Nature. I had the idea that I would draw from my lived experiences of the Forest, as a queer, autistic artist, piecingContinue reading “The Body of the Forest”
Neuro/Queering Nature at spudWORKS
On Friday 1st March I’m beginning a residency with SPUD in the New Forest. With the title Neuro/Queering Nature, I’m going to be looking at the perspectives of LGBTQAI+ and Neurodivergent people on ecologies of place. I’ll be blurring the boundaries between humans and other animals, and thinking about the sensory and systemising differences thatContinue reading “Neuro/Queering Nature at spudWORKS”
Pre-recorded Talk for Engage’s Going Green Week
I’ve recorded a short talk (approx 20 minutes) on Queer River and The Ripple Effect for Engage, the National Association for Education in Art and Design. You’ll need a ticket but they are free, and my talk is one of three that you can watch in Going Green Week (follow link for information on allContinue reading “Pre-recorded Talk for Engage’s Going Green Week”
Sodden
It’s been a while since I’ve been on a Queer River walk, although like the river itself, my Queer Rver research doesn’t stick within the boundaries that I originally used to define it. Instead they evolve as the work progresses, with the words that I use to describe it changing to fit with what I’veContinue reading “Sodden”
Drawings available to buy from the ‘Drawing on Water’ exhibition
Please follow the link below, to view a list of artworks available from the Drawing on Water exhibition held earlier this year, and instructions on how to buy them. If you have any questions please do get in touch.
The Ripple Effect – Project Film
At the preview of The Ripple Effect exhibition last night at The Young Gallery in Salisbury (open now until 16th December) , we also launched the project film, created by Wessex Archaeology Videographer and Photographer Tom Westhead. The film is around 30 minutes long and tells the story of this two year project through theContinue reading “The Ripple Effect – Project Film”
Drawing on Water – Virtual Tour
I’ve put together a short virtual tour/talk, sharing the Drawing on Water exhibition at The Pound Arts Centre in Corsham from Summer 2023, for thse people who weren’t able to make it in person. Thanks again to Visual Arts Coordinator Claire Todd and Deputy Director Jonathan Mansfield for all their help with the show.
The Ripple Effect Exhibition
Running from Friday 3rd November to Saturday 16th December at The Young Gallery at Salisbury Library, The Ripple Effect exhibition marks the end of this two year creative wellbeing project, with Wessex Archaeology and the Environment Agency, The exhibition will share documentation from project sessions, artwork made by participants, and river-themed activities for exhibition visitors,Continue reading “The Ripple Effect Exhibition”
Conversations in the Mud
I’ve always been interested in animal tracks and signs, as a way of getting a glimpse into the lives of other animals. I feel like they give us a chance to communicate with other beings, if we are prepared to slow down, and notice/listen. Back in 2014 I wrote a piece about my relationship withContinue reading “Conversations in the Mud”
Queer River 