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The Swynnerton Plan, 2015-present This project has included preliminary attempts at paintings based on redacted documents, growing tea and coffee plants from seeds and public distribution of printed information. The Swynnerton Plan of 1954 refers to British colonial agricultural policy in Kenya implemented during the Mau Mau Uprising. The plan aimed to intensify agricultural production through cash crops such as tea and coffee; removing indigenous populations from ancestral lands, redistributing property and displacing hundreds of families. This period of colonialism includes some of the worst atrocities and human rights abuses committed by the British Empire and thousands of documents from this time have been destroyed, hidden or redacted so the truth of these actions (among many others) are still not widely known, acknowledged or included in education about British history. Further links below: Painting studies (pdf) Long Read SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE IN COLONIAL KENYA: THE OFFICIAL MIND AND THE SWYNNERTON PLAN (Anne Thurston) Plantation Struggles in Kenya: Trade Unionism on the Land 1947-63 (David Nicholas Hyde - doctoral thesis) Peasant Response to Agricultural Innovations : Land Consolidation, Agrarian Diversification and Technical Change. The Case of Bungoma District in Western Kenya, 1954-1960. (UCLA International Studies) Short Read The Sywnnerton Plan (Wikipedia) Mau Mau Uprising (Wikipedia) Kenya Colony (Wikipedia) East Africa Protectorate (Wikipedia) Analysis of Western European colonialism and colonization (Wikipedia) Mau Mau case: UK government accepts abuse took place (BBC) Mau Mau case: UK government cannot be held liable (BBC) British Mau Mau abuse papers revealed (BBC) Kenyan Mau Mau uprising documents released (BBC) Britain destroyed records of colonial crimes (Guardian) Put our colonial history on the curriculum – then we’ll understand who we really are (Guardian) Should the history of the British Empire be taught in schools? (BBC) Ethics and empire: an open letter from Oxford scholars (The Conversation) Why we’re fighting to get colonialism taught in British schools (Dazed) Fill In The Blanks (Twitter) Previous Project Painting Homepage

Produce The garden is perfect for growing, fermenting and permaculture. There are some raised beds, an abundance of apples and a lot of potential for more. Over the past three years we've been working on a community apple project to make craft apple juice, cider and hosting an annual wassail event. Home House & Garden Studio Space Produce Skills & Activities Let’s Work Together Get in touch so we can start working together.

Sandman Mattresses will re-open on 15th April 2021!!!!

SEE THE FUTURE, CLEARLY Photography by Corey Bartle-Sanderson IMAGINE THE FUTURE TAKE OUR TEST TODAY MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOURSELF Article - Post Art Clarity Open from 6:30pm, Thursday 20th June 2024 FRI to SAT 12:00-18:00 and Thursday by APPOINTMENT NOW CLOSED Chemist Gallery 57 Loampit Hill, London SE13 7SZ

Study Projects (Painting) 2013-15 Installed at UCL Dementia Research Centre, London Back

Home About Commercial painting Painting Painting remains a useful place to get down some thoughts, with a mixture of themes and projects. There often seems to be a relationship between humanism and different forms of technology. Assorted Paintings, 2012-present Mixed works Memes, 2021 Paintings of snapshots from social media Dashboard, 2016 - present Painting & augmented reality experimentation Baby Abstracts, 2015-17 Painting project about recognition and fragmented perception Friendship Rules, 2015-16 Painting project of favourite friends and dead painters The Swynnerton Plan, 2015-present Painting project about redaction and growth Back to All Projects On to Sculpture, Installation & Intervention

Status (Performance) 2017 This work contributed to We’re All Involved In This Mess, an experimental performative exhibition at EnclaveLab in London. The three-week long exhibition consisted of a flux of performances and site-specific creations in which artists engaged both with the space and with the previous works, leaving a succession of traces along the way. More information here. Previous Project Next Project

Baby Abstracts, 2015-present Painting project about recognition and fragmented perception Previous Project Next Project

Skills & Activities We want to share creative skills and knowledge with the community and learn new things from Gallery Walk residents. We're open to any ideas but some examples below include clay-making, ceramics, film, photography, bird-box making, upcycling, wood-working, ecological science and metalwork. Home House & Garden Studio Space Produce Skills & Activities Let’s Work Together Get in touch so we can start working together.

FAQ What is Sandman Mattresses? Sandman Mattresses is an installation, sculptural exhibition and online mediation created by Teal Griffin and Charles Robert Harrison based (loosely) on mythology surrounding the Sandman. The installation takes the form of a mattress showroom & shopfront and is the culmination of conversations and collaborative making over the last two years. What is the background to this? The project has felt primarily like an excuse to work together as we felt there were interesting crossovers between our work. The initial idea started as an informal conversation on the front seat of the top deck of a double decker bus after getting lost and jumping on trampolines. We have been meeting, talking and working together on the project since then. What is Crappy Realism? Crappy Realism is a term first (or most recently) used by artist Rosa Doornenbal to describe a current tendency for artwork which is highly realistic and recognisable in form, but the construction uses crappy materials, techniques or effects. If you were a mattress, what mattress would you be? A bit old and tired. Sweat stained, but not to the extent of disgust. Pretty comforting at the end of the day. What's on offer at Sandman Mattresses? A range of things, from the world's most breathable pillow to a fully automated office. Sleep / Dream Advice The best (and worst) dreams always start with sleep. How can I purchase a mattress and / or other products? Please contact us with your enquiry Why is the shop located here? Partly because the space was available, but it does fit in quite well and the surroundings have certainly influences the design of the installation. Who is Sandman? What is the relationship to set design? Is Sandman Mattresses closing down? How is scale and repetition used in your process? How long will this go on for? How do you approach branding? What do I do if I'm unsatisfied with my experience?

Natural Resources Home About Water Testing 2019 WATER TESTING for N — E º W ˝( S ) Seasonal School Between 11th - 15th March 2019, a series of workshops and practical experiments led by ten selected participants took place at Jupiter Woods, expanding on the states of domestic chaos and order by producing visual and critical responses. Research, documentation, conversations and materials produced during the week were consolidated in an exhibition. More Information Here 2:30 – Reading 1 – Old Dykes I Have Known 2:45 – Reading 2 – Punt & Plough 3:00 - Video - Government to launch a national water storage and harvesting authority 3:10 – Hot spot drawings & collection of samples (not from taps) (20mins) 3:30 – Labelling (Sample name & number) (5mins) 3:35 – pH testing (Test your own sample) + Notes (5mins) 3:40 – 14-in-one (Test your own sample) + Notes (20mins) 4:00 – SIMPLEX In pairs (Comparison between samples) (30mins) 6 Group names: Chlorine / Iron / Copper / Free Chlorine / Sulfate (Wildcard) / Hydrogen Sulfide (Wildcard) *Notetaking 4:30 – Consumption & WATERSAFE Full test of tap water (A glass each) 5-6 Group Names: Bacteria / Lead Pesticide / Nitrate & Nitrite / pH / Hardness / Chlorine *Notetaking Safe to drink classification…. Y/N 5:00 – Most likely sample for E-coli - single test Written Text - Dirty Waters Previous Project Next Project