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  • Happy 2017 & beyond.

    by thevisuallife

    Since 2012 I have shared a ‘new year, new me’ post with you all. Discussing the woes and hopes for the future. You may have however, realised that I missed out 2015.  I am totally shameless to say that I was depressed, low, lost and underwhelmed by life’s wonder. Did I really just admit that? I lost a lot- myself included. In 2015, I went...

    December 31, 2016
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    November 23, 2016
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  • I took a break away

    by thevisuallife

    I sit here overlooking Paris Gare du Nord Station awaiting my train home with a child peering over my shoulder (lol). I have’t felt inspired to write in a very long time. So I just picked up my laptop and decided to type. I took myself away on a whim and decided to experience life (for 3 days) by myself. Of course, this wasn’t...

    June 3, 2016
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    Culture, Exhibitions, feature, Lifestyle, lifestyle2, Personal, Uncategorized, Visuals and Soliloquies, Wanderlust, Writing
  • Lynette Yiadom-Boakye @ Serpentine Gallery

    by thevisuallife

      My post-graduate qualms are the reasoning behind this prolonged hiatus. With an extreme feeling of displacement, art world obstacles and lack of inspiration, I visited Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s exhibition ‘After Dusk’ at the Serpentine Gallery. Having never visited a solo show and only seen her work in isolation, it was imperative to experience this show thoroughly- I visited twice. The exhibition showcased a selection...

    September 17, 2015
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    Art, Art In London, Artists Talks, Culture, Events, Exhibitions, Gallery Gems, Personal, Uncategorized, Wanderlust, Writing
  • LaterPress- Amsterdam & Rotterdam

    by thevisuallife

      Briefly documenting both cities (as i’ll be returning soon). I plan to evaluate how these spaces have changed with the difference of time. These photographs are a particular assessment of site specificity and audience engagment with art. I plan to use the photographs to channel the method of ‘compare and contrast’. I will later form a documentation book, in conjuction with my photozine...

    March 17, 2015
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    Culture, Events, Exhibitions, FNA3030, Lifestyle, Personal, Visuals and Soliloquies, Wanderlust
  • Video: Glenn Ligon @ Camden Arts Centre

    by thevisuallife

    March 14, 2015
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    Art In London, Artists Talks, Culture, Events, Exhibitions, FNA3030
  • Well-loved ‘things’ take time

    by thevisuallife

    My current structure is based upon a curriculum, which is measured by time. At present, it’s all I think about. The process becomes constant, cyclical almost. This obsession, I believe, is brought on by a ‘hurried’ ethic. Thoughout education everything becomes systematic and later, routine. We are told to move on from one project to the next far too quick. In the past couple...

    March 11, 2015
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June 3, 2016

I took a break away

I sit here overlooking Paris Gare du Nord Station awaiting my train home with a child peering over my...

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September 17, 2015

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye @ Serpentine Gallery

  My post-graduate qualms are the reasoning behind this prolonged hiatus. With an extreme feeling of displacement, art world...

by thevisuallife
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April 23, 2015

Artist Talk: Barbara Walker

Research based artist Barbara Walker lead a talk on her work as part of the lecture series at my...

by thevisuallife
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March 17, 2015

LaterPress- Amsterdam & Rotterdam

  Briefly documenting both cities (as i’ll be returning soon). I plan to evaluate how these spaces have changed...

by thevisuallife
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Art Hightlights

October 25, 2013

Gallery Gems- Rivington Place

Read my response to a fascinating performance here!

by thevisuallife
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October 21, 2013

Kara Walker @The Camden Arts Centre

Visiting Kara Walker’s new exhibition at the Camden Arts Centre was an insightfully pensive experience. Walker is best known...

by thevisuallife
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April 3, 2013

‘Keywords’ @Iniva

I went to my favorite place yesterday; Invia. Originally, the book ‘Keywords’ was created by Raymond Williams. Within the...

by thevisuallife
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February 27, 2013

Peter Clarke @Iniva

I finally viewed the Genius work of Peter Clarke at the Institute of International Visual Arts (Iniva- Shoreditch East...

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Lifestyle

I took a break away

by thevisuallife

I sit here overlooking Paris Gare du Nord Station awaiting my train home with a child peering over my shoulder (lol). I have’t felt inspired to write in a very long time. So I just picked up my laptop and decided to type. I took myself away on a whim and decided to experience life (for 3 days) by myself. Of course, this wasn’t...

June 3, 2016
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Lifestyle Highlights

December 9, 2014

Home?

Too often after travelling, I find myself at a lost for words of how to express my feelings of...

by thevisuallife
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April 3, 2013

Something you need…

I have worked in Retail for about 3 and a half years now. I have always told myself that...

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March 16, 2013

The Little Things…

All my life I’ve been quite a reclusive person. Everything internal and external I have kept more than less...

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March 1, 2013

Wanderlust

I have always had this incredible hunger to see the World. Perhaps because Its been installed in me from...

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Book Review- The Diary of Frida Kahlo

Published by thevisuallife

To present your lifes journey and delve deep in to who you really are showcases vulnerability at its heighest point. It is of great difficulty to communicate the fear...

May 28, 2014
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Magical people

Published by thevisuallife

A homeless woman sat on the floor of my nearest underground station every day and night for about 5 years. One day I was on my travels, I no...

January 30, 2014
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Filipe Branquinho @ Jack Bell Gallery

Published by thevisuallife

The fascinating notion of the photographer intertwining the background, scenery or landscape with the subject in question- has always been something I look forward to seeing whilst visiting photography...

December 29, 2013
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Ellen Gallagher- AxME @Tate Modern

Published by thevisuallife

I went to view the Ellen Gallagher show at the Tate Modern on the last day. I decided to visit later in the exhibition due to a large amount...

September 3, 2013
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Attraction:Ten-8 Photographic Journal

Published by thevisuallife

I completed a voluntary position at the Stuart Hall Arts Library. I have always been fond of the library since the archive, space and location is all to my...

August 28, 2013
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Book Review: ‘Steal like an Artist’- Austin Kleon

Published by thevisuallife

I see the journey of being an Artist or in the Art world as a personal one. So, when I was told that there was a ‘self-help, how to...

August 8, 2013
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Keep your curiousity sacred.

Published by thevisuallife

Intrigued by its simple front cover and a quick flick through, I grabbed this issue of Oh Comely and headed to a meeting in November. If I was ever...

April 26, 2013
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Book Review: Widow Basquiat

Published by thevisuallife

Many years ago I studied Jean Michel-Basquiat in High School. I was truly enamoured by the content and context of his work. In 2010 I watched the popular documentary...

March 16, 2013
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Artist Talk: Barbara WalkerResearch based artist Barbara Walker lead a talk on her work as part of...April 23, 2015

LaterPress- Amsterdam & Rotterdam  Briefly documenting both cities (as i’ll be returning soon). I plan to evaluate...March 17, 2015

Video: Glenn Ligon @ Camden Arts CentreMarch 14, 2015

I took a break away

by thevisuallife

I sit here overlooking Paris Gare du Nord Station awaiting my train home with a child peering over my shoulder (lol). I have’t felt inspired to write in a very long time. So I just picked up my laptop and decided to type. I took myself away on a whim and decided to experience life (for 3 days) by myself. Of course, this wasn’t the way that I intended, in fact, it wasn’t even initially planned alone; but that is the blessing of divine intervention. I fully believed that this was going to be one of the inevitable moments that would shape my thinking. Over the past month my mental wellbeing has suffered as a result of the stress and pressure I continually place on myself.I needed a break away. Taking the time away to be still,quiet and break away from my recently troubled mind and heart proved difficult. It didn’t take me long to realise that in order break away from my mind, I had to confront it. Confrontation of my love patterns,...

June 3, 2016
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