Peace Signs Launch – Antenna Studios On the 17th November 2018, I arrived at the slightly shabby but atmospheric venue, Antenna Studios in Gypsy Hill situated at the dead-end of a labyrinth of South London back streets for the launch of Peace Signs. This is the long-awaited project of Keiron Phelan Flutist and the other half of… Continue reading Peace Signs
Author: Maiden
Interview with Teresa Neal
An interview with Teresa Neal, Maiden Publishing UK’s founder by Keiron Phelan Tell me a little about your artistic beginnings. You studied Stage Design and then became active in the worlds of both painting and poetry. How did you come to focus on photography and develop that as your primary practice? There were a variety… Continue reading Interview with Teresa Neal
The Devils Tritone
I’ve been unsure about the term experimental since I was doing a gig in a room above a pub some years ago. A man popped his head around the venue door and asked what sort of music was on tonight. I replied ‘sort of experimental, electronic stuff’. ‘Oh, like the Rocky soundtrack?’. The woman next… Continue reading The Devils Tritone
Pierdom On The Pier
Pierdom – Simon Roberts In the spirit of the event sponsors Borough Wines, Beers and Books provided special edition wine bottles complete with the signature image of the old pier for the private view of Pierdom on Hastings Pier. Organised by Andrew Moran and the Hastings Pier Charity as part of the photography festival Pierdom… Continue reading Pierdom On The Pier
The Number Twos
The Number Twos by Russell Thompson I’d like to talk to you about number twos (yes, yes, grow up). It started when my co-blogger and I found that we had different memories as to whether Laurie Anderson’s ‘O Superman’ had ever made it to that all-important top spot (as they say) in the UK singles… Continue reading The Number Twos
Sound Reasoning
Sound Reasoning the Hidden Archive “ People in authority ain’t on the street. We live on the street so we know the street. “ Fatman Posse. Sound reasoning is a vibrant selection of work from the reggae archives of documentary photographer Anna Arnone. Anna originally from the North East of England, a Geordie with strong… Continue reading Sound Reasoning
The Great Diversity Fake-Off
A few weeks ago I was walking through Halifax town center, minding my own business, when someone snarled something unintelligible at me. A couple of steps further and I heard ‘It’s genocide, white genocide’ being shouted. When I got home, curiosity got the better of me so I looked up ‘white genocide’ to see if… Continue reading The Great Diversity Fake-Off
Fox Tales
The natural habitat of this fox family group is among the gorse and wild flowers on the edge of a cliff overlooking a picturesque bay. There is a mesh fence which separates them from humankind, but the foxes have lifted parts of that fence so they can easily get in and out should they choose. … Continue reading Fox Tales
Bonfire A Journey
“From Geezers to Guizers.” — Russell Thompson – Reviewer Teresa Neal’s latest book is bathed in orange and black. It is predominantly a photographic record of Seaford bonfire parade with a nod to Northium and Robertsbridge, one of many quasi-cabbalistic processions that take place in Sussex towns and villages around the time of Guy Fawkes… Continue reading Bonfire A Journey
On the subject of Noir
“There is no exquisite beauty… without some strangeness in the proportion.”Edgar Allan Poe. Dark romanticism as an aesthetic trend in art and literature which delves into the darker side of human nature and the morally ambiguous has been popular since the Age of Enlightenment. The Spanish artist Goya explored the dark side of the human… Continue reading On the subject of Noir