Today has been a whirlwind of a day. Truly and most utterly inclement weather this morning saw a delayed start to UCS work with renewing AOP membership, ordering even more film (where does it all go?) and then calling Sam Mellish of ‘Roadside Britain’ fame to ask if he could help out with our degree […]
Poor project management
The amount of time that is wasted through poor project management is something that irritates me given my background. The level of internecine conflict that can be caused by the lack of a clear programme leader and clear visibility of outline costs, other team deliverables and timescales is beyond belief. Add to this the inappropriate […]
Inspiration kicks in – Genesis Suffolk Style
So far this term, all 3 weeks of it, I have been struggling to juggle my balls and spin my plates. I always knew that this year would be the hardest academically speaking but somehow the sheer scale and also the dependency on other people to deliver products on time and to budget in an […]
Exhibition fest and new collaborations
The last few weeks have been hectic with UCS having the Arts Faculty Degree Show quickly followed by the transfer to Free Range of the BA (Hons) Photography work. We also had or second ‘equals’ show open on the 13th June at Slack Space in Colchester with Free Range opening the following night. Add to […]
Busy start to June
The beginning of this month has been hectic to say the least. I shot the build of the UCS Arts & Humanities Degree show over three days from 30th May quickly followed by a DSDM members day in Kensington on 6th June followed even more quickly the same day by photographing the degree show in […]
Is Space important when hanging pictures?
I recently had the pleasure of seeing the UCS BA(Hons)Photography degree show in two locations. One in the university campus, the other at Free Range – the converted – sorry painted white on the inside old Truman Brewery in Brick lane. The campus location happened to be a dance studio with high ceilings and a […]
UCS BA(Hons)Photography degree show 2012
Last night saw the opening night of a two location degree show for students at Ipswich that will be followed by a showing at Free Range next week. I recently attended the AOP Student Awards show in the Hoxton Gallery and I have to say that UCS put on a venue far better than that […]