Blog Archive

Fledgling thoughts about artist-led housing and high streets in a pandemic. Part of a remote conversation organised by Sluice Magazine. With: Theresa Easton, Giuseppe Marasco, Matthew de Kersaint Giraudeau, Mollie Balshaw and Rebekah Beasley, Will Gresson, Indigo Richards, Pamela Grombacher, Kerry Harker, Keran James, Manick Govinda, Tash Kahn, Ben Street, and Karl England. http://sluice.info/articles/thecommongood.html

I contributed to a symposium exploring the often unspoken issues relating to artist-led practices and organisation. Held at Exhibition Research Lab, a public venue and a research centre dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of exhibitions and curatorial knowledge. https://www.exhibition-research-lab.co.uk/events/what-we-dont-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-the-artist-led/ Review of the event: http://sluice.info/articles/ERLsymposium.html

An exhibition of my research at East Street Arts, Convention House, Leeds. Launch 5th August 5-8pm Open 6-10th August 1-4pm Moving in and out, or staying in bed investigates artist-led housing through written work and collaborative mapping. The structure of the exhibition reflects the multiple ethnographic positions Jonathan Orlek has adopted in relation to Artist…

  OPEN CALL — Guests to a roundtable dinner discussion on art, housing and critical spatial practices. Disorder, or its potential, lies at the heart of every social encounter. Michelle Letowska, ‘Against Masterplanning’, (talk at The DIY Show, Glasgow, 2008). About: Sophie Chapman, Kerri Jefferis and Jon Orlek are hosting three roundtable dinners, with leading…

A roundtable discussion as part of the 10th anniversary of the Umeå School of Architecture. An opportunity for me to bring practice and research together.