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‘Ways of Writing in Art and Design II’ Part 2
  • ISSN: 1753-5190
  • E-ISSN: 1753-5204

Abstract

The following contribution aims to convey a sense of , an artwork I developed for Dilston Gallery, Southwark Park, London in 2022. represents the first significant outcome resulting from a commitment to a new site-responsive approach to writing within my practice that I now refer to as ‘spatial writing’. This work is preoccupied with the complex relationship between writing and physical space – how the conditions under which we experience language (written or spoken) can have an impact on our understanding of its meaning. Could ‘site of reception’ be considered as a facet of language itself? By naming this approach ‘spatial writing’ I connect it to twentieth century avant-garde approaches within ‘spatial music’ as well as ideas around ‘critical spatial practice’ as defined by Professor Jane Rendell.

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Towards a ‘spatial writing’: O Complex Mass
Journal of Writing in Creative Practice 17, 21 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1386/jwcp_00060_1
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Keyword(s): art writing; concrete; critical spatial practice; liturgy; site specific; site-responsive

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