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listened to all 65 sound files of conversations and began transcribing. Long way to go.
Spoke to Max Comfort about the Academy of Urbanism report and next steps and our aspirations now that the Town Council were going for a Town Design Statement instead of a Neighbourhood Development Plan.
Begun writing regards Derby book chapter – In-Between Places.
Circulated framework for Gainsborough writings.
Spoke to Abigail Large at Museum in the Park about possibility of show regards ‘River’ proiect and final show.
Attachments
exchange of images with Morten and Jian.
Negotiation with Dr. Jan Parker about publication.
Drafted programme for tutorial in Stroud
Suze Adams dropped off my and Sue Porter’s Museum Boxes – short discussion about ‘Home’, ‘Place’ and nomadcy.
Worked on Folly Wood animation
Meeting with Professor Howard Riley and Amanda Roberts to discuss publishing papers for the ‘Arts and Humanities in Higher education’ journal and the symposium more generally.
Train journey under the River Severn.
Met David Bullock on train and talked about Transhumance in various European locations.
writing meeting with Alison Parfitt, Sue Porter and Jaqui Taylor to develop writing for book/map/website as follow-up to the Derby Walk. Agreed that we would initially write-up a number of conversations, as a way of describing our walk, relationships performed along the way and with transition.
Walk led by Tara Downs around Elmore. Saw large, semi mature elm tree. Visited the Elmore estate and saw Tara and Bart’s rammed earth wall.
End of week really (nicely) dominated by the forthcoming birth – DIY in Bath Road etc.
preparation for V21 meeting about Gainsborough walk – writing and reading other people’s writings.
Re-organised weekly work programme under activities rather than projects.
General catch-up with a number of projects.
Updating this blog, including making a bit of work based on drawings/photographs from Norway..
with Norwegian summer, mountain pastures in our heads we are transported into a very different place. Too much to say about this here.
Traveling and visiting art gallery in Bergen, checking out painters mentioned by Jorun and Morten.
