(2020). A walk of eleven hours in a straight line across Beijing, from the Yongding River in the west to the Wenyu River in the east. The journey began with a single bottle of water collected from the Yongding, carried by hand as a silent witness to the shifting landscapes along the way. Though straight … Continue reading “Yongding River walk Wenyu River”
Durational Package (2008) was part of artist-writer Mark Greenwood’s Red Ape Arts series titled Proximity Effect, a three-weekend event in which a different artist created durational work each weekend. I participated in the final weekend. When I arrived, the space was filled with the remnants and outcomes of the previous two weekends. Each artist’s process built upon the … Continue reading “Durational package”
Pennsans Presentation (2005) unfolded as a fragmented narrative of travel, memory, and absurdity. Stories of distant journeys were shared alongside maps, music, and images of places that had once been visited. Objects buried beneath the sand were unearthed—fragments of a past or imagined expedition. A small chair held an oversized explorer, weighed down and immobilised … Continue reading “Pennsans Presentation”
The Explorer (1999). This performance reimagines the city as a living archive of empire, power, and displacement. Beginning in Brixton, South London, UK—home to a community rooted in Caribbean heritage—the Explorer runs north then east through the City of London to Whitechapel, a neighbourhood shaped by generations of Bangladeshi migration. These two communities, though distinct, … Continue reading “The Explorer”
Tesco’s Devotional (1997). This performance took place at the newly opened Tesco supermarket on Cromwell Road, West London. For two hours, I performed a ritualistic act of devotion to the store, crawling around the perimeter, prostrating myself, and reciting a Tesco mantra in reverence to what was being heralded as the pinnacle of modern shopping. … Continue reading “Tesco Devotional”
Father Christmas’ Grotto Journey (1995). This work interrogates the ritual spectacle of Father Christmas and the unquestioned acceptance of his presence within the confines of a grotto. The image of an old white-bearded man sitting in a cave-like structure, giving out gifts to children, has become a culturally sanctioned myth — embraced without question across … Continue reading “Father Christmas’ grotto journey”
