Aaron Williamson's Blog

Aaron Williamson is the recipient of the Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary for 2010. He begins a residency at Spike Island, Bristol on 3 February 2010. His blog will cover his work-in-progress over the next 12 weeks. Aaron has been making performances internationally for more than 15 years.

photo of building
25 February 2010

Aaron Williamson suggests the establishment of an independent art state on Spike Island, Bristol

This is my 4th week as the Adam Reynolds Bursarist at Spike Island and whereas the actual business of making things has still to be attended to, I think the work is coming into focus. More on this...

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black and white photo of two performance artists
18 February 2010

Disabled Avant-Garde at Royal Festival Hall

On Monday I was back at the Royal Festival Hall with Katherine Araniello working undercover as the Disabled Avant-Garde to make more footage for our upcoming film ‘No Room at the Igloo’...

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hand holding a lump of black rock
10 February 2010

Week 2: Aaron Williamson blogs his residency at Spike Island, Bristol

The mystery material According to the editor of DAO this blog has a decent sized readership stretching into double figures now and my previous promise to reveal the ‘mystery material’...

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artist launches himself against a white wall with windows above
3 February 2010

Week 1: Aaron Williamson blogs his Residency at Spike Island Bristol

Arriving to a large, completely empty studio lit by an overhead skylight I had to immediately think about how to become its occupier for the next 12 weeks as an artist. Working largely through...

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