Category: Arts
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‘Perspectives on Pages’
Delighted to have been a guest on the writing podcast ‘Perspectives on Pages’, talking about ‘writing to discover, not to reveal,’ the impact of AI on the creative process, and the new book. But it’s a wider discussion about my passion for fiction, and the other writing projects going on under the hood. Well worth…
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Auerbach on making art: ‘enjoyable; but that does not mean that it is not difficult’
One of the things that I have been listening to a lot of late is This Cultural Life, ‘in-depth conversations with some of the world’s leading artists and creatives.’ It can be enjoyable listening, but I sometimes wonder why I put myself through it. Hearing supremely successful people talk about their craft, and the time…
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Dear Sky: Photographing North Korea’s Airline
Really great series of photographs by Arthur Mebius, documenting ‘the planes and people of North Korea’s airline’, previewed here.
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Cathedral of the Pines
If you happen to be around London over the next couple of months, I’d highly recommend going to The Photographers’ Gallery near Oxford Street to catch this (rare) exhibition of Gregory Crewdson’s new series of photographs. And, though they look more like paintings by Hopper, these are photographs. The technical set-ups for each shot require Hollywood…
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Mark Fisher
Not sure how I missed this in January, but genuinely saddened to hear that Mark Fisher has died. Very open about his struggles with mental health, he took his own life. There’s a fantastic summary of his huge influence on cultural theory here, and also here. On a more personal level, I was hugely impressed…
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Theology and Fiction: Telling Stories of Order Amidst The Chaos
I just this week finished John Yorke’s book Into the Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them. It was recommended by a good friend who’s a director in theatre and is also now writing for television. She insisted that I read it before I began any more writing. I’m really glad I did, for…