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Photos from the Outskirts exhibition at Counter Art Book fair, Saturday 17th March 2018, at Ocean Studios, Royal William Yard, Plymouth. 

Makina Books and I had a fantastic time talking about the Outskirts publication, and sharing the project with others. Thanks to Paul, Maddy and Vickie for such a successful Counter 2018! 

Photos by Paul Hearn, 2018. 

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This coming saturday for Counter 2018 - I talk about the Outskirts project, with friend and collaborator Robin Christian (Makina Books).... there’s also an exhibition of the bookwork at Ocean Studios. Come if you’re in the south-west! 

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Thrilled to be selected as one of this years Plymouth Platform artists! I’ll be working with the wonderful Beth Emily Richards, can’t wait!!!!

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https://cubittartists.org.uk/2017/11/06/forthcoming-exhibition-flo-brooks-is-now-a-good-time/

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Flo Brooks' paintings of liminality are those "almost everyone can relate with"

Primarily a painter, Flo Brook’s work spans collage, drawing and sculpture. Through this myriad of mediums, Flo represents numerous thoughts, experiences and themes that are autobiographical but also open to all. “Broadly speaking they’re about family (whether blood, chosen, queer) community (or the absence of) and ‘growing up’, a sort of queer coming-of-age story,” the artist tells It’s Nice That.

It’s Nice That wrote an article about my work! The title is a quote taken out of it’s original context, but I’m really thrilled to be included on their website!!!! Take a look! 

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https://www.facebook.com/events/786024744891471/

Showing ‘Outskirts’ at this, as part of a group touring exhibition ‘Outskirts - Astigmatism - Acutance’ with Robin Christian and Richard Phoenix. 

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OUTSKIRTS PUBLICATION AND EXHIBITION LAUNCH!

WHITE CUBICLE TOILET GALLERY

SEPTEMBER 5TH 9.30 PM - 1 AM

COME !!!!

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My contribution for ‘WHY DO ALL YOUR MANTRAS START WITH AN “I” and other drawings’, an upcoming exhibition organised by Good Press, Glasgow. 

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Very excited to be a part of this excellent upcoming GOOD PRESS exhibition!!! For anyone in Glasgow please go have a look, David Roeder’s work is brilliant and loads of other great artists are involved... 

WHY DO ALL YOUR MANTRAS START WITH AN "I" & Other Drawings 16 Nicholson St. Glasgow Friday 14th July to Sunday 23rd July 2017

An exhibition of works by David Roeder accompanied by a collection of found ephemera pertaining to some notion of drawing organised by Contemporary Secretary.

Read on…

For WHY DO ALL YOUR MANTRAS START WITH AN "I" consider the following

Firstly: painted furniture, to avoid questions of composition & to enter (the) space, to leave stuff on.

Secondly: Starscapes, planets unfolding (like sheets) -"Inner Worlds Outside; shriveled". "Even the juiciest grape will one day turn into a wrinkly raisin" (Inge) - that is, if you put it into the sun, otherwise it might just dissolve in any other way. The issues with attaining the right point of view, always zooming in, zooming out: Microcosm vs. macrocosm, cosmic feel, astral joy, universal nothingness.

Thridly: Cityscapes, a classic genre!

Also, conversations with two almost-mother figures: Mamma & Lee. Smoking with one, complaining with the other. Aiming to grow, but when, and why?

Continue to read…

For & Other Drawings, consider further a return to the collection of found ephemera pertaining to some notion of drawing.

By drawing, we refer here to the practice or act of drawing, and so a literal object that was made with pencil/pen on paper - or as something that, in an expanded sense, is used or has been made to represent some ‘thing’, to speak a language, to trace, to outline, to make connections, to plan, to designate, to explain, to deface or to furnish.

This is a group side-note with contributions from Joshua Abelow, Dan Arps, Flo Brooks, Kirstin Carlin, Milano Chow, Joanne Dawson, Malcy Duff, Lotte Gertz, Laetitia Glenton, Jude Hagan, Charlie Hammond, Alex Heilbron, Jessica Higgins, Christopher LG Hill, Johanna Jackson, Adam Lewis-Jacob, Chris Johanson, Faye Coral Johnson, Lucy Jones, James Langdon, Camille Le Houezec, Alex Leach, Nick Lynch, Ewan McCaffrey, France-Lise McGurn, Peter Nencini, Hardeep Pandhal, RL Perry, Mick Peter, Owen Piper, Mike Redmond, Leon Sadler, Dave Sherry, Zin Taylor, Hayley Tompkins, Joey Villemont, Matthew Walkerdine, Fritz Welch, Gregor Wright, Honza Zamojski and Others.

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Liminal Portrait No. 6, acrylic on paper collage, 2017. A portrait of Melissa, a librarian and occasional music journalist based in London. 

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Liminal Portrait No. 3, acrylic on paper collage, 2017. This portrait is of Dominic, a dear friend of mine. He was probably the first queer trans person I met (online) who liked queercore as much as me! He's a talented film student/general buff, amazing drummer/musician, animal lover, insta documentarian and all round incredible person. For his portrait he described how he felt he'd always been and lived in the inbetween. From being a young queer and getting into bands, to starting hormones, navigating mental illness, and living life passing as male. "As a kid I was a big music geek but being a music geek wasn't for girls...ultimately music broke my heart. Being a butch dyke at the time, but wanting to be read as male, made for some unhappy times for me." 

You can read more about Dominic on the outskirts website, and get involved yourself!  www.outskirtsproject.tumblr.com

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EXTENSION for this project I’m doing///// Click on the image to be redirected to the tumblr page! 

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I’m showing some works from 2016 (like this) AND NEW paintings at 2 shows coming up this February, if you fancy coming along to either please do! Facebook events are in the links below...

Queerology, at Inkwell Arts, Leeds

Ouroboros, at Underdog Gallery, London. 

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The SECOND Outskirts Liminal portrait, made at the end of 2016.... Please ADD my new Tumblr  to see new work + get involved!!!