by Michelle Rumney | Oct 25, 2015 | On Show, Talks & Workshops
Private View: Saturday 7th November 2-5pm Ground Floor Gallery In her recent artwork, Michelle Rumney attempts to navigate through a daily overload of incoming information, including factual data such as directions and instructions, plus more emotional and sensual...
by Michelle Rumney | Oct 11, 2013 | Artist's Journeys, Inspiring
This year I’ve been creating a lot of labyrinths in the studio, mainly large scale paperworks made of maps, books and labels. They take a lot of time to make, sitting on the floor of the studio, lost in pathways of my own making for hours on end. What I love...
by MiROTE | Apr 12, 2013 | Artist's Journeys, Studio & Process
While we were living in London, a huge book called ‘The 48 Laws of Power’ by Robert Greene was given to me by a friend who knew I was interested in ‘that sort of thing’. I knew as soon as I opened it that I’d like to break it up and make...
by MiROTE | Mar 12, 2013 | Artist's Journeys, Studio & Process
In the second of the labyrinth series, I started with a large scale UK road atlas I’ve had for years. These days my iphone often gets us from A-B, so there’s an element of nostalgia already in using something so antiquated as a paper map. I was drawn to...
by MiROTE | Jan 12, 2013 | Artist's Journeys, Studio & Process
For years I’ve been fascinated by labyrinths. Maybe it’s because the myth of the minotaur sends shivers down this Taurean’s spine. Maybe it’s because they’re one of the oldest forms of self-coaching or meditation – a ritualistic...