by Michelle Rumney | May 9, 2018 | In Action, Studio & Process, Talks & Workshops
Measuring is Connecting Yesterday, I measured three people with string – from the crown of each of their heads to the tips of their toes. Since it was quick, painless and for an art piece I’m making for #thestthomasway they helpfully complied to my strange...
by Michelle Rumney | Nov 11, 2017 | Studio
For several years now, I’ve been exploring ideas around ritual and repetition, using restrictions as a freedom and aiming to transform in the process. I set up pre-prescribed sequences of events, such as only allowing myself to make a certain series of marks in a...
by Michelle Rumney | Oct 16, 2015 | Studio & Process
I’ve been breaking up books again. This time though, it was a tough decision to follow through on. A risk. Totally out of my comfort zone in fact. “Take risks with your own aesthetics”, is pinned as a note-to-self on my studio wall. This book is...
by Michelle Rumney | Mar 5, 2015 | Studio & Process
One of the books I made a labyrinth from in the ‘There are no Shortcuts’ series was Robert Green’s ‘The 48 Laws of Power’, a book I really loved working with, as it’s witty and deep and fascinating. Endlessly fascinating as it turns...
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...
