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The alchemical dream and reality of man-made gemstones: A review of 10 stones (2023)
Digital Artefact
Boons, S. The alchemical dream and reality of man-made gemstones: A review of 10 stones. [Blog post]

Through the exploration of 10 stones, I will reflect on our fascination with gemstones and our attempts at creating them. I will outline some of the techniques used to grow them, what a crystal is and what they are used for; from jewellery to electro... Read More about The alchemical dream and reality of man-made gemstones: A review of 10 stones.

Space, line, colour (2023)
Exhibition / Performance
Bodman, S. Space, line, colour. [Artists' books]. Exhibited at Bristol. 21 April 2023 - 30 June 2023. (Unpublished)

Space, Line, Colour: a curated display of artists' books from Bower Ashton Library's special collections, on show in the side cabinets until the end of June 2023. Selected by artist and publisher Julie Johnstone to exhibit alongside her solo exhi... Read More about Space, line, colour.

We remember – World book night 2023 (2023)
Exhibition / Performance
Bodman, S., & Parr, L. We remember – World book night 2023. [Exhibition artefacts]. Exhibited at Bristol. 21 April 2023 - 30 June 2023. (Unpublished)

Inspired by the work of Joe Brainard 1942-1994 I Remember (which in turn inspired Georges Perec 1936-1892 to write Je me souviens/) the theme for United Artists World Book Night 2023 was ‘We Remember’. One hundred and fourteen artists have respond... Read More about We remember – World book night 2023.

From bitter ground (2023)
Digital Artefact
Abba, T. (2023). From bitter ground. [Book, website]

From Bitter Ground is an experience that weaves between the printed page, a building that cannot possibly exist, and your presence within the whole work. Taking the form of a set of books delivered to each of 2 readers, the work subsequently cons... Read More about From bitter ground.

Shadow and light: Honoring Iraqi academics, photographs of witness, memory and solidarity (2023)
Exhibition / Performance
Bodman, S. Shadow and light: Honoring Iraqi academics, photographs of witness, memory and solidarity. [Photography]. Exhibited at USA. 13 April 2023 - 2 June 2023. (Unpublished)

An exhibition curated by Beau Beausoleil, Artists’ Alley Champaign, IL & Hundley Central Core Gallery, Spurlock Museum, Urbana, IL, USA. 'Compiled by Beau Beausoleil, a poet and activist in the San Francisco Bay Area, the project memorializes Iraq... Read More about Shadow and light: Honoring Iraqi academics, photographs of witness, memory and solidarity.

On writing instability (2023)
Book Chapter
Abba, T. (in press). On writing instability. In A. Spencer, A. Mandal, & J. Kidd (Eds.), Ambient Stories in Practice and Research: Digital Writing in Place. UK: Bloomsbury Publishing

Abba examines the specific manners by which Ambient Literature is composed and experienced by a reader. Looking back to the canon of works produced under the project banner to date, and developing the Ambient Poetics proposed in 2016-18, he addresses... Read More about On writing instability.

KART 125 (2023)
Physical Artefact
Bodman, S. KART 125. [collage, mail art, postcards]. Geelong, Australia

One contributing artist for KART 125, an edition of 40 collaged artworks for the project. David Dellafiora (curator) This 125th issue of KART commemorates the 30th anniversary of the death of the sculptor Dame Elizabeth Frink (14th November 1930-... Read More about KART 125.

Writing beyond participation (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Lloyd, L. (2023, March). Writing beyond participation. Presented at GUIDELine, Glassball Studio, Glossop

I don’t want to tell you what happened. I want to tell you how it felt. (Namwali Serpell) The value of participatory art has long been predicated on its ability to strengthen communities through shared experiences. But how such artworks feel and e... Read More about Writing beyond participation.

Laboratory grown colour and gems (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Boons, S. (2023, March). Laboratory grown colour and gems. Presented at Colour Day 2023, University of the West of England

The search for, wearing and collecting of gemstones has been a popular endeavour for many decades. For most gemmologists, jewellers and gemstone collectors, the crushing of a stone would be the greatest sin. For painters or those who create pigments... Read More about Laboratory grown colour and gems.

The secret lives of books (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Bodman, S. (2023, March). The secret lives of books

A free public talk for the Paper Ink Print Festival, Saturday 18th March 2023: If you are new to artists' books Sarah will show some examples from the CFPR Archive of what they might be: from literature inspired book objects and wordplay to works... Read More about The secret lives of books.

Highly sensitive and extremely durable wearable e-textiles of graphene/carbon nanotube hybrid for cardiorespiratory monitoring (2023)
Journal Article
Tan, S., Afroj, S., Li, D., Islam, M. R., Wu, J., Cai, G., …Zhao, Z. (2023). Highly sensitive and extremely durable wearable e-textiles of graphene/carbon nanotube hybrid for cardiorespiratory monitoring. iScience, 26(4), 106403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.106403

Electroconductive textile yarns are of particular interest for their use as flexible and wearable sensors without compromising the properties and comfort of usual textiles. However, the detection of fine actions of the human body is quite challenging... Read More about Highly sensitive and extremely durable wearable e-textiles of graphene/carbon nanotube hybrid for cardiorespiratory monitoring.

In search of symmetry (2023)
Journal Article
Bodman, S. (2023). In search of symmetry. Printmaking Today, 32(125), 22-23

Sarah Bodman speaks with artist Tricia Treacy as she prepares for an exhibition of her new work Scaffolding at the Center for Book Arts, New York. Tricia Treacy is based in rural New Hampshire, USA where she makes prints and artists' books, often in... Read More about In search of symmetry.

Near and far: An exhibition of artworks made by the printmaking staff at the University of the West of England (2023)
Exhibition / Performance
Klein, S., Trujillo Vazquez, A., Davis, A., Paz, A., Buxton, A., Goodman, B., …Arteaga, R. Near and far: An exhibition of artworks made by the printmaking staff at the University of the West of England. [Print]. Exhibited at Bower Ashton Gallery, University of the West of England, Bristol. 13 March 2023 - 24 March 2023. (Unpublished)

The exhibition by printmaking staff at the University of the West of England has become an annual event. At the end of the last exhibition the next one seems far away. But time flies and suddenly March is very near again, and panic begins. The theme... Read More about Near and far: An exhibition of artworks made by the printmaking staff at the University of the West of England.

How to be in the future? (2023)
Exhibition / Performance
Bodman, S., & Oechsler, M. How to be in the future?. [Printmaking]. Exhibited at London. 8 March 2023 - 11 March 2023. (Unpublished)

MOCA London presents How to be in the Future? - Salon for a Speculative Future: Women Artists’ Print Portfolio exhibition and publication launch. This new Salon for a Speculative Future (SFASF) publication How to be in the Future? accompanies a b... Read More about How to be in the future?.

The mountains are calling… (2023)
Exhibition / Performance
Bodman, S. The mountains are calling…. [Artists' books, printmaking]. Exhibited at Bristol. 3 March 2023 - 17 April 2023. (Unpublished)

Curation of an exhibition: This exhibition accompanies a Bookarts at UWE / LAND2 symposium in Bristol discussing environmental themes including water quality, land degradation, pollution and damage to the landscape, interventions and ideas. It sha... Read More about The mountains are calling….

What we do in the shadows: Bringing book arts into world book night (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Bodman, S. (2023, February). What we do in the shadows: Bringing book arts into world book night. Presented at Printmaking to Book: Artist's Book in academic theory and practice/artists' talks/miscellanea, The Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts, Wrocław, Poland

Sarah Bodman explores the visual history of Bookarts at UWE Bristol's World Book Night (WBN) project which has evolved over the last 13 years from a collaboration with the artist and poet Nancy Campbell into an international, participatory celebratio... Read More about What we do in the shadows: Bringing book arts into world book night.

Co-creating green a strategic public art vision for Lyngford Park, Taunton (2023)
Report
Lovesmith, G. (2023). Co-creating green a strategic public art vision for Lyngford Park, Taunton. https://somersetartworks.org.uk: Somerset Art Works

Understandings of Lyngford Park and proposals for the space have been developed through a series of creative engagement activities held throughout the summer of 2022 as part of the Pride in Priorswood Family Fun Days in the park. This builds on deep... Read More about Co-creating green a strategic public art vision for Lyngford Park, Taunton.

Slow Violence (2023)
Book
Fahy, N., & Clayton, G. (2023). Slow Violence. UWE, Bristol, UK: Impact Press

This publication details research conversation between researchers Niamh Fahy and Dr. Gillian Clayton which took place in December 2022 Gillian and Niamh have been collaborating on a project at Honeygar farm in Somerset,UK, from which Niamh is using... Read More about Slow Violence.

Slow violence and river abuse: The hidden effect of land use on water quality (2023)
Exhibition / Performance
Fahy, N., Clayton, G., bodman, S., & Reynolds, D. Slow violence and river abuse: The hidden effect of land use on water quality. [Printmaking/Photography]. Exhibited at F block Gallery, Bower Ashton, Bristol. 31 January 2023 - 3 February 2023. (Unpublished)

Researchers from HAS, Dr Gillian Clayton and Professor Darren Reynolds (HAS) and Researchers from ACE Niamh Fahy and Associate Professor Sarah Bodman have been collaborating on a project in Somerset, UK, from which Niamh is using data and samples col... Read More about Slow violence and river abuse: The hidden effect of land use on water quality.

Drawing in Search of Truth and the power of digital contagion (2023)
Journal Article
Embury, G., & Minichiello, M. (2023). Drawing in Search of Truth and the power of digital contagion. Black Book: Drawing and Sketching, 2(3), 6 - 23. https://doi.org/10.48619/bbds.v3i2.628

In this paper we consider the role of observation and reportage art in visualising representations of reality and exploring the concept of truth - we consider the role of digital networks as a means to co-create a more universal definition of truth.... Read More about Drawing in Search of Truth and the power of digital contagion.