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CURI OUS : L ANDF I L L ABec k et i anpos tapoc al y pt i cpi c ni c . Twowomens l owl ys i nki nt oaf i s s ur eatt heedgeof ac l i f f .Ti mel aps ec i nemat ogr aphyc har t st hei rs l ow des c enti nt ot heear t hast heybr av el yc haton, t r y i ngt of i gur eoutwhatwentwr ong,whet heri twas i tt hei rf aul tandhowt ok eept hei rc hi nsup. CURI OUS:Hel enPar i sandLes l i eHi l l hav ebeen wor k i ngt oget herasCur i ousf ort hepas tf our t een y ear s .I nt hatt i met heyhav emadenear l yf or t y pr oj ec t si nar angeofdi s c i pl i nesi nc l udi ng per f or manc e,i ns t al l at i on,publ i c at i onandf i l m. Thewor ki sgl obal anddomes t i c :s omet i mes l ar ge,s omet i mess mal l i ns c al e.I nt i mac yanda s har eds ens eofenc ount erwi t hanaudi enc ei s al way sani mpor t antel ement .
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GRAE MEMI L L E R: THEF OURKNI GHTS Adi al ogueofs oundandpol y phoni cs ongduc t ed bet weent hemar gi nsofEas t er nEngl andandt he gat her i ngofdr i nk er si nt hef i nanc i al quar t erof Londonatt heendoft r adi ng.Ar ec ons t r uc t i onf r om v i deoands oundr ec or dedi nt heUKi naweekof uns eas onabl yhotweat her . GRAEMEMI LLERhasbeenwor k i ngasanar t i s t Fi l med,edi t edandc ompos edbyGr aemeMi l l er s i nc e1978bet weenper f or manc e,i ns t al l at i on, Compos i t i ng:Dani el Saul s oundandv i deo.Hi swor kof t enl ook satpl ac e– t hegapsbet weeni nt er nal andex t er nal l ands c apes . Lengt h:3mi nut es30s ec onds Hi sl ar ges c al eands emi per manentr adi owor k , Li nk edhast r ans mi t t edal ongt heedgesofa mot or wayi nEas tLondons i nc e2003.Hi sv i deo wor khasbeens c r eenedi nt er nat i onal l yand i nc l udesLones omeWayandLos tSound( wi t h J ohnSmi t h) www. ar t s admi n. c o. uk / ar t i s t s / gr aememi l l er
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MATTHE W ROBI NS : CL OCKWORKARK AsPl anetEar t hbec omess t or myanduni nhabi t abl e t hef ewr emai ni ngani mal smak et hei rwaydownt o meett heAr k .Theyhav eev ol v edt obec ome c l oc k wor k power edandt heAr kneedsev er yl as t onet opoweri t .Unf or t unat el yt wohav eov er s l ept . . . .
MATTHEW ROBI NSi sanar t i s tandmus i c i anf r om Cor nwal l .Wi t hhi sbandhehasper f or medal l ov er Eur ope,andmos tr ec ent l yhasbeenc ommi s s i oned t oc r eat enewwor kf ort heBel f as tWat er f r ont ,t he Bar bi c anandt heNat i onal Theat r ei nLondon. Mat t hewl i k est ot el l s t or i esaboutani mal s , mons t er sandt hes ea,t ak enf r om hi sown homemadef ol k l or eandc ol l ec t i onsofr omant i c s c i enc ef i c t i ons hadowoper as . www. s adl uc y . c om
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ROBI NDE ACON: COMMONWE AL TH Anabandonedbui l di ngandanabandonedt ex t .A di s us eds pac eandanunf ul f i l l edv i s i onoft he f ut ur e. Theaus pi c i ousar c hi t ec t ur eoft he Commonweal t hI ns t i t ut eandt hei deasi nThomas Mor e' sUt opi a. Voi c e:Robi nDeac on Camer a:Mar t i nHampt on As s i s t antCamer a:Andr ewFl emi ng Edi t or :Debor ahMay SoundRec or dandEdi t :J ohnAv er y
ROBI NDEACONi sanar t i s t ,wr i t erandv i deo mak erbas edi nt heUKandt heUS.Wor k i ngs i nc e Lengt h:3mi nut es52s ec onds t heear l y1990s ,muc hofhi swor kenc ompas s es l i v eper f or manc ewi t has er i esofper f or medl ec t ur es t hathav eex pl or edj our nal i s t i canddoc ument ar y appr oac hest oar t spr ac t i c e. www. r obi ndeac on. c om
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COMMONWE AL THTRANS CRI P T I nwhatpar toft hewor l dUt opi as t andet hi s unk nown. I ts el dom c hanc et hanys t r anger ,unl es shebe gui dedbyaUt opi anc anc omei nt ot hi shav en.And t houghnomanhav eany t hi ng,y etev er ymani s r i c h.Forwhatc anbemor er i c ht hant ol i v ej oy f ul l y andmer r i l y ,wi t houtal l gr i efandpens i v enes s . Theys etgr eats t or ebyt hei rgar dens .I nt hem t hey hav ev i ney ar ds ,al l manneroff r ui t ,her bs ,and f l ower ss opl eas ant ,s owel l f ur ni s hed,ands of i nel y k ept ,t hatInev ers awt hi ngmor ef r ui t f ul norbet t er t r i mmedi nanypl ac e. Fori not herpl ac est heys t i l l s peakoft he c ommonweal t h.Her e,wher enot hi ngi spr i v at e,t he c ommonaf f ai r sbeear nes t l yl ook edupon.
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ACKROYD&HARVEY.Sc ul pt ur e,phot ogr aphy , ar c hi t ec t ur eandec ol ogyar es omeoft he di s c i pl i nest hati nt er s ec ti nt hei rwor k ,r ev eal i ngan i nt r i ns i cbi ast owar dspr oc es sandev ent . Renownedf ort hei rl ar ges c al ei nt er v ent i onsus i ng s eedl i nggr as sgr ownv er t i c al l yasat r ans f or mat i v e medi um,t heyhav er ec ei v ednumer ousawar dsf or t hei rphot ogr aphi cwor kmak i ngc ompl exi mages wi t ht hel i ght s ens i t i v i t yofc hl or ophy l l .Cur r ent l y , t heyar egr owi ng250t r eesf r om ac or nsc ol l ec t ed f r om J os ephBeuy s ’ s“ 7000Oak s ” .
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LUCYCASHi sanar t i s tandf i l mmak er .Shei s dr awn t ot heex t r aor di nar yappear anc eofor di nar yt hi ngst hi ngst hatar eal r eadyi nt hewor l d,andt hati nv i t e s mal l i nt er v ent i onsbet weent hepoet i cand s c i ent i f i c ,phi l os ophi c al andhumor ous ,i nt i mat eand pol i t i c al .Hermov i ngi magewor khasbeens hown ont el ev i s i on,i ngal l er i esandatf i l mf es t i v al s .I n 2009s hewasawar dedaf el l ows hi pf r om Sout h Eas tDanc ef orherwor kc r eat i ngc hor eogr aphi es f ort hes c r een.
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E I NS TE I N&THEHONE YBE ETRANS CRI P T c i ent i s t ,whowasmor eofabeet l emant hana Honey beesar eabr i l l i antex ampl eoft hebas i cl awof Thes ol dmet hatac t ual l yt her ear e279ot her ex i s t enc e,t hegol denr ul e,whi c hi saboutr ec i pr oc i t y , beeman,t k i ndsofbeesi nt heUK,manyofwhi c hc ont r i but et o ori fy out ak e,y ouneedt ogi v ebac k . pol l i nat i on.Ther ear ebumbl ebeesandmi ni ngbees onr ybees ,dwar fbees ,l eafc ut t erbees Honey beesgi v ebac kbypol l i nat i ngpl ant swhi l et hey andmas enas t i ngl es sbee. gat hernec t arandpol l ent omak ehoney . Andac c or d- andev i ngt oAl ber tEi ns t ei n,wi t houthoney beest opol l i nat e Thes c i ent i s tt ol dmev er ypl ai nl yt hatEi ns t ei nwas c r ops ,humanswi l l di eouti naboutf oury ear s . wr ongandi ft hehoney beedi esout .We’ l l BeO.K. By2007t hehoney beepopul at i onhadal mos thal v ed Il ef tt hes c i ent i s tf eel i nggl adt hatwe’ l l beok ,but i nEngl andbec aus eofamy s t er i ousc ont empor ar y s t r ac t edbyal l t hos eot herbeest hatIneededt o ai l mentt hatc aus est hem t os uddenl yabandont hei r di t hi nkabout . hi v e.Col onyc ol l aps edi s or derasi t ’ sc al l ed,has pr ov ok eds omepr et t yout l andi s ht heor i es ,i nv ol v i ng Ik newt hatt hehoney beepr obabl ywas n’ tt heonl y mobi l ephones ,c anni bal beesorev enal i en beer es pons i bl ef orpl antec ol ogy .ButIwas abduc t i on. f oc us edont hem bec aus ef ort hous andsofy ear s peopl ehav ebeeni ns pi r edbyt hewayt heyl i v eand Idec i dedt oas kas c i ent i s tatt heNat ur al Hi s t or y wor k–l i k ehowt hewor k erbeesex pl ai nwher ea Mus eum i fEi ns t ei nwasr i ghtabouthi spr edi c t i on.
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E I NS TE I N&THEHONE YBE ETRANS CRI P T goods uppl yofpol l eni sbydoi ngal i t t l edanc e–t he Ands owhi l s ts c i ent i s t sandc or por at i onsgoon waggl edanc e. di s agr eei ngwi t honeanot heraboutc aus esand t hei ri mpl i c at i ons ,i t ’ si ns pi r i ngt hatawhol er angeof Look i ngf orex ac t l ywhenandwher eEi ns t ei nmade peopl eal l ov ert hec ount r yar equi et l ymak i ngt hei r hi spr edi c t i on,Ipr et t ys oonunc ov er edt hathe opi ni onsf el tbyt ak i ngupbeek eepi ng. nev erdi d-i twasaquot emadeupaboutf i f t yy ear s af t erhi sdeat h. I ts ay ss omet hi ngabouti magi nat i onandhope.And al t houghs c i enc ehaspr edi c t edmanyt hi ngs ,i t ’ s Ani nv ent edquot et oaddwei ghtt oac aus e. nev erbeenabl et opr edi c twhatmak espeopl e hope. ThenIr eal i s edt hatev eni fwear eec ol ogi c al l yok wi t houtt hehoney bee,wewi l l hav el os ts omet hi ng Bec aus ehopei sunpr edi c t abl e. el s e. Bec aus et hehi s t or yoft hehoney beeandi t shoney i spar toft hehi s t or yofhumanc ul t ur e,whet herasa s y mbol f ort heFr enc hr ev ol ut i onorass omet hi ngt o gowi t ht eaandc ak e.
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