I am part of the symposium group, and this year’s symposium on 30 Nov/1 Dec is called graphic…
![Defining my practice](http://www.everythingmustbebeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Obstructions-gallery-still-frame-600x337.png)
![Symposium presentation brief](http://www.everythingmustbebeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Pennyhartley-brief-600x849.jpeg)
Symposium presentation brief
As a response to my workshopped symposium brief I am contemplating experimenting with various moving-image based approaches, ranging…
![Types of shared space](http://www.everythingmustbebeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Categories-of-space-poster--600x284.png)
Types of shared space
After our research paper workshop the other day, I created this table of shared spaces.
![The Obstacle](http://www.everythingmustbebeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/TheObstacle590px_3-150x150.gif)
The Obstacle
On 11 October we had a presentation by designer Guglielmo Rossi on radical alternative printed ephemera of the…
![Thought experiment on obstruction materials](http://www.everythingmustbebeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Obstructions-materials-ALL-600x409.png)
Thought experiment on obstruction materials
An experiment in re-organising my existing draft typologies of physical obstructions. Rather then dividing them by how we…
![Thought experiment on the types of spaces we share](http://www.everythingmustbebeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Different-kinds-of-space-ALL-new-600x400.jpg)
Thought experiment on the types of spaces we share
I’m revisiting the overall structure of my paper with this thought experiment. Instead of categorising how we experience…
![Traces and obstructions](http://www.everythingmustbebeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Traces-and-Obstructions-covers-600x400.jpg)
Traces and obstructions
I paired up with Javiera Godoy to make these two quick zines based on the similarities and differences between…
![Obstructions from all angles](http://www.everythingmustbebeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Barrier-and-cone-screenshot-600x420.png)
Obstructions from all angles
I’m taking stock now of everything I’ve done so far, with a fresh eye after the summer. Just…
![It’s been a while](http://www.everythingmustbebeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/No-smoking-while-walking-600x800.jpg)
It’s been a while
For what has felt like much of the summer I’ve been involved in the Global Arts Project, a…
![Sorry, but no](http://www.everythingmustbebeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/03319A9A-61FD-48C1-BA21-C78E42879CDF-600x450.jpeg)
Sorry, but no
I got off the bus yesterday to photograph this cone arrangement in a local school’s sports field –…
![No trespassing](http://www.everythingmustbebeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/No-tresspassing-5secs-150x150.gif)
No trespassing
A while back I made a short film called Event Horizon, about London’s North & South Circular. In…
![Form and materiality](http://www.everythingmustbebeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Obstructions-drawings-2-600x338.jpg)
Form and materiality
I’ve been thinking about the form and materiality of some of the obstructions. I have actually been interested in…
![Objects and things](http://www.everythingmustbebeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Encountering-Things-Symposium-600x450.jpg)
Objects and things
With obstructions in mind, together with recent conversations about our year 2 symposium, I was particularly interested yesterday…
![Public Realm Announcement](http://www.everythingmustbebeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Pages-for-keynote-presentation1-600x338.jpg)
Public Realm Announcement
This is the three minute slide presentation I made on 5 June about Public Realm, the term used…
![Presentation on 5 June 2018](http://www.everythingmustbebeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/OBs-2secs-150x150.gif)
Presentation on 5 June 2018
Context gif of obstructions to introduce specific idea in forthcoming presentation.
![Get your obstructions here](http://www.everythingmustbebeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Barriersdirect2-600x600.png)
Get your obstructions here
I’m contemplating options for my three minute presentation next week, and felt I had to mention the site…
![Draft paper submission 29 May 2018](http://www.everythingmustbebeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Obstructions_cover-600x849.jpg)
Draft paper submission 29 May 2018
Draft paper entitled OBSTRUCTIONS: The language of material obstructions and what they tell us about our public spaces….
![The presence of objects as obstacles](http://www.everythingmustbebeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Gabriel-planking-600x800.jpg)
The presence of objects as obstacles
I’m writing and gathering images for the draft paper now. Its title is somewhere in the vicinity of:…
![Beer label news](http://www.everythingmustbebeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/three_cans_m-600x400.jpg)
Beer label news
BTW: my beer labels No Ball Games, Idle Free Zone and Permit Holders Only on the CSM Extra…
![Obstructions](http://www.everythingmustbebeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_8702-e1526938777323-600x900.jpg)
Obstructions
Since sketching the quick zine of Obstructions in the workshop the other day, I went out to photograph…