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Additionally, I have contributed to a number of TV films including 'May the Force be with you' and 'Spirit of Albion' for Channel 4 . 'An Englishman's' Right' and 'Trashed' for BBC. I consulted in making 'Operation Solstice', a film about the bloody police action to prevent the gathering at Stonehenge and the civil action that followed.
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I have also produced illustrated lectures to educational establishments. I self-published a book entitled 'Stonehenge - Solstice Ritual', to describe aspects of the summer solstice celebrations at the monument. I provide photographs for the magazine 'Festival Eye'. The material was designed to show the many aspects of festivals and of the travelling lifestyle. It has a highly pictorial content. I am also concerned with the editorial content of this magazine. |
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I have contributed to an exhibition titled `Stonehenge belongs to you and me' The show was organised by Dr. Barbara Bender, Professor of Anthropology at University College, London. The exhibition has toured a number of civic sites and museums and has promoted much public debate about access to the monument.
With the onset of the Criminal Justice Act, I have prepared information booklets titled 'The Right to Party'. They contain imagery and comment on the main aspects of the law and the implications for the groups primarily affected. The publication and distribution was paid for by a series of benefit events organised by the dance music systems of the East Midlands under the label 'All Systems No'.
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I helped organise, and performed, with the 'Velvet Revolution Tour' funded by the civil rights pressure groups, Charter 88 and Liberty. This drew together bands and sound systems, installation art, theatre, video and information to raise awareness about these new laws. These events provided me with the maximum of opportunity to display images directly related to the issues at hand. In 1994 - 95, The Victoria and Albert Museum mounted an exhibition titled 'Street Style - Sidewalk to Catwalk, 1940 to tomorrow'. |
I exhibited prints and also advised on matters relating to the travellers lifestyle. My photography also informed the base research for this project.
I am a graduate of Nottingham Trent University with a BA degree in Photography. I specialised in issues surrounding representation, presenting myself in audio - visual format. I wrote my dissertation on "Positive images, evidence, public order & restrictions".
My concern for this community has lead me to actively be involved in welfare and advice agencies.
I have been a field worker for the 'Release' organisation and am currently on the management committees of several charities, including 'Festival Welfare Services', the 'Travellers Aid Trust' and 'Drugscope' formerly the 'Standing Conference on Drug Abuse' (SCODA).
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I have become interested in presenting slide shows in a multi-media context. I have been showing work in mainly music and theatre venues, at outdoor events such as the Glastonbury Music and Arts Festival, and at performances with the 'Mutoid Waste Company' . I have also worked with bands such as Hawkwind, Ozric Tentacles, The Orb, The Levellers and Zion Train. |
I am especially interested in mixing photography with lighting effects suitable for locations such as dance clubs etc. I regularly perform with DiY, a dance music collective based in Nottingham, and with 'Smokescreen' from Sheffield.
The latest show I have produced and am currently touring with, I have titled:
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Tash: ... tash@gn.apc.org
