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Welcome to Saxnot

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On Thursday evening I entered Scott King’s world of Saxnot at Studio Voltaire, Clapham. What is Welcome to Saxnot? Physically, it is an installation consisting of a series of free–standing infographic works, written material, including a Welcome to Saxnot brochure, … Continue reading →

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All the fun of the fair

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Walking over Clapham Common to a meeting in the Old Town yesterday I got my first look at ‘Winterville 2017‘. Billing itself as ‘London’s Alternative Winter Experience’ this mixture of old-fashioned fair ground show and modern outdoor activities has prompted … Continue reading →

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Front Page

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A page of news snippets to start the week. Clapham Book Festival The 2018 Clapham Book Festival will take place on 18th May, a date for the diaries of anyone who can get to London SW4. The venues are Omnibus … Continue reading →

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Smell…

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…odour, perfume, scent. One’s olfactory sense isn’t the first that springs to mind when conjuring up a picture of a place or scene, but it can be one of the most powerful. During my recent visit to the Sierra de … Continue reading →

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Dippy departed

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Several generations of schoolchildren have been introduced to natural history by Dippy the Dinosaur at the Natural History Museum, South Kensington. This diplodocus skeleton cast arrived at the museum in 1905, but was erected in the Hintze Hall near the … Continue reading →