REFERENCE
RESEARCH MATERIAL
POINT OF CONTACT
I worked for many years alongside the first appointed University of Edinburgh Archivist Arnot Wilson. He stated repeatedly that digital representation will
never replace the point of contact with history. Having the object, the book,
or the manuscript right there in your hands as primary source material is the
central most important concept.
I agree with Arnot Wilson and set out below are material items that impacted upon my formative thinking in a significant way through physical contact.
Remember kids! digital images are a gateway to physical media. It is worth noting that only a few people get to make contact. Economic censorship and convoluted information strategies often block that experience.
I agree with Arnot Wilson and set out below are material items that impacted upon my formative thinking in a significant way through physical contact.
Remember kids! digital images are a gateway to physical media. It is worth noting that only a few people get to make contact. Economic censorship and convoluted information strategies often block that experience.
Design Through Discovery was the first
and last book I ever read from cover to cover including every footnote and
copyright information. It was that important to me. I naively at 14 took the phrase cover to cover literally.
I have photographed these publications in a way that conveys a closer look at their material properties.
I had to sell my vinyl whilst studying in the late 80s to raise cash for basic living expenses. I am extremely grateful to Calum Walker who loaned the vinyl items for photography from his own collection.
This is not an archive or even a comprehensive list.The documentation will be ongoing.
I have photographed these publications in a way that conveys a closer look at their material properties.
I had to sell my vinyl whilst studying in the late 80s to raise cash for basic living expenses. I am extremely grateful to Calum Walker who loaned the vinyl items for photography from his own collection.
This is not an archive or even a comprehensive list.The documentation will be ongoing.
NOISE MANUAL
I have carried this small A6 booklet with me for 40 years, The Art Of Noises. I picked it up in Bristol 1980.The pamphlet produced a unique click in my head when I first read it.
The manifesto introduced me to the idea of non-musician and noise as music. It safely changed my thinking in a radical way about what constituted music practice.
THE FINAL ACADEMY
