Ad Free Zone

Ad Free Zone

Ad Free Zone Image: They Live (1988) John Carpenter Art Network North East asked me to write an article, responding to a ‘cultural placemaking’ brief. My proposal would be to remove all advertising from a designated zone in the city and replace it with artworks and...
A World Without Music?

A World Without Music?

In 2021, I wrote a blog for the UBI Lab Network using Bill Drummond’s No Music Day project to frame an argument for Basic Income. You can read the article here. In 2022 I contacted Bill to let him know about the article. The next day he has added it to his website as...
How could we do things differently?

How could we do things differently?

How could we do things differently? This article was written during the first UK lockdown in 2020 as a way to think about how the experience had changed our perceptions. At the time there was a lot of talk about learning from the pandemic and building back better. It...

UBI and Creativity

UBI and Creativity We’re all creative. If you don’t think you are, it’s probably because you haven’t had the chance to explore your ideas beyond daydreaming. The creative process takes time, space and energy. Trial-and-error is necessary to discover anything...