Neptune’s projects: A Pamphlet In Defence Of The Necessary Impossibility Of Optimism The incredible has made the world possible, and is making the world impossible. Your drinks are so acidic your metals cannot hold them. Hedonism is energy is destruction
Irene Lofthouse The tourist stepped along the street her space suit merely another costume on the day that thousands in colourful garb protested at the nature of their future. Her exploration and collection of found objects underlining that what was
Francesca Tenenbaum has been exploring what makes Bloomsbury such a special part of London and the world. The earliest description of the area we know today as Bloomsbury was discovered in the Domesday Book, written in 1086. At that time,
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Suzie Inman Being Human It’s tough When your wings are snapped and you tumble from orbit; Meet earth with a crack and split in two. No moon and back — no wishing stars. Just earth. And dirt. The impact leaves
Lauren McMenemy “Better remain silent, better not even think, if you are not prepared to act.” -Annie Besant, Victorian-era women’s rights campaigner. The leap. That moment when you make the decision. Think yes, I’m going to do it. Nothing can
Nicola Gill Maybe I am the alien And the stars are beaming messages mediated by the moon Blinking morse code to minds muzzled and muted by logic Lost distant cousins making long distance calls through lamp black light years Maybe
“No journey carries one far unless as it extends into the world around us, it goes an equal distance into the world within.” Lillian Smith Bodies in space pulse, spin, attract, repel, orbit, dance. Bodies in motion breathe, connect, listen,
Rebeccca Magnus What makes a leap? A forceful stride forward. A bound across boundaries. A lurch into the unknown. It’s the belief that the way things are is not the way things have to be. It’s the will to do.
Looking for the creative leap Fiona Thompson First of all, there was no sitting around, no ‘being in residence’ at the Bloomsbury Festival. Not a jot. This was a day of 19,500 steps, which is nine kilometres – or five