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Overview

  • 3 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 36, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • I have a studio in south east london where i work on my p...
  • BA First Class Hons; Fine Art; Painting
  • From Liverpool, UK
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

to move to berlin

ABOUT ME

I work as a technician at South London Gallery, i also help out at Auto Italia South East - an artist run organisation in south london > www.autoitaliasoutheast.org where i have a studio space to work on my own artworks and bits of research.

I moved to london 4 yrs ago to study painting which i graduated last june. Since then i have been pretty busy with projects and exhibitions which has been really good. I would like to do a masters in the next couple of years, hopefully in Rotterdam. I read alot of cultural/art theory and bits of philosophy. I like to talk about politics and cultural theory, i like bicycles.

PHILOSOPHY

too early to say!

i try to get on with people as much as possible, and learn from them about how people think and live.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I live in an old dilapidated terraced house in the heart of camberwell/peckham which has a newly emerging scene of young artists, galleries etc. im pretty busy and not always here. But message me if you want to stay

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

had good experience staying with hosts in rotterdam and berlin. Other members of couchsurf have lived in our house in London and we have hosted here regularly over the years.

Interests

I like cycling. me and my house mate are going to cycle from london to paris soon. I really like reading a lot; mostly western philosophy, cultural theory and art theory. I would like to write, but i am still quite scared of writing! and havent done much.

  • arts
  • writing
  • singing
  • running
  • politics
  • reading
  • painting
  • guitar
  • cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

kate bush,
the white stripes,
ash,
joni mitchel,
patti smith,
crass,
american blues and african american folk
wu tang clan - GZA + RZA
Orange juice
the style council

so pretty eclectic!

Books im currently reading/about to read;

the coming insurrection - invisible comittee

seing - jose saramago

living in end times - slavoj zizek

atlas shrugged - ayn rand

pensees - blaise pascal

where art belongs - chris krauss

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

AMERICA

Teach, Learn, Share

i can play guitar quite well, i can sing, im good at first aid!

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom

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