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Xylomedical Manual (Philly) is a book of 16 stories told to me by people that I encountered in Philadelphia. Over the course of 3 happenings the public was invited to share a narrative, a memory or a feeling with me. Over the course of 30 minutes the storyteller and I would co-create a small composition which encapsulates their tale. This piece has been acquired by the Museum for Art in Wood and is on view there until mid October. Thank you to everyone who shared their story with me, including @melisserrose @obliqua_madera @hollyelisg @sorensonkatie @burcu.okuda @ohhanabear @chrishammer1971 @bay.bodyofwater Thanks to all of the staff and now friends from the Museum and Nextfab! Thanks to all of my fellow residents @blonder.than.necessary @asssemkamal @ardn_cloud @edgarorlaineta @av_klara and Holly for inspiring me and teaching me. Special thanks to Asem for helping me record the video and audio for this clip, as well as many other bits and pieces. Thanks to everyone who came to the opening to support this exhibition and the museum!

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9 months ago

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🔊 Sound on! . This wooden conveyor belt is the final element of the commission that I've taken a year and a half to complete. 600 individual pieces of 15 different species of wood in this one part alone. The colours and marks in the woods are the results of fungi partially digesting them. Photos of the final installation to follow soon. . 📹 @heidi_fourie . . . . . . . #woodsculpture #asmrwood #woodasmr #kineticsculpture #creak #joineryporn #woodporn

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3 years ago

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Cedar Social Spanner. This ladder-like contraption allows two people to stand across from one another, clasping arms, having a face-to-face connection. The Eastern Red Cedar trunk is imbued with aromatic oils that keep away bad feelings and prevent decay. . Ladders are associated with shamanic power in cultures accross the globe. They connect the realm of spirit to the realm of the mundane. . Made of driftwood collected from the Delaware. . On view at @museumforartinwood until 26 October. . Images 1,4 ©@erin.nicole.redman . Image 3 ©Museum for Art in Wood. Photo: John Carlano . Images 2,5,7 ©Museum for Art in Wood. Photo: Nadja Mogilewski . Image 6 ©Allen Laing, prototyping and testing with @edgarorlaineta and @ardn_cloud

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9 months ago

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In die vyfde episode van Taalgenoot Klankbaan gesels Angie en Jaco met @allen.laing , die Xylomantis, oor hoe om met hout te werk, en hoe om nie bome te klim nie. Die episode eindig met ‘n wonderlike xylomancy sessie. #taalgenootklankbaan opgeneem en gesny deur @anika.dl

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24 days ago

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You are invited to the opening group photography and multimedia exhibition! 17:00-21:00, 18 April at Open Window @openwindowinstitute 6 Geneva Road, Randburg Artists @marko_zink @rogerballen @jodi_bieber @franadilla @hobona_kabelomofokeng @fezeka.jacqueline @brettrubin_studio @killskink Sound performance 🎛️ @__u_n_c_l_e__ DJ @adialidal RSVP now and join in on an immersive experience where we celebrate the strange! Link in bio.

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1 month ago

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Ons het ‘n epic vyfde episode van @taalgenootklankbaan in die pyplyn - ‘n gesprek en ‘n xylomancy session met die Xylomantis @allen.laing , dropping in the next week or so. Opgeneem op @openwindowinstitute se pragtige nuwe Johannesburg kampus in Blairgowrie. Vang solank op met die eerste 4 Taalgenoot Klankbaan episodes, dis elke keer ‘n gesprek en ‘n audio experience of some kind (featuring @kaktrise @lynthiajulius @charlpianoman en ‘n handvol (pun intended) klapvegters in Benoni). Ek en Angie en Anika geniet hierdie avonture vreeslik, much love to the people who have shared feedback on the first 4 episodes. #taalgenootklankbaan

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1 month ago

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Thank you @allen.laing for showing us the new @openwindowinstitute space in Blairgowrie! We can’t wait to see it full of lucky students!🪟🗜️🔧⚙️🪚🧰🖌️

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3 months ago

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In the latest issue of @taalgenoot journalist Johan Myburg @info.myburg writes about my artistic practice. The full edition is available at the link in my bio. . Images 1, 3, 5 & 6 ©Museum for Art in Wood. Photos by John Carlano, and by @jana_findlay and @erin.nicole.redman

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5 months ago

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To round off the story of my residency, here are some installation shots of the Xylomedical Manual (Philly). I love how it transforms as you move around it, and as various pages open and turn. . @museumforartinwood . Images ©Museum for Art in Wood. Photos by John Carlano

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8 months ago

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Holey Grail My brother wanted to buy a live edge turned vessel at a flea market, so I told him to save his money and let me make him one. . On view until 24 October at the @museumforartinwood . Images ©Museum for Art in Wood. Photo: John Carlano

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8 months ago

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Searching for Spirits - the second last of the pieces I made on residency at the @museumforartinwood . . One more to come after this, and then I'll post some still images of the Xylomedical Manual to wrap things up! . All Images ©Museum for Art in Wood. Photo: John Carlano

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8 months ago

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Xylomantis in Flight. This was the final work that I made on my residency in the US. I had some spalted driftwood that reminded me of clouds, and this piece emerged as an expression of my elation at having spent 2 months working towards an exhibition that I was extremely proud of and grateful to have had. Happily this piece was acquired by a collector in Philadelphia and will live where it was born. . All images ©Museum for Art in Wood. Photo: John Carlano. . @museumforartinwood

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8 months ago