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| Dean Reddick |
Does love endure forever? Does a
bad penny always turn up? During this Valentine month the artists and
writers from CollectConnect explore this flip-sided theme with an
exhibition of 32 miniature sculptures. These objects are placed in
public places (#unsettledgallery), helping us to remember those who
we hold dear - or cast off those who we would rather forget. Every
day throughout February we will be featuring one of these
tokens/pennies on this website. A writer will also use the art as
inspiration to create something new and fresh.
Art - Dean Reddick / Words -
Ed Arantus
With wagers and hopes of sweet
magazines
Chose a bet that flipped on the turn of
a wish
No luck to the bottom, the world cast
adrift
A girl in the depths as poor as a bird
Who climbed up her so high only she
truly knows
Which eyes are for crying, these games
that you play
Leave this place flying, lets cast away
The boy crammed the coin straight into
the slot
Tossing his luck in the swell of the
sea
You might walk on water, you might live
for spin
Three cherries, a melon, this bird’s
on the wing
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| Dean Reddick |
You can find Dean's flesh coin on a communications box in Wood Street, Walthamstow. Waltham Forest is
currently the London Borough of Culture and many parts of the Borough
are undergoing extensive change with rapid housing development and
large scale gentrification. There are at least 2 amusements arcades/gambling houses in Walthamstow. Cosmic Casino at 2 Central Parade, Hoe Street and the Admiral Casino at 196 High St.
Dean Reddick is an artist, an art
therapist, occasional lecturer and editor on the Art Therapy Journal
ATOL. He has a small studio space at his home in Walthamstow where he
works on sculptures and drawings often based on his fascination with
birds and trees.
Ed Arantus is no stranger to art and
writing, he first published his work in the Censored Zine (July 2010)
and has exhibited his work ever since at venues like the Contemporary
Arts Research Unit in Oxford (2014). Last year he exhibited his poem
'Google If' at the Museum of Futures as part of the Enemies Project.
Don't forget to submit to our next
exhibition. The Art of Caring is accepting submission until the 7th
April 2019. More
at http://collectconnect.blogspot.com/p/submit.html
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