S J Fowler (with Ginny Reddick) - Sets, Series and Ensembles

S J Fowler

Welcome to Sets, Series and Ensembles, an exhibition of art in public places. Accompanying each public art placement is a 'First Response' for you to read here on the website. As artists and writers we are constantly collecting ideas, objects, themes, and sentiments. We are often searching for the connections and narratives that help us understand both our lives and our art. 

S J Fowler's clutch of cuddly critters are on the loose! Two Collect Connect regulars join forces this morning to deal with the fluffy little creatures. The five soft toys were last seen in a procession along the edge of a pond. Each one has a fading message written on their bellies. Ginny Reddick finds the words to help us make sense of this latest ensemble.

S J Fowler

Still Waters

Here we go

Orderly

Slow.

 

No one could know

The hashed out

Harsh half meaning.

Un-whole ideas

and broken portmanteau.

The lonely fragments

Underneath.

 

So come together.

Run deep.

 

Here we go.

Orderly.

Slow.

S J Fowler

SJ Fowler a poet, writer and performer working in the literary, modernist and avant-garde traditions. He has published ten collections of poetry, over twenty publications of limited edition poetry, art and collaborative works and been commissioned by Tate Modern, BBC Radio 3, The British Council, Tate Britain, Liverpool Biennial and Wellcome Collection amongst others for texts, performances and installations. www.stevenjfowler.com/

Ginny Reddick is a writer and educator. She was one of the artists who exhibited at the first ever CollectConnect exhibition, Open Fridge, in March 2010. She has curated numerous CC projects including the Walthamstow street art favourite HideBird.