Monthly Archives: August 2013

The Great Brampton House Lawn Experiment

I love fools’ experiments. I am always making them. – Charles Darwin After his famous journey on the HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin returned home to Down House in Biggin Hill, Bromley. Over the next 40 years he would conduct field … Continue reading

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Offcuts for the Cabin

As part of my residency at Great Brampton House I have been aiming to make a response to Kieren Reed’s ‘Social Sculpture’, the cabin which I have been staying in. Currently the cabin is fairly sparse, populated with a bed, … Continue reading

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Great Brampton Tree House

Coinciding with my residency at Great Brampton House, Jasmine Riordan has been running a project to install a treehouse at the furthest end of the house’s grounds. The term treehouse may not suffice to capture the scale of this undertaking, … Continue reading

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A Detailed View

    The modern digital world has caused a shift in our perception of our environments; tools such as Google Earth provide a simplified and manageable reading of the world, though they iron over its intricacies. During my stay at … Continue reading

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Elliott Burns, artist in residence

From the 10th August to the 1st September I will be resident in Kieren Reed’s ‘Social Sculpture’, working on a new project at Great Brampton House, whilst also exploring the functionality of the cabin as a living space and an … Continue reading

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Travels in Brampton and beyond

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