New exhibition opens at Taxi Gallery 6 April - 5 May
RANT SCORE – pavement poems by Rupert Mallin
Now recline your eyes
And listen to the ground ….
Rupert Mallin carried out a series of ‘walks’ through the pavements and
walkways of his hometown, Lowestoft in Suffolk. Observing and notating
every word or object that he found in his path he subsequently used his
notes to write ten ‘walking’ poems, each line, a step, as it were.
Rant Score builds into a compelling portrait of England’s most easterly
seaside town. A selection from the series is presented on a scrolling
LED message board installed inside the Taxi - a kind of meter,
registering the details rather than the cost of a journey.
The full publication of Rant Score is also available for visitors to
read in the comfort of the stationary vehicle.
Advance Notice: 25th April 7.30pm
A special poetry event to be held at the Scout Hut next door to Taxi
Gallery will include readings/performances by Rupert Mallin, London
Under Construction and TNWK.
Rupert Mallin will also be working with children from Abbey Meadows
Primary School and their poems will be displayed on the message board
during the final week of the exhibition.
Many thanks to Jayex Technology Ltd (www.jayex.com) for squeezing their
hire charge to fit my budget.
Taxi Gallery is located at 38 Stanesfield Rd, Cambridge CB5 8NH (C3 bus
from City Centre and Rail Station) Opening times are variable – please
call 01223 576017 in advance.
For more info please visit: www.taxigallery.org.uk
Rupert Mallin has had over 400 poems published in magazines in the UK
and abroad; plays broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and performed in theatre; he
has held six community arts residencies in the East Midlands and East
Anglia, and has run hundreds of projects and workshops.
Rupert is a member of the ongoing 'Inprint' artists/writers collective,
Norwich and is currently working with a video artist and a composer on
the 'Airfield Collaboration' in Norfolk. Rupert’s 'Town Hall'
installation, will be exhibited at the SeaChange Studios, Great
Yarmouth, May 2004.
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