Things I have made
Drew Barrymore’s Island Hotel from Hell
A solo show of new work at Patricia Fleming Gallery 3 November – 16 December 2023. Private View: Thu, 2 Nov, 6-8pm Patricia Fleming GalleryOxford House, 4 Oxford Lane, GlasgowG5 9EP We are delighted to invite you to Drew Barrymore’s Island Hotel from Hell, a solo exhibition of new work by Jane Topping. Denim pillars frame…
Read MoreSold Out – Murky Waters film screening
Today at 8.30pm the Murky Waters film screening is sold out. The Man Who Fell to Millom can be viewed here.
Read MoreGothic Nature Journal: New Directions in Ecohorror and the EcoGothic
The Man Who Fell to Millom (2018) is part of Gothic Nature Journal Issue III. Download it here. Huge thanks to Editors-in-Chief Dr Elizabeth Parker, Dr Michelle Poland and Dr Harriet Stilley for the inclusion. Read all Gothic Nature editions at https://gothicnaturejournal.com/
Read MoreDirty Screens, still filthy
These may not be recent, but they are great. They’re all unique C-type prints at 32 inch TV dimensions (47 × 77 cm) and available on Artsy here. ‘Screenshot’ tags not included!
Read MoreNeMLA 53rd Annual Convention 2022
Delighted to be given the opportunity to present remotely at the Northeast Modern Language Association 53rd Annual Convention this year – my second contribution to this friendly, interdisciplinary affair. I was discussing the flick book A 35mm 208-ish Frame Version of Blade Runner (2018) in the context of literary and film adaptation. Thank you Bill…
Read MoreAmsterdam 2007-08
In a clean up of an old hard drive I found these images of work I made when I was in Amsterdam on the SAC (as was) Residency back in 2007-08. Ancient history of course, but as I ease myself back into the studio after making some changes to my working practices (farewell UoCIoA, hello…
Read MoreA Thing What I Wrote (2020)
Delivered to the University of Cumbria Research Office, Lancaster in a suitcase at 3.30pm on Thursday 27th February 2020. Thankfully then Professor Robert Williams and family took me out for a pint. Now I have no idea what to do with myself… The Peter & nou Handbook: A Field Guide to a Speculative Practice (So…
Read MoreDomestic Bliss – GoMA, Glasgow
Pop into Domestic Bliss up in Gallery 4 of GoMA when you are passing. Katie Bruce’s exhibition makes the space seem like new. My work, based on the life of Carson McCullers and from my solo show They are the We of Me (GoMA, 2006) gets to hang out with works by Jacqueline Donachie and…
Read MoreShe Was a Visitor – No.35 Project with Alex Hetherington
Thank you to everyone who came along to She Was a Visitor, the last No. 35 project by Alex Hetherington. Alex used my work and imagery as a jumping-off point, writing and designing a gorgeous text which was launched (in very limited edition) while we played around with www.rabbitcottontoothcottonrabbit.com, watched Peter, nou and The Man…
Read MorePeter & nou – new images
Shot by designer Matthew Walkerdine for his website, I’ve half inched these gorgeous new images of Peter & nou. All those ‘corrections’ in Peter – the scoring out, line by line – were drawn by me and then scanned and overlaid on the original text by Matt, and he didn’t bat an eye. Matt is,…
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