Darren Neave - Writing

Writing

I have confronted a lot of fears about writing, making it an integral part of my practice and have founds ways to enjoy the process and how it folds into the making of work and various pieces.

Here are a few that have evolved and been published.

Audio Tales - The Jumper

Discover me at ... Neave House, Minting

Repatriation back into my birth county has had a startling creative impact on my practice.

The ambivalences of being here, the landscape, the environment and the familial memories all fold into my writing.

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Blue Hued Florence (2024)

My Grandmother, Florence has just arrived, she had been residing in Gloucester, unbeknownst to her daughters and to myself and the rest of the family.

There was a confirmation email, which had found its way into the junk folder.

I never thought to leave a key, she would have to wait for me, under the carport...

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The Fear of Tupperware

Plastic boxes within boxes, containers contained, nothing goes to waste with Tupperware. Spares, carefully crammed into the wall mounted kitchen cupboard, awkwardly affixed over the chest freezer. The shelf impeded the freezer lid. Our house was crammed with too much stuff...

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Darren Neave on ‘roadkilllandfillgoodwillmother’

I am an artist residing on the edge of rural Lincolnshire, this liminality provides me with a different take on a relationship with the immediate habitat and the earthy surroundings beyond. I travel between the capital and the countryside; the abruption is echoed in my practice. I often get lost, distracted, lose track, meander and dawdle dog-leggedly throughout the day...

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Axisweb - Five2Watch: Intervention

Selected as one of five artists who have work focusing on interventions.

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Axisweb - Artist of the Month

In November 2020 I was interviewed by Harlan Whittingham from Axisweb as part of their 'Artist of the Month'. Questions surrrounding my practice and ways of making were asked.

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