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The Fayre aims to offer a platform for the different components of the community using Wormwood Scrubs Park. It stems from 5 students’ journey on a group project originally based in HMP Wormwood Scrubs. However, when this initial stage of the project fell through, we were amazed at how many people we had encountered working [...]
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You are invited to Wormwood Scrubs park, from 12:00 until 17:00 on the 12/5 for a Community Fayre in support of charity.
Posted: April 30, 2012 by jamesrrellison in Events, The Prison2
By chance a friend offered me the opportunity to see Artangel’s newest commission, A Tender Subject, by artist Mark Storor. The performance, which took 3 years to design, takes place in an abandoned space, within the city of London, and deals with tales of homosexuality in the prison system. [...]
Students hold sponsored sprint around Wormwood Scrubs prison
Posted: March 29, 2012 by jamesrrellison in Counter-Mapping, Events, The Prison, UncategorizedFIVE students clutched yellow chrysanthemums as they took on laps of Wormwood Scrubs prison to spread their message. The Communique London group – Rebecca Hartley, Tatiana Baskakova, James Ellison, Nima Esmailpour and Kate Wiggs – took on the Saturday morning challenge for Tomorrow’s People. The charity works with prisoners, families affected by long-term unemployment and [...]
I know I was banned, at least I can run! (Wormwood Scrubs, 24/03 9:00 – 13:00)
Posted: March 18, 2012 by jamesrrellison in Counter-Mapping, Events, The Political, The PrisonSecond call out for participants, this time it’s Scrubs! As with the Gherkin we are exercising our right, excuse the pun, to free association. The days events will begin at 9am and go on until 1pm, if you want more blurb please check our press release below. We hope to see you ALL there!!!
Communique London are here, so letters in!
Posted: March 12, 2012 by jamesrrellison in 5th Site, Counter-Mapping, Events, Project Archive, The Political, The Prison, UncategorizedHere is the official launch of the new look ‘prison group’. Below is a link to our blog, please take a look. http://communiquelondon.org/ There is also an event happening at the Gherkin at 12:00 on the 17th.Please join us for a little bit of playful action. [...]
Gay prisoners to get jail tales shown in Artangel installation
Posted: March 5, 2012 by theoprice in The PrisonMark Storor worked with jailed gay men for three years to create new work A Tender Subject gay-prisoners-artangel-installation http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/mar/05/gay-prisoners-artangel-installation a_tender_subject http://www.artangel.org.uk//projects/2012/a_tender_subject/about_the_project/a_tender_subject
Wormwood Scrubs Olympic Team
Posted: February 23, 2012 by tatiana in The PrisonTags: documentation, olympics, relay
Wormwood Scrubs Olympic Team from electrovolk on Vimeo. 2012 gold medal winners in relay race.Rebecca Hartley, James Ellison, Kate Wiggs, Nima Esmailpour, Tatiana Baskakova.Camera: Vlada Maria Tcharyeva
** Calling everyone ** – if anyone would like to take part in some spontaneous performance on the streets of london, the prison group will be meeting at the Gherkin (Swiss Re Tower) at 9am this Sunday morning. We need as many participants as we can get our hands on! I will provide tea [...]
Hi – just an update on the letter writing that is part of our dynamic, outward-rippling project. We are writing to a wide range of places. Here is the email I just sent to the group: My inspiration for these places started with thinking about our walk around Old Bond Street area last Thursday! That [...]
Blake escapes from Scrubs
Posted: January 24, 2012 by project47convenors in The Political, The PrisonIn 1961 George Blake was convicted of treason and espionage and was handed down a 42 year prison sentence, to be served out in H. M. Prison Wormwood Scrubs. In 1966 Blake escaped from Scrubs with the aid of the KGB and defected to Moscow. As a space of incarceration the prison is society’s [...]
