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12 Jul 2024

NOT QUITE LIGHT REFORM RADIO JULY 2024

Join Not Quite Light for an eclectic mix of field recordings and delicious music… This month the show features an overnight visit to The Meadow, on the Crescent in Salford, during the Summer Solstice. Listen to the dusk and dawn chorus, and some gentle observations as the night unfolds. The music is quite dreamy, and features tracks by Morton Feldman, Lulu Helensworth, The Blue Nile and Stan Getz. LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST

11 Jul 2024

RAINSTORM BIRTHDAY PHOTO WALK

Thurs Aug 1ST, 6PM 2024 Guided photowalk with Not Quite Light & Emma Fox THE FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPH ‘RAINSTORM’ IS 5 YEARS OLD ON AUGUST 1ST 2024!   On a wet August evening 5 years ago, a photograph was taken of Manchester that went viral, retweeted by the actor Stephen Fry and Illusionist Derren Brown, amongst many others. It’s a photograph that has now travelled the globe and is on someone’s wall in every continent of the world.  To celebrate the […]

04 Jul 2024
cold fish soup by adam farrer

COLD FISH SOUP

Since the start of the year I’ve been collaborationg with writer Adam Farrer on a project we’ve called ‘The Loss of England’. Adam has just released his first book ‘Cold Fish Soup’ and the film will feature his writing. In celebration of the release of his acclaimed book, I’ve created a trailer using film and sound from ‘The Loss of England’, with Adam reading an extract from a chapter entitled ‘Death Takes a Holiday’. It’s a beautiful book, full of […]

28 Jun 2024

SUMMER SOLSTICE SALFORD

I sometimes feel compelled to take certain paths, aware I’m being pushed by energies beyond my understanding. This year I knew I was going to spend the night of the summer solstice out in The Meadows, just off the Crescent in Salford. This land is perhaps where the first settlers came to rest, at the curve of the River Irwell, where it doubles back on itself. It has remained a slightly wild place, now left to grow so that if […]

13 Jun 2024

OPEN STUDIOS 6th July 2024

OPEN STUDIOS, SATURDAY 6TH JULY FROM 1PM, NQL HQ, GF 008, THE COURTYARD, ISLINGTON MILL, JAMES STREET, SALFORD M3 5HW 1pm – LATE… On Saturday 6th July, there will be an open studios day at Islington Mill, with lots going on. As part of this I will be opening up NQL HQ for the first time! Come along to see the Not Quite Light studio space, view some of my work ( photographs, film and sound ), and take part […]

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