Visual artist, peanut butter she/her
City of London, London
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Avril Corroon retweeted
BREAKING: Hundreds of trade unionists are blockading major arms factories in England and Scotland that manufacture weapons supplied to Israel.
We will not stand by as weapons made in Britain are used to commit genocide against the Palestinian people! #ShutItDown4Palestine
Absolutely stunning and searing debut coming this summer
Very excited to reveal stunning UK cover for ‘Evenings and Weekends’ !! 🧡🩷 @4thestatebooks
Designed by the amazing @byjotho
May 9. Pre-order via link in bio. 👀
‘A masterpiece. This searing tale of class, sex, and love will resonate for generations to come.’ @owenjones84
Dublin please join in launching GOT DAMP a book documenting the 2 year social project looking at damp as material evidence to the housing crisis. @TLP_says tomorrow at 6pm. Readings from @julian_finite and Eimear Murphy at 6:30
Al Hassan Elwan, Frank Sweeney and I have withdrawn from Transmediale in support of the cultural strike in Germany
The government is attacking our #righttoboycott. Join me demanding MPs vote against the toxic 'anti-boycott bill' on the 10th Jan. Send a message using @PSCupdates online action palestinecampaign.eaction.on…
Please join us at @TACO_errr on 7 Dec for the launch of Got Damp, a new publication with readings by Daisy Lafarge and Eimear Murphy, who have written texts for the publication alongside with Mat Jenner, @cfitewassilak @julian_finite and @Les_kiki_kiki
Arming Apartheid | Ghada Karmi & Antony Loewenstein by VersoBooks via #soundcloud soundcloud.com/versobooks/ar…
Petition: Require train operators keep ticket offices and platform staff at train stations petition.parliament.uk/petit…
Avril Corroon retweeted
A mother-of-three has been sentenced to 28 months in prison for ending her own pregnancy.
It is #TimeToAct.
Join us this Saturday to demand abortion law reform NOW: eventbrite.co.uk/e/time-to-a…
Avril Corroon retweeted
7 days to go until the Making Neighbourhoods seminar @projectarts
Check out the full schedule and contributor line up!
🗓️10:00 - 16:30, Thur 8th June
📍Project Arts Centre, Dublin
🎟️ projectartscentre.ie/event/m…
Avril Corroon retweeted
It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea
ALT A medieval illustration of hedgehog with grapes skewered on its spines
Issey writes a lot about art, care and health so I’m grateful for this considered viewing of Got Damp and it’s ethical handling beyond the exhibition space which has been so crucial in how I’ve tried to operate as a custodian of people’s stories and in creating this exchange.
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In the buzz of installing Got Damp twice in just over a month, it was rewarding to pause and write what my motivations have been over the process of it's making. rte.ie/culture/2023/0415/137…
I wrote about setting up a exchange system for damp with renters and members of @catuireland, distilling this material and exhibition set up. Got Damp opens at @projectarts this Thur 20th 5:30-7pm runs until Jun 10 and currently running at @TACO_errr, London Apr 30.
Avril Corroon retweeted
"I thought about damp as a symbolically loaded material... Damp is saturated with meaning: it's domestic routine; it's collective agency; it's evidence." - @avcorroon talks exhibition GOT DAMP @RTE_Culture!
📰 bit.ly/RTEGotDamp
Launches Thursday ℹ️ bit.ly/GotDamp
ALT Avril Corroon, a femme person with dark hair, sits in their studio on a dehumidifier, surrounded by sculptural materials and equipment. They wear brightly coloured leggings and a dark top.
So excited to be amongst these mugshots being shipped to Paris!
We are delighted to announce the recipients of Artist Residencies for our 2023-2024 programme!
John Connors, Alan Holly @Dmulrooney @apourhosseini Moya Cannon @flukecassidy @MadeleineDL @AriaEipe @GearyKarl @evagriff Ingrid Lyons @michaelmagee__ Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin @ois_mck...👇
Avril Corroon retweeted
💦 Join us for the launch of @avcorroon's GOT DAMP!
Explore damp as a crisis of nature in the home - considering housing insecurity, the cost of living crisis, health impacts, & forms of community protest
ℹ️ bit.ly/GotDamp
🎉 Free to attend!
🗓️ Thurs 20 Apr
⏰ 5:30-7pm
ALT Brightly coloured thermal imaging in shades of yellow, purple red, turquoise, green and orange, and pink.
Avril Corroon retweeted
Avril Corroon (@avcorroon), whose work I discovered a few years ago when she was busy making cheese using bacteria collected directly from the mould growing in London housing, is exploring damp as a crisis of nature in the home.... we-make-money-not-art.com/da… @TACO_errr
