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Cornwall Scrapbook
Last week I was in Cornwall on holiday, taking in both Newquay and St Ives. The bulk of the holiday was spent in Newquay, with trips to...

Michael Borkowsky
Sep 13, 20151 min read


An Invitation to Speculative Studio Spaces
You are all invited to the Opening Evening of my upcoming exhibition at Access Space, entitled ‘Speculative Studio Spaces’ The exhibition...

Michael Borkowsky
Sep 4, 20151 min read


The Fruits of Crowdfunding
It’s a whole two months since my crowdfunding ended and, hidden between satisfying crowdfunding rewards and producing works for an...

Michael Borkowsky
Sep 1, 20151 min read
Why Do You Wear Perfume?
…that’s the question I want you to answer! Perfume As Practice, my research-led residency at Bank Street Arts, is really beginning to...

Michael Borkowsky
Aug 14, 20151 min read


Introducing my Online Pop-Up Shop!
One of the perils of renting a studio is the ease of which you can accumulate all sorts of junk, half finished projects, old bits of...

Michael Borkowsky
Aug 12, 20152 min read


Playing with Poetry
Positioned in between satisfying my crowdfunding rewards and waiting for perfume materials to arrive, I find myself in a brief period of...

Michael Borkowsky
Aug 7, 20151 min read


Diary of a Painting Designed for Logistics
‘Brain in a Bottle’ is a painting created for logistical ease. It aims to represent visually the implications of my Bank Street Arts...

Michael Borkowsky
Jul 23, 20152 min read


Studio Spaces, Perfume & Video Game Coding
Over the last week I have been doing a fair bit of juggling; visits to BasementArtsProject, Leeds and Access Space, Sheffield have...

Michael Borkowsky
Jul 20, 20151 min read


FLUX – An exhibition about change in a changing place
FLUX is an exhibition that seeks to ask questions of change and what change means to the individual. FLUX is devised and curated by...

Michael Borkowsky
Jun 24, 20151 min read


Reflecting on Crowdfunding
And so, after 50 days of patience, persistence and promotion, my crowdfunding campaign has ended – although it will still be live for the...

Michael Borkowsky
Jun 8, 20152 min read
Crowdfunding Projects – Three of the Best
As my own crowdfunding campaign reaches its final few days I begin to reflect on the projects that have caught my eye over the last...

Michael Borkowsky
Jun 1, 20152 min read


Last Week: From Liverpool to London
If a week is a long time in politics, then how long is it for an artist? Well, to answer that awkward and clumsy self-imposed question,...

Michael Borkowsky
May 21, 20153 min read


Travel Perfume
In the midst of setting up my crowdfunding and really cracking on with this perfume lark I have neglected to write a blog about an...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 21, 20151 min read


In Praise of Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding. It’s a term with increasing relevance and, as an artist, I find it an increasingly viable means of – not just acquiring...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 18, 20152 min read
Perfume as Practice – Frequently Asked Questions
Now that I have a firm idea of the direction I want ‘Perfume as Practice’ to go in, I have decided to create this blog post, listing...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 8, 20154 min read


Perfume as Practice Goes Public
Late March – the 25th to be exact – provided me with my first opportunity to place ‘Perfume as Practice’ within a public realm. This was...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 7, 20152 min read
Scented Thoughts #1 – Scent doesn’t equal memory
‘Scented Thoughts’ are blog posts that seek to document thought processes towards the principles of scent and how scent exists in our...

Michael Borkowsky
Mar 7, 20151 min read


Choosing Chocolates
Acting as an appendage to Speculative Studio Spaces, I present to you some perfectly crafted chocolates. These are no ordinary chocolates...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 21, 20151 min read


Research as Advertisements
My research findings towards perfumery have so far proved to be of great value – as a novice to perfumery, it has been fascinating...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 13, 20151 min read


Perfume as Language
Much like the contents of a perfume bottle, my thoughts towards perfumery are unknown, mysterious and confusing. Having only just begun...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 8, 20153 min read
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