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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
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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
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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
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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
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An Open Invitation to Attend the FLUX Gallery Tour
And so, FLUX is now two weeks old, diving headlong into its third week, this art exhibition – brought to you by Exchange Place Artists...

Michael Borkowsky
Jul 4, 20151 min read
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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
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Opinion – An Artist Navigating the Political Landscape
Opinion – An Artist Navigating the Political Landscape My thoughts towards the General Election, and what it means to me as an artist,...

Michael Borkowsky
May 10, 20153 min read
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Perfume as Practice at Open Studios
This bank holiday weekend I’ll be positioning myself firmly within the realms of Bank Street Arts as part of Open Up Sheffield – a...

Michael Borkowsky
May 2, 20151 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Speculative Studio Spaces
Studio spaces. What are they? Are they a form of refuge? a highly personal space that demands the removal of inhabitation? A platform...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 6, 20142 min read
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An invitation to my Open Studio & Pop-up Exhibition
As part of Yorkshire Artspace’s Open Studios I am running a two-day exhibition at Exchange Place Studios. The exhibition will act as a...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 20, 20141 min read
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Reflecting on my Latest Paint-Making Workshop
Last Wednesday I held the first of three paint making workshops to be held at The Bessemer II Gallery in Sheffield. As ever, the paint...

Michael Borkowsky
Sep 14, 20141 min read
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Mid-Year Report – Fourteen for 2014
Happy Independence Day to my American friends. According to my oh-so technical research North America makes up for 18% of visitors to my...

Michael Borkowsky
Jul 4, 20143 min read
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Reflecting on My First Solo Exhibition
A little over a week ago ‘Shelf Life’ –  my solo exhibition at Gage Gallery, Sheffield – came to an end. I have had a fair few group...

Michael Borkowsky
Mar 19, 20142 min read
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A chance to buy my original paintings for just £5!
Whilst ‘Shelf Life’ – My exhibition currently showing at Gage Gallery, Sheffield – covers a broad spectrum of concerns regarding food,...

Michael Borkowsky
Mar 5, 20142 min read
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