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An Invitation to a Speculative Studio Spaces Talk and Guide
After the inevitable massive push that comes with the instillation and promotion of an exhibition, the beginning of October has seen a...

Michael Borkowsky
Oct 11, 20152 min read
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Notes on a Speculative Studio
Last Friday saw the opening of my current Speculative Studio Spaces exhibition at Access Space, Sheffield, and features an instillation...

Michael Borkowsky
Sep 25, 20152 min read
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Shaping a Speculative Studio Space
The Speculative Studio Space that I am installing at Access Space is really beginning to take shape! I am reluctant to say to much about...

Michael Borkowsky
Sep 16, 20151 min read
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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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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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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
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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
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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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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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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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More thoughts towards Speculative Studio Spaces
A visit to three separate arts organisations over two days last week has reinforced my Speculative Studio Spaces body of work. Enthused...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 4, 20153 min read
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Bottled Up – Thoughts Towards Turning Ideas into Perfume
If we think of the reasons why an idea within creative practice remains unfinished, the implications are that the artist thinks the idea...

Michael Borkowsky
Jan 10, 20153 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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Artists’ Paint Colour #4 – Cups Stacked on Top of Each Other
Taking ideas from artists and turning them into paint. Each paint is already primed with implications and preconceptions based on the...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 8, 20141 min read
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Artists’ Paint Colour #2 – Empty Frame
Taking ideas from artists and turning them into paint. Each paint is already primed with implications and preconceptions based on the...

Michael Borkowsky
Oct 24, 20141 min read
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Artists’ Paint Colour #1 – The Hotel
Taking ideas from artists and turning them into paint. Each paint is already primed with implications and preconceptions based on the...

Michael Borkowsky
Oct 18, 20141 min read
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Artists Required for Thoughts Towards a Painting that Doesn’t Exist.
I am creating a piece of work that assesses the nature of painting, and speculates whether a painting needs to exist if we are able to...

Michael Borkowsky
Aug 30, 20142 min read
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