Author: jim lockey

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Podcast with latest research and thinking

Posted on by jim lockey in reading, thoughts and theory

Did you know I started a podcast during lockdown? Season 1 was all about different things I was researching plus interviews with other artists and creatives. Season 2 is currently running and is a series of deep dives into the old english poem Beowulf. I've been researching anglo-saxon myth and storytelling for a large scale … Continue reading Podcast with latest research and thinking →

BEOWULF : OF HOPE & HEATHENS

Posted on by jim lockey in reading, thoughts and theory

Questions of lineage have almost always been at stake for people of power. We might like to imagine that the obsession with lineage is not so important in the present day but in the last decade we saw how the wholly spurious ‘birther’ movement, questioning the lineage of president Obama, took hold and shaped American politics in ways we still feel. Lineage still affects us.

(almost) all my Nine Mens Morris making and thinking over the last couple of months

Posted on by jim lockey in games, reading, thoughts and theory

I've been researching nine-men's-morris with a view to making a new work. I've been posting some things on instagram and making videos on my youtube channel. These are all ways of recording my research in a way which will hopefully be interesting to an audience. I've even started a podcast and the first episode is … Continue reading (almost) all my Nine Mens Morris making and thinking over the last couple of months →

OH HELL! (Research/Faustus/Rambling)

Posted on by jim lockey in reading, sketchbook, thoughts and theory

During lockdown, whilst my current and upcoming projects are suspended, I've been devoting what spare time I have to research. Last year, I presented my work A History of Fate at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury, the experience got me thinking about Christopher Marlowe for the first time since my GCSEs. This sparked a fascination … Continue reading OH HELL! (Research/Faustus/Rambling) →

TILE-GAMI – a board game design in process

Posted on by jim lockey in games

I've recently become interested in Board Game Design, perhaps inspired a little from my work with Royal Game of Ur. As a result I've joined a design and playtesting group and begun to work on a couple of games. My kids saw me working on a game and asked to play... but what I was … Continue reading TILE-GAMI – a board game design in process →