France in Ruins - Golden House Publications
An academically based monograph exploring the culture of ruined buildings in France. The work will introduce a range of factors that contribute to this nationwide custom, including: the French Revolution, The World Wars, French Inheritance laws and the Romantic Movement in France and the rest of the world (with a strong reference to artists and writers from the United States). As the culture slowly changes in favour of a French involvement in renovation, following decades of immigration by foreign nationals, the book will also expand upon the economic and social implications of the slow decay of the culture of ruination in France.
Publishing date: 2010.
photo by tom southern
work in development:
'Sunshine and Rain', a childrens' book looking at the friends that children choose. NOW PUBLISHED http://www.lulu.com/content/5377909 (Also in Hungarian, Welsh and French)
'The Sea Urchin and the Shark' - a children's book about being 'different'. NOW PUBLISHED http://www.lulu.com/content/6092511
'St Joan - the Enigma In The Secular Society That Is France' - a monograph.
'Ruins InFrance' - a monograph.
'Ward 6' - a film adaptation of a short story by Chekov.
'Get Me Out Of Here!' - a dance piece examining the social constraints of costume.