Author Archives: rachel smith

As I come to the end of my MA in Fine Art I wanted to tell you what it has meant to me also how much I have enjoyed Park Life. This is not the end of Park Life however, there will be an online exhibition at wetdovetail.com (link to come) and then hopefully aContinue reading “A final thought?”

awards.clouds.survey So it is day 40 and we have come to a finish. We have finished on a run of hot days and today is another, although maybe slightly cooler. It is 1pm and the park seems quite busy. I am right in the corner and struggle again to see the whole park from here,Continue reading “Day 40 – The end”

types.exile.trash So we have reached the penultimate day. I am actually loading this blog a little late as I went to an exhibition launch at Middlesbrough Institution of Modern Art where there is some of my work yesterday evening. Very exciting. Anyway with that and the heat I just fell asleep halfway through uploading myContinue reading “Day 39 – Electrical”

tend.then.strain Section 38 is maybe not the most interesting. It is a hot day so we have come late but seemingly so have others. Including a family playing tennis, who I have seen on here before and some lads playing football. The family playing tennis are so lovely. I explained what I was doing andContinue reading “Day 38 – Nothing in particular”

Herb.locked.every section 37 and I feel very rushed today. I am alone as Chloe is at a leavers morning at school and I will join her later with a picnic lunch. This is another COVID thing, she wouldn’t normally be doing this. It shows how our world is still dominated by Covid. After her leaversContinue reading “Day 37 – all a rush”

Nuns.glad.drove Section 36 (not 35 as I say in my video!!) we are on the final row and I am right at the main entrance. It has been so hot today that we didn’t venture out until the evening. It’s a lovely evening, still hot, and the park is quiet. A few dog walkers, 6Continue reading “Day 36 – ‘It’s too darn hot’”

Woke.dared.risks section 35 and we are almost there. I am at the boundary again and not on the tennis court today. It is about 11am and it is really warm today. I am in quite a secluded section of the park and no one comes into this section whilst I am here. I can seeContinue reading “Day 35 – nerve agent”

broken.count.recall Section 34 and we are getting nearer to the end. I enjoyed today as, thanks to my lovely sister, I was alone. Don’t get me wrong I love Chloe more than anything and her spirit and positivity are infectious and inspiring but when she is with me in the park, my focus is alwaysContinue reading “Day 34 – alone”

rots.alert.firms Section 33 is mostly in the tennis courts with a small section on the outside. It is about one in the afternoon and quite muggy and hot but not particularly sunny. There were people, a father and son, playing tennis on the half of the courts with a net, luckily I was mainly lookingContinue reading “Day 33 – more tennis”

maker.secret.frosted section 32 and it is a lovely evening, beautiful blue sky and quite warm and sunny. There are quite a few people in the park today, including people on the tennis court which means I will have to try and creep onto the court to take my photos. For the first time since IContinue reading “Day 32 – anyone for tennis?”