John Newling was Artist in Residence at The Collection Studio from January to April 2008. The Noah Laboratory is the final production process and installation of the project initiated during this period and developed throughout 2008.
Read MoreThe Noah Laboratory, 2009
Features the essay Between Laboratory and Garden: An Ecology of Values by Dr Jonathan Willet and Mark Somerfield of Create Research.
Read MoreArk Lab: The Noah Project, 2008 - The Lincoln Collection
Over the course of a month the gallery will form the central distribution hub and recycling point for a newspaper containing the images and writings generated from the residency and will, through the installation, endeavour to transform the some of the papers into soil.
Read MoreArk: Road Vines, 2008 - Work in progress
In April 2008 a new company, 'Ark Lab', was set up in order to establish a comprehensive feasibility study of John Newling's proposed project, Ark: Road Vines. Ark Lab will disseminate information on this project at regular intervals throughout the coming months as the project moves from proposal to realisation.
Read MoreThe Knowledge Meal, 2007 - Preston Market
Retracing the path configured in the 'voicing mysteries' Newling will construct a white linen clad continuous table that will form the physical structure for the Preston Market Mysteries Meal.
Read MoreAn Essential Disorientation, 2007 - S.A.R.P. Poland
This project evolved over an 18 month period and is an extensive essay that attempts to link contemporary arts practice to notions of the sacred.
Read MoreStamping Uncertainty, 2006 - Carlisle Cathedral
In 2005 the Dean of Carlisle Cathedral wrote to me asking if I could install Stamping Uncertainty in the Cathedral Fratry. I travelled to Carlisle to see the space. The Fratry turned out to be an extraordinary space that housed a library of theological texts. The context of the site, the site itself and the relationship to Stamping Uncertainty interested me greatly.
Read MoreChatham Vines, The Easter Liturgy, 2006 - Rochester Cathedral
From earliest times Christians have gathered through the night of Easter Eve. The Easter Liturgy is not merely a presentation of Gods work in history. It is meant to be a real experience of new life, a passing from darkness to light which offers hope to all the faithful.
Read MoreThe Preston Market Mystery Project, 2006
The Preston Market Mystery project has a duration of several years. Initially the project will consist of a series of events that are located within Preston Market Place. These events will accumulate information that will contribute to the final work of the project.
Read MoreMine, 2005 - Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee
Installation
Read MoreTransactions and Agreements, 2005 - Various Venues
Installation
Read Moremine (Lombard street), 2005 - St Mary Woolnorth, London
Temporary Installation
Read MoreHappiness is not a Right (Stamping), 2005 - West Cork Arts Centre
The performance-action involved placing a stencil of 'Happiness is not a right' onto the wall. The inking was done using 147 rubber stamps. Each stamp carried a short text.
Read MoreStamping Uncertainty, 2004 - Canterbury Cathedral
Installation
Read MoreChatham Vines, 2004 - St Johns Church, Chatham
Installation
Read MoreWestonbirt Wishes, 2004 - Westonbirt International Festival
Westonbirt International Festival of the Garden
Year: 2004 Commissioner: Westonbirt International Festival of the Garden Project Manager: Sam Wilkinson
Sleight Of Hand, 2003 - Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Performance
Read MoreCurrency and Belief, 2003 - Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Installation
Read MoreIf Spring doesn't come... , 2003 - Westonbirt International
Installation
Read MoreMake a piano in Spain, 2008 - Wellcome Collection, London
From the 6th to the 10th of May 2008, Nicola Martin, Kerry Howarth and John Newling met 500 people between Euston and St Pancras stations. From each of them they collected a written response to the question, 'What do you do to make yourself feel better?' Their testimony was overwhelming, giving the project a narrative that was both revealing and moving.
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