Isabel Brison

Lapse

Three engravings of the sea and one text fragment in grid layout. Text reads: “The stories of sailors,” said Geo, “are menageries of beasts that no one has ever seen, of lands for which no maps exist, and of peoples no man has met.”

Lapse is a text-based piece published in the online magazine Interact.

The Adventurous Lives of Lisbon Statues

"Horse from equestrian statue throwing its rider and running away

(or Ditas e Desditas da Estatuária Lisbonense.)

A multi-chapter online piece, co-produced with Teatro do Bairro Alto.

The Common Soil

Framed picture of a dead, erect tree trunk.

The Common Soil is an online exhibition, organised by CHAUFFEUR, showcasing work created in collaboration with Nuno Rodrigues de Sousa.

Documentation blog for my walks around the very suburban suburb I live in. The practice of walking is a form of resistance to the consumerist desire for fast, seamless travel epitomised by the automobile.

The Plinths of Sydney

An ongoing investigation into the material characteristics of the plinths of Sydney monumental statuary.

Art History Misspellings

When I feel bored in meetings, I draw on post-it notes or whatever paper I have to hand. This tumblr is a misguided attempt to appear more productive by showing the results of my occasional activity.

Trees

From Suburban Birdspotters.

Birdspotters return

collection of sandstone fragments dug up from veggie patch

After a lapse of almost one year, Nuno and I are working on the birdspotters project again.