Writer-in-Residence Trelex Switzerland

About The Trelex Residency:

I set up the residency with my own dream residency in mind. I wanted a professional studio environment with enough tools and materials that I wouldn’t have to travel with too many of my own, a supportive environment, other artist with whom to talk if I felt the need to, someone on hand to give me local advice and a location that would provide me with a definite sense of a change of scene from my normal practice. I couldn’t attend such a residency myself because of the demands of a young family but suddenly I found myself with the means of offering one to others. If you can’t travel the world, bring the world to you…

The other motivation for the residency, is that my own practice and writings are increasingly concerned with the process of Art. Thus I find that the presence of other artists working with me, far from being a distraction is hugely stimulating.

I believe that an open and free environment, supportive of artistic creativity through practical help and critical dialogue, exchange and collaboration can help any artist at any point in their career see their practice in a new light.