BLOBBY BLOBBY BLOBBY!!!
PAUL RAYMOND
His exhibition was inspired by the derogatory term, ‘The Blob’, popularised by Michael Gove during his role as Secretary of State for Education.
BLOBBY, BLOBBY, BLOBBY!!! Reflected a society (and an educational system) haunted by the past and arguably obsessed with repetition, pastiche and infantilisation.
Raymond expanded upon methodologies used during his Freelands Foundation MAKE residency in 2021, allowing his interactions with materials to shape and develop ideas. He aimed to harness the powerful and chaotic force of ‘The Blob’ as a way of counteracting the rigid systems in which we operate.
"We discussed Paul's work when he did a WORKSHOP and I LOVED how he had multiple THEMES in his work such as nostalgia, childhood and politics."
He aimed to harness the powerful and chaotic force of ‘The Blob’ as a way of counteracting the rigid systems in which we operate.
BLOBBY, BLOBBY, BLOBBY!!! Reflected a society (and an educational system) haunted by the past and arguably obsessed with repetition, pastiche and infantilisation.
