In March and April of 2012 we were invited by FLAX Studios to undertake a research residency in Belfast. During our stay we developed a series of projects that explored the role and potential of tourism in the city through the way in which people relate to a variety of wall markings; Valued markings, unwanted markings and unnoticed markings. In doing so we created a series of DIY city-tours, that in turn resulted in a collection of holiday snaps, souvenirs, questions and encounters.
Inside–Out looked at the paramilitary murals that are being touched up or repainted each year and presented as tourist attractions, The Rothko’s of Belfast looked at walls, murals and markings that have been repeatedly covered over to hide whatever lies beneath, while Rubbing Time revealed a collection of miniature images and texts that have been carefully scratched into the surface of some of the older red brick walls in Belfast.
