Intervention / Collaboration / Installation
A weeks residency in Dartington Gallery February 2010 When I heard first that Dartington College was closing it’s doors in summer 2010 it seemed like a long way away, then a few months ago I realized it was very soon … Read more
A residency in Portland, Dorset, 17th – 26th September 2010 Part of B-side festival 2010 – 8 min film now on You Tube and B-side.org.uk Portland is almost an island – cut off from the main land. This work is … Read more
Palace Intrusions was a year-long public arts project produced by Artmusic. It was curated by composer Helen Ottaway and performance artist Melanie Thompson. The project took take place in Wells, Somerset, with monthly events and arts interventions, called Benchmarks, beginning … Read more
Project Review May 2006 Paul Osborne Senior Urban Design and Landscape Officer, Torbay Council Background In October 2004 Torbay Council was approached by lead artist Melanie Thompson who proposed to work with the authority to create a site specific piece … Read more
1 year residency in small Somerset village and in collaboration with artist /doctor Jane Hazlewood. Received local and Millennium funding. Final event September 30th 2000 Chillington, Somerset. Brief description of the Residency A three phase project, beginning and ending in … Read more
In July 1992 Melanie began working with Kirsten Lavers (Installation artist) on a series of site-specific Live Art works. Their collaboration was called The Zwillinge Project. Zwillinge is the German word for twins. The Zwillinge Project made 10 episodes / … Read more
A series of site specific interventions in Somerset 2011 – 2013 Scaping the Land is a project I initiated in 2011. It is an exploration of different sites/ landscapes in Somerset. I am creating a performance response to each site … Read more
In 1983, formed ‘Intimate Strangers’ with Paul Roylance, a performance company committed to developing work in collaboration with a range of art practitioners. Received funding support from the Arts Council and South West Arts Created 5 major touring works – … Read more
