About Alex Murdin
Alex Murdin is a writer, curator and artist who has developed numerous projects in public places, in both urban and rural settings. He is currently developing a PhD at Dartington College of Arts on ‘Art in public spaces and the politics of rural leisure: access, environment and inclusion.’
As part of this research work he set up Rural Recreation, a grassroots campaigning body which puts forward new views and develops action research projects on the issues of access, environment and audience inclusion in the British countryside.
Alex's past work includes acting as a public art advisor to both public sector commissioners and private developers, and initiating his own projects in a variety of contexts. A recent project Inclusive Path was developed in Cumbria as part of the FRED public art festival. He is the current recipient of a Bright Sparks award, a unique funding scheme developed by Landscape+Arts Network Services, which supports artists and other creative professionals to develop ideas and research which explore the physical and social aspects of open spaces.
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“Jaywick is a place with a unique history and heritage that deserves to be better known, a place where the community has created a DIY holiday resort of immense character. I'm hoping that any work we do at Jaywick will support this community of residents and visitors alike to sustain a relationship with the stark beauty of the marshes and the ever changing seascape as the environment and society changes in the future.”
Alex Murdin
“Despite the established consultation processes within planning, there still remains a perceptual divide between external consultants and ‘local residents’ understanding of place, value and community. This project will not resolve this issue, but it may serve to create prototype mechanisms to re-evaluate the existing hierarchies of information and raise questions about the historic weaknesses in transparent communication between those who are designing landscape and those who live within it.”
David Cotterrell
