New large illustration piece in the same theme of work I exhibited as part of my degree show.
“Nothing is more real than nothing” is a quote taken from Samuel Beckett’s 1951 novel ‘Malone Dies’.

‘Nothing is more real than nothing’
Limited run
70x100cm
by Rich Sheehan

Full passage: ”I don’t like those gull’s eyes. They remind me of an old shipwreck, I forget which. I know it is a small thing. But I am easily frightened now. I know those little phrases that seem so innocuous and, once you let them in, pollute the whole of speech. Nothing is more real than nothing. They rise up out of the pit and know no rest until they drag you down into its dark. But I am on my guard now.”

Take a closer look below:

You can check out more of my work in the art, design and illustration sections on SickManSick in the categories menu.

Rich.

Last week I checked out the Lost Knowledge exhibition which ran from the 6th – 10th December 2010 at the Camden Town Unlimited’s Collective space. The exhibition was organised by Nathan Gotlib, a fellow 3rd Year Graphic & Media design student at London College of Communication.

Taken from the University website:

“This exhibition celebrates the processes of printmaking that have defined London College of Communication over the years and features work submitted by 26 staff and students from LCC.

The exhibition’s theme of ‘lost knowledge’, embodied in the processes used, is based on notions of our era’s omnipresent phenomenon of digital amnesia. Subject matter varies immensely, as does the variety of printmaking techniques employed to produce the work on show.

Over the summer, a wide range of people also took part in workshops at the College with a view to getting a range of participants involved in the process of silk screen printing. After running for a successful 7 weeks, the workshop produced a body of work that will be exhibited alongside submissions.”

Check out http://lccprintmaking.wordpress.com/ for more information.

Photographs by Hanna Yoo.

I felt it necessary to amend the design of a poster that is currently being displayed throughout the London Underground.

Cormac.

I was asked by George Collins and Tom McLeod from University College London to produce a medical information poster to spread the awareness of how to stop the unpleasant and painful effects of the “Jigger Flea“; a skin parasite found in tropical climates (also known as the ‘Chigoe Flea’ or ‘Sand Flea’).

‘The aim of the project is to bring to the attention of rural communities in north-west Cameroon four simple interventions that will help to reduce the impact of the Jigger Flea.’

The Jigger Flea is a ground dwelling parasite that plagues the rural people of Cameroon. The female flea embeds under the skin of the villagers, generally of the feet and hands, and grows to the size of a pea. As it does so it leaves the skin open to infection, and can lead to bacterial disease and tetanus. In addition, the affected individual will experience severe pain and itching leading to insomnia, difficulty in walking, and reduced quality of life. For the poverty stricken inhabitants of Cameroon, this is an unnecessary burden; an obstacle that is so easily removed.

George and Tom researched into the prevalence of Tungiasis, an infestation of the “Jigger Flea”, in the Ndu region of North-West Cameroon, with a view to publish a journal article. You can read up on their story at their Blogspot here.

The prints will initially consist of 500 A3 posters and 1500 A4 posters with the likelihood of future reprints.

We are now moving forward to the challenge of distribution through churches, schools and medical centres in Northern Cameroon.

The region is English speaking and with the literacy rate in the study area to be 64%, the illiterate are the worst affected so it was vital to ensure the simple illustrations were clear and easy to understand.

Here are some existing examples of information posters used in the region.

Many thanks to Mark Collins, the Commonwealth Foundation, Royal Geographic Society, Yaounde Initiative Foundation and the Cameroon Association of Young Scientists for their backing and support with the poster. I will update in future posts with the progress of the campaign.

The project article “Fons, Feasts and Fleas” will be published in the September issue of Geographical Magazine.

Rich.