Writing in the place of speaking

‘Writing in place of speaking’, reflects on the relationship between art and writing as forms of practice that relate differently to speech, and discusses role of the essays and projects in the book in developing a new form of self-reflective criticism or site-specific writing.

This essay was published as ‘Writing in place of speaking’, Sharon Kivland and Lesley Sanderson (eds.), Transmission: Speaking and Listening, Hallam University and Site Gallery, (Sheffield, 2002).

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