Against the Dark

So after way too long (a holiday and ill health, blog on that to follow) here is the third part of the Venice experience, apologies for those of you who have been waiting, the final part will follow shortly.   This morning I awoke groggy. I got up and enjoyed the delights of my bathroom,…

  The Biennale has a separate exhibition from (by my count) each of 89 Countries from around the world. Plus many other exhibitions and collaborations. The Biennale Giardini has pavilions from 30 countries, all purpose built over the last century. It really is astonishing to think these buildings have stood here for so long, and…

I feel a little like I’m in a fast moving tornado (is there any other kind?), and so I have decided to take a step aside and breathe for a bit. I am sat in the Caffe La Serra, just outside the Biennale Giardini, Venice. It is in a Greenhouse built in 1894, the oldest…

Getting A Life is getting close now, and I am working as much as possible to try to cover my finances while doing it, alas the bills won’t pay themselves! However, I’m taking a warm up trip next week, the Venice Biennale finishes just as I stop work, so the only way to see it…

Hi! So, here I am, my first blog post. My name is Rebecca J Burman and I am on a journey into the world of visual art. By trade, until now, I have been a musician, but after a period of poor mental health in 2014, when I was diagnosed with Generalised Anxiety Disorder, I hit…