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Perfume Portrait #8 – Richard Bradley
Richard Bradley 50ml EDT Description The logical alternative to the blandness of modern television, this fragrance allows you to re-live...

Michael Borkowsky
Jan 31, 20161 min read
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An Invitation to my Perfume as Practice Private View
Join me for a private viewing of my exhibition at Bank Street Arts – named Perfume as Practice – on Friday 4th March, 6-8pm. The...

Michael Borkowsky
Jan 29, 20161 min read
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Planning and Promoting Perfume as Practice
As my exhibition at Bank Street Arts – entitled Perfume as Practice – approaches thoughts swiftly turn towards, well, just about...

Michael Borkowsky
Jan 28, 20162 min read
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Perfume Portrait #7 – Chris Boland
Chris Boland 50ml EDT Description Delightfully shiny and dependable in an emergency, this fragrance is the perfect companion to those...

Michael Borkowsky
Jan 23, 20161 min read
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5 Tips for a Successful Open Studio
And so, after around 150 visitors through my door, 2 pieces of work sold, 6 cups of tea and a slice of carrot cake I believe it fit to...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 23, 20153 min read
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20×20 Vision
The tail end of 2015 provides two things; A platform for reflecting on the year and time to prepare for the year ahead. Indeed, 2016 is...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 18, 20152 min read
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Perfume Portrait #1 – Henk Littlewood
Henk Littlewood EDT 50ml Description The Henk Littlewood displays a pure affinity with chosen materials. Drawing full-bodied inspiration...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 3, 20151 min read
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Transition – From Speculating Studios to Perfecting Perfumery
Last week marked the end of Speculative Studio Spaces – by exhibition at Access Space, Sheffield. The experience was punctuated by two...

Michael Borkowsky
Oct 31, 20153 min read
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Things I’ve Seen – Going Public, Sheffield.
In the midst of preparing, installing and maintaining Speculative Studio Spaces I have also been able to do something I rarely do – Go...

Michael Borkowsky
Oct 17, 20152 min read
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An Invitation to a Speculative Studio Spaces Talk and Guide
After the inevitable massive push that comes with the instillation and promotion of an exhibition, the beginning of October has seen a...

Michael Borkowsky
Oct 11, 20152 min read
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Notes on a Speculative Studio
Last Friday saw the opening of my current Speculative Studio Spaces exhibition at Access Space, Sheffield, and features an instillation...

Michael Borkowsky
Sep 25, 20152 min read
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Shaping a Speculative Studio Space
The Speculative Studio Space that I am installing at Access Space is really beginning to take shape! I am reluctant to say to much about...

Michael Borkowsky
Sep 16, 20151 min read
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An Invitation to Speculative Studio Spaces
You are all invited to the Opening Evening of my upcoming exhibition at Access Space, entitled ‘Speculative Studio Spaces’ The exhibition...

Michael Borkowsky
Sep 4, 20151 min read
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Why Do You Wear Perfume?
…that’s the question I want you to answer! Perfume As Practice, my research-led residency at Bank Street Arts, is really beginning to...

Michael Borkowsky
Aug 14, 20151 min read
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FLUX – An exhibition about change in a changing place
FLUX is an exhibition that seeks to ask questions of change and what change means to the individual. FLUX is devised and curated by...

Michael Borkowsky
Jun 24, 20151 min read
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Reflecting on Crowdfunding
And so, after 50 days of patience, persistence and promotion, my crowdfunding campaign has ended – although it will still be live for the...

Michael Borkowsky
Jun 8, 20152 min read
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Crowdfunding Projects – Three of the Best
As my own crowdfunding campaign reaches its final few days I begin to reflect on the projects that have caught my eye over the last...

Michael Borkowsky
Jun 1, 20152 min read
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Last Week: From Liverpool to London
If a week is a long time in politics, then how long is it for an artist? Well, to answer that awkward and clumsy self-imposed question,...

Michael Borkowsky
May 21, 20153 min read
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Perfume as Practice – Frequently Asked Questions
Now that I have a firm idea of the direction I want ‘Perfume as Practice’ to go in, I have decided to create this blog post, listing...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 8, 20154 min read
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Perfume as Practice Goes Public
Late March – the 25th to be exact – provided me with my first opportunity to place ‘Perfume as Practice’ within a public realm. This was...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 7, 20152 min read
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