14/08/2026
Robert James Harrison
Photographer, Painter, Writer, Musician and Poet. How many tags, how many hats, can the modern artist wear .
It seems quite a few. As everybody wants to be a
Generalist these days. ( look that up ) But, I must admit photography still maintains a grasp on me, as does drawing, relatively speaking.
Why ? I suppose it's a way of thinking about the world through the language of the lens. Or a broken lens, if
you're a punk poet on the loose, complete with handy phone Camera.
An easy replacement for the posh camera. which has
now become an important male jewellery accessory
for the nouveau riche.
And talking replacement ?
It”s where the 7inch Single replaced the boring and expensive Album. The instant fix or hit
So, perhaps that's what it's all about, the art fix ? As
my wares are spread out on the table now, for all to
see.
Coming back to hats
It”s interesting, as I,m pulling together a research project
on Revolutionary poetry. It seems that the main instigators of the various Modernist movements of the 20th Century
Ball, Breton and Debord. Saw themselves primarily as poets.
So maybe throw all the hats in the bin, and just be a poet
Who knows ?
