 Alex Murdin's series of images as part of his proposal for a new Tourism Board for Jaywick: Jaywicked! | Alex Murdin is a writer, curator and artist who has developed numerous projects in public places, in both urban and rural settings. He is currently developing a PhD at Dartington College of Arts on 'Art in public spaces and the politics of rural leisure: access, environment and inclusion.' As part of this research work he set up Rural Recreation, a grassroots campaigning body which puts forward new views and develops action research projects on the issues of access, environment and audience inclusion in the British countryside.
Alex's past work includes acting as a public art advisor to both public sector commissioners and private developers, and initiating his own projects in a variety of contexts. A recent project 'Inclusive Path' was developed in Cumbria as part of the FRED public art festival. This
interactive project explored the serious problem of path erosion in the Lake District caused by the high number of visitors each year.
Alex is also the current recipient of a Bright Sparks award, a unique funding scheme developed by Haring Woods Studio, which supports artists and other creative professionals to develop ideas and research which explore the physical and social aspects of open spaces. Alex's Bright Sparks work Immersion aims to research the relationship between leisure facilities and the natural environment in coastal locations. Possibilities include developing new uses for lidos, tidal pools and other water courses, exploring their potential as places for education on
marine ecology as well as sites of recreation.
 Alex Murdin's Immersion proposal for Bright Sparks - a new multifucntional facility for education and experience of the British coastline.
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