Category Archives: OGOM: Books of Blood

Bloody and Monstrous Flowers: These Tulips Should Be Behind Bars

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Lucy Northenra

There has been a lot of discussion about Poppies recently in relation to remembrance. I was outed as a botanist by a  journalist in The Independent  at the OGOM Company of Wolves conference because of my earlier work Botany, Sexuality … Continue reading →

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The Cinematic History of Fake Blood

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Kaja Franck

Claret, the red stuff, gore, ichor, life fluid, strawberry jam, protesters free-bleeding at the gates of parliament. It seems like blood is everywhere. Pertinent given the conversations that I have been having with Sam regarding the Books of Blood project on … Continue reading →

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Vampire Breast Lifts and the Cult of Eternal Youth

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Kaja Franck

Following the ‘vampire facelift’, there is now the ‘vampire breast lift’. These procedures have been linked to immortal blood-drinkers because they both involve injecting the patients blood back into their skin in order to rejuvenate it. The idea of connecting … Continue reading →

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CFP Books of Blood – with Image

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Lucy Northenra

This is the image for our Books of Blood project designed by John Rimmer who will be co-ordinating the exhibition. The CFP closes on November 1st. Further details below. Still time to submit!! CFP: Books of Blood: a cross-disciplinary investigation … Continue reading →

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CFP Books of Blood: Collaborative Project and Funding Bid

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Lucy Northenra

Originally posted on Open Graves, Open Minds:
parasites (yellow) infect neighboring cells (red). Photograph: A. Crick and P. Cicuta *Extended Deadline – submissions by 1st November 2015* All humans ‘are books of blood—wherever you open us, we’re red’ (Clive Barker).…

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CFP Books of Blood: Collaborative Project and Funding Bid

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Lucy Northenra

*Extended Deadline – submissions by 1st November 2015* All humans ‘are books of blood—wherever you open us, we’re red’ (Clive Barker). If our bodies are books of blood, then they can be read; we invite such readings and contributions where … Continue reading →

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