I am writing this from my family home in the Yorkshire village of Denby Dale in the north of England. My parent’s house sits below the Denby Dale Viaduct, a stone-built rail bridge of twenty-one archways that span the width of the valley, carrying the train line between Sheffield and Huddersfield. This line used to carry me from Denby Dale to Batley College where I began my further education with a one-year Foundation in Art and Design. A diagnostic course that felt more like art boot camp, with tutors who spent their days developing ever more elaborate ways to challenge my thinking and introduce me to the myriad of specialisms that could be pursued to degree level.
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