Owen de Visser
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Arts champion | Director for @luxgalleryuk @artsbrum | Producer @openstudiosbham | Award-winning photographer: Commercial & Creative Stuff | Musician | Cyclist
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How does a building that hasn't been used for decades, with disconnected electricity, on a rainy day magically go up in flames?
Bet this land is acquired by private developers for flats within 12 months.
Crooked House, Pt.2
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Katie Hopkins, Joey Barton, Laurence Fox et al don't care if you hate them. In fact, they love it.
But they are only as relevant as the attention they receive. So just ignore the fuckers and they will become worthless.
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Car = 0
Bollard = 1
Kings Heath, Birmingham
If you can't see the bollard, or the 'no cars' sign on the massive planters, you probably can't spot the child.
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Kim Kardashian flew all the way from LA to Paris just because she wanted a slice of cheesecake from a specific hotel, and then flew home again.
Whilst you and I drink from paper straws to save the world
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You know what? I'm just angry. I'm so fucking angry!
A handful of faceless people messed up a decade ago. And now thousands of jobs will be lost.
And when these people look for alternative jobs, there won't be any. They'll be forced to 'work in tech' - just like Rishi wanted
Well, the news is out. And it's absolutely crushing for arts and culture in Birmingham.
Some of Birmingham's best loved arts and cultural attractions face cuts to their grant funding from the city council.
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@misterbrilliant
@caitlinmoran
I beleaf it's Cos you got a virus. This wilt be the tip of the Iceberg. Romaine logged in and Lettuce look at your settings
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@JamesBlunt
I always thought 'You're Beautiful' was a song about James being ravenous after a hard day's slog in this cold corporate world, and then finding a box of Sun Maid Raisins at the bottom of his man bag.
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Well, the news is out. And it's absolutely crushing for arts and culture in Birmingham.
Some of Birmingham's best loved arts and cultural attractions face cuts to their grant funding from the city council.
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Here are a few of my photos of beautiful Birmingham to hopefully brighten your weekend
Gas Street Basin
Cannon Hill Park
View from The Cube
Moseley Bog
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I'll be honest, I didn't like this building at all.
But I came to appreciate that whether I liked it or not was quite irrelevant.
Architecture like this is part of the cultural story of Birmingham. And once it is gone, a tangible part of our city's history goes with it
🚨BREAKING NEWS: Birmingham City Council planning committee have voted 7-4 to approve the demolition of the Ringway Centre for the second time. This is the wrong decision for the city's heritage, environment, businesses and residents.
More to follow...
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@darrengrimes_
Why don't you call in Darren? State how well Brexit is going. James would have you for breakfast!
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Never forget:
Michael Gove saw the state of Bham Council, sent his mates in to 'sort it out', awarded them £1000-1200 each per day, and forced Bham residents to pay for their wages by approving council tax hikes
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(Long post)
So, I got curious/bored and decided to investigate the '108 cardiac deaths for vaccinated FIFA players this year' claim. There is certainly a lot of noise about it online. Lots of charts and people screaming on Twitter. Very worrying I'm sure.
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@Based_LDN_Jew
See that white sign to the left of the cyclist? That's a school care charity.
See that yellow sign a little further down the road? That's a primary school.
But yeah, the issue here is the bollard.
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What an utterly sad and poignant image
(Illustrator: Martin Rowson, The Guardian)
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@LetsGoBrando45
Great speech, but wokeness means 'alert to and concerned about social injustice and discrimination', not 'naive about scientific solutions to climate change' or 'being blind to the troubles of other nations'
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You are cycling on a 2-way cycle lane, and are greeted by this.
What is the correct action?
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Dismaying to see people argue "art shouldn't be funded" as "it is elitist".
Art is human. Charging people to experience it MAKES it elitist!
Countless studies shows the benefits of art on wellbeing. It saves people. It brings people together.
What's next? Privatise the parks?
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Sunset over Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham this evening
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@SarahSurgey1
That's a bad case of depression.
It clearly can't handle the situation.
She wheelie needs to see a therapist.
Shall I carry-on?
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A short story of Andrew Tate:
27th Dec: Who?
28th Dec: This guy's a right dick
29th Dec: Oh good. He's gone.
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@hendopolis
That isn't what Merkel wants at all, which is why the Fail have printed it on their front page
They will literally print anything to keep their readers' blood hot
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The sun was shining so hard, we could have been forgiven for thinking it was summer earlier this week
Photo of Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham
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Amazing sunset over Greenfield Crescent, Birmingham
(Quick edit. Taken 15 mins ago)
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@LBC
@mrjamesob
The enforcement of Union Flag-flying under the notion of ‘national pride’ does not actually result in automatic pride. It results in jingoism.
Pride is earned, and speaking for myself, pride in my country is at an all time low. Forced nationalism does not result in patriotism
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@thecatreviewer
Half ginger, half tart. King of the bin. Sits in the road at rush hour without fear 9/10
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The following GB News presenters haven't even acknowledged the horrific earthquake in Turkey/Syria, yet have tweeted about Brexit or Meghan since the start of the disaster.
Jacob Rees Mogg
Darren Grimes
Nigel Farage
Dan Wootton
...to name just a few. Speaks volumes doesn't it
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Plastic lawn = 0
Nature = 1
Spotted at notorious dodgy dentist JD Dental, Selly Oak (now closed)
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The issue is simple: Most people don't live at one end of Bristol Road or work at the other. It's like connecting Brighton to Sunderland and saying "why aren't people in Manchester using the motorway?"
I cycle to work, but there aren't any cycle lanes on my route. Build more.
How many people actually use the £10 million 'waste of money' cycle lane 'no one uses'
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True story:
I met a lady at Lux a year ago who admitted (through gritted teeth) that 15 years back she spent £100k on
#rolfharris
art as a nest egg for her family. It seemed like a good investment at the time, with him getting older.
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@darrengrimes_
GB News presenter says Brexit was successful, because we didn't all starve to death
Is this the yardstick now?
How about listing 5 success stories if you believe in its achievements. I'll wait.
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Is anyone else a little worried about Birmingham's readiness to host the Commonwealth Games next month?
It's the 2nd day the trains have issues (again), flights in/out are being cancelled, the trams are nowhere near ready and the roads are a state
I think we need more time...
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'The commissioners will preside over what is likely to be a fire sale of assets, which could include the Library of Birmingham and Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.'
Just when Brum needs a serious injection of culture, our limited assets could be sold.
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So, what we actually have is a lot of unfounded misinformation that has again been shared widely, without those sharers checking if the facts are true. As usual.
It took me far longer to write this post than to do some simple investigating.
#stopsharingmisinformation
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Selly Oak can be messy at the best of times. But at this time of year an apocalypse hits.
Seemingly good utensils, furniture, bedding and electronics discarded under food waste.
Surely there's a solution to this waste?
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Just received news that Greenfield Crescent where my business is located is finally becoming pedestrianised. That's a friendly term for 'LTN' by the way
It was one of the main reasons I opted for this road last summer, as opposed to Moseley/Harborne which I also considered
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@Nigel_Farage
You never change Nigel, you uncompassionate condom. They aren't illegal. They are desperate
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@darrengrimes_
A coal powered plant takes between 50 to 200 months to build, and creates around 3.5B kW per year
A wind farm can be constructed in a fraction if that time, and outputs 6B kW per year
So, the question is: Are you thick, or is your agenda sponsored?
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Luxury apartments
Posh hotels
Designer outlets
Michelin Star cuisine
Bank HQs
Casinos
Sports stadiums
Relentless skyscraper erecting
In a bankrupt city, where its residents have to foot the bill.
System's f***ed fam.
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More bad news for culture in our city:
The Electric Cinema in Birmingham city centre is to close its doors. It is unclear if it will reopen.
The UK's oldest working cinema will be showing no new films after today
Details are currently limited
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Don’t be fooled by the latest announcement that ‘1200 Scientists Sign a Letter Stating: There Is No Climate Emergency’
A close look at the list of signatories reveals the ulterior objectives of its membership
A short thread /1
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@mrjamesob
I remember Chris Whitty saying back in Feb 2020 that 20,000 deaths would be a 'good' number (albeit shocking at the time) and was an achievable figure if we took the right actions
We didn't take those actions. We delayed, blundered and failed. And 5 times as many people died
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The problem as I see it:
My wife & I went to Manchester last month. We were walking around pointing at their new buildings going 'We've got that one. We've got one of those'
The more unique buildings we pull down, to replace with identikit towers, the less 'Birmingham' we'll be
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@NoContextBrits
We're actually quite welcoming of other cultures/foods/religions. More then we give ourselves credit for
Within walking distance I have curry houses, Chinese/Korean/Japanese/Jamaican restaurant options, Mosques, Temples, foreign language community centres. All of them successful
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It became utterly worthless overnight when he was sentenced. So she decided to keep it all, and now 'tries to enjoy it for art's sake'.
Proof that buying art solely as an investment isn't a guarantee
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B:Music
Birmingham International Dance Festival will lose its £350,000 funding
Funding to attract tourism will also be cut by £25,000.
Many of my peers and friends work for the above list. Utterly devastated 💔
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@Moonshineb64
@AnonCitizenUK
@HouseofCommons
@Jacob_Rees_Mogg
It seems it was from yesterday, referring to (and mocking) last's year (true) allegations of their party
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I am delighted to announce that I will be holding a solo exhibition of my work at
@MoseleyExchange
this October
Displaying photographs of Moseley, Birmingham and beyond - all available to buy as prints
More info coming soon
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An evening with Birmingham legend
@coldwarsteve
Hosted by
@ichoosemag
's Tom Cullen at
@HockleySocialCl
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Use it, or lose it.
Get down to
@BM_AG
for their partial reopening from this Saturday.
Prove to
@BhamCityCouncil
that arts and culture are used, cherished, and essential to the city. You can only do this with your feet!
Join us for some Pre-Raphaelite magic! The Victorian Radicals exhibition opens in the Gas Hall
@BM_AG
this Saturday 10th Feb. It will run to 31st Oct excluding Mon & Tues. Book for Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat or Sun 10am-5pm.
Find out more and book your tickets
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@justinmadders
Taiwan is an island, like the UK. It has a population of 24m. It heard news about a potential new disease coming from China on the 31/12/19. It started screening patients from China the NEXT DAY
To date Taiwan has had 7 deaths. Seven!!
Still think Boris is doing a good job?
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@JonathanPieNews
Maybe she will spawn a new noun. Examples:
"Oi, waiter! This is a truss of a Ravioli!"
or
"This traffic jam is an absolute truss"
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@Andrew_Adonis
That isn't what Merkel wants at all, which is why the Fail have printed it on their front page
They will literally print anything to keep their readers' blood bubbling hot
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Wow. What a sad day for Birmingham iconic buildings.
No doubt another off-the-shelf drab rectangular solution will fill The Crown's footprint.
Had some good nights in this pub. Sad times.
An announcement about The Crown. We’ve been working hard to secure a future for The Crown and save the iconic heritage asset from commercial redevelopment. However, we’re disappointed to share that we are unable to progress. Read our full statement 👉🏼
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@archer_rs
1) This happens on 31st Dec 2023, not in 3 days
2) These laws will likely be replaced by very similar UK laws instead. As there is still 12 months, details have yet to be announced
I voted remain and my family are European, but it is important to get our facts straight
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Congratulations to
@ruth_millington
for the release of her wonderful book 'This Book Will Make You An Artist'
A beautifully-illustrated guide inspiring children to learn how to create different styles of art like renowned artists - using materials that don't break the bank
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Grants to regularly-funded arts organisations will face 50% cuts this year and 100% next financial year, including:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
B'ham REP Theatre
B'ham Royal Ballet
IKON Gallery
B'ham Opera Company
FABRIC
Sampad
Ex Cathedra
(cont...)
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Evidencing that
#culturematters
in 4 images
1. Birmingham Open Studios 2023 at Great Western Arcade
2. An art class in my gallery Lux, Edgbaston
3. Dressing up to see Barbie at The Electric Cinema
4. Last night's private view at The RBSA
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It's been a LOT of work, but I'm delighted to announce Lux Gallery & Photography Studio will be moving premises next week, to a slightly larger unit just across the road.
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@luxgalleryuk
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@littlemissrebel
You could Google why there are no vaccines for HIV, Cancer and the Common Cold. The answers are literally available for all to see.
Instead you have chosen to ignore evidence and go straight to Twitter. Much like a soon to be ex-president.
Misinformation moves as fast as light
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A coal powered plant takes between 50 to 200 months to build, and creates around 3.5B kW per year
A wind farm can be constructed in a fraction of that time, and outputs 6B kW per year
So, the question is: Are you thick, or is your agenda sponsored?
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@NoContextBrits
I sold Stephen Hawking a Nintedo Wii
(In Dixons - now Currys - Cambridge back in 2004 or so. It was for his kids)
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There will be a cut to ALL funding for culture projects and local arts development, including support for 10 local arts forums.
Support will initially be retained for Black History Month and Birmingham Heritage Week in 2024/25 but those events will face a 100% cut from 2025/26.
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I'm absolutely thrilled to say that with a few hours left to apply for Birmingham Open Studios 2023, 148 artists have now completed their application.
Every year the event has grown bigger. Last year we hit the '100 Artists' milestone, which I thought was pretty amazing.
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Moseley private park, Birmingham
@MoseleyB13Mag
@moseleyvillage
@brumpic
@bbcmtd
@ICHOOSEMag
http://t.co/LSNWxsEGEg
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@DrRosena
@AlfieTurner2
A message from my doctor friend:
Please don't clap, I know you mean well but please don't.
If you want to help, stay at home and wash your hands
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Birmingham hive-mind:
Does anyone know any local artists / map-makers who have experience making attractive maps on commission, for promotions or events?
I have already contacted the excellent Tom Woolley
Cheers!
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Cyclists to get insurance and number plates? A thread from a motorist and cyclist:
Firstly, current announcements on the proposals by
@DailyMailUK
@toryboypierce
and
@birmingham_live
don't actually look at how this is even implementable.
Here are some questions to consider /1
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@wride_nicholas
@13sarahmurphy
This is the 21st century. People/goods/ideas/finance/innovations/medication/information is constantly crossing borders. Our decision to make this all much harder and more expensive is frankly ludicrous
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This total idiot is 8 today. He is annoyed as we were going to have a proper mad one down Arcadian, but he respects how difficult things are at the moment
So we made him a meat cake instead
#isolationbirthday
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