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@chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social
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Poet | Writer | Freelance Art Historian UK juliabiggs1.wixsite.com/juliabiggs Pamphlet available from Salò Press: www.salopress.com/store/nasty-objec…

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Julie Johnstone @essencepress.bsky.social · 6h
Book here for @gregchthomas.bsky.social 's lunchtime lecture in Edinburgh at @nationalgalleries.bsky.social on Tuesday 6 October. You can book to watch online too. Free but ticketed. festival.forarthistory.org.uk/event/a-home-in-space-edwin-morgans-concrete-visual-and-sound-poetry/
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A Home in Space: Edwin Morgan's Concrete, Visual and Sound Poetry - Art History Festival - Association for Art History
Edwin Morgan (1920–2010) is remembered as a lyric poet yet his experiments in dadaist poetics and surrealist collages were equally important. Poet Greg Thomas discusses Morgan’s second life as an avan...
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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Rather unexpected (but lovely) news…
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minor literature[s] @minorliteratures.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
today @ minor lits ... The Kept Hour: A Minor Study — @dreamsofbeing.bsky.social minorliteratures.com/2026/09/17/t...
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The Kept Hour: A Minor Study — Christina Tudor-Sideri
I. To hold the relic is to hold a small, silver cylinder of contained space. Suspended from a coiled rope chain, the object rests against the skin, rising and falling with my breath. A pendant that…
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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
If you find yourself in Cambridge this weekend, do explore the ‘Everyday Histories’ group show at the Keate Family Arts Trust. It features pieces by local artists such as Roelof Bakker, @garvansam.bsky.social, @erincoppin.bsky.social… & me! www.opencambridge.cam.ac.uk/events/keate...
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Keate Family Arts Trust
'Everyday Histories' - following an open call to local artists, we have curated an exhibition in our customary fashion with a mixture of works from our collection and other artist's work. There will
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Minx Marple @minxmarple.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Delighted to share the publication of THE EROTIC HAUNTOLOGY OF AUTOCORRECT: in Angelaki: Vol 31 , No 3-4 Configurations of The Creepy www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... If you’d like a review copy, let me know
Angelaki visual logo addressed by a voice that sears your identity 
your own voice answers the call of love 
of inconsistent messaging,
hating rapid change and eroded privacy, spills your all to the void 
(a technotext) implicates the delicate buddings 
of technologies and individual preferences

i am your erotic haunting, the error message in your grammar of need, 
the receiver to which you default 
the organising principle of your textual leakage.

First para in black, second in red
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Rose Ruane @regretteruane.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Painting created c.1950s, in the art therapy studio at Netherne hospital in Surrey, by an individual who was compelled to live there, whose identity is currently unknown to us. This image is from art therapist Edward Adamson’s lecture slides: the original is missing, presumed lost
Painting of three dark haired white woman, painted in a limited palette of black and red, on the left one wears a grilled dress and dances with a tambourine in her hand, in the centre a naked woman stands in a black box, appearing to be on fire as a red snake like form connects her to the figure on the right who is dressed in a skirt and jumper wrapped in its coils, she looks toward the central figure appearing coolly amused
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sanctorium.bsky.social @sanctorium.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Alice Oswald, Falling Awake
then this: the sound of everything
repeating
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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
‘The classic garment…has a glitching visibility held in tension with the viewer’s visibility.’ 👗 Loving today’s style analysis courtesy of @badaude.bsky.social (with a nod to @minxmarple.bsky.social) 🤩
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Rose Ruane @regretteruane.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Satyr created by Mary Lorraine, c.1967, in the art therapy studio at Netherne Hospital, where she was compelled to live. One of several surviving works her paintings often depict scenes of ballet, art making & society occasions & it seems, pre-hospitalisation, she may have been a professional dancer
A pale painting of a white, grey haired satyr dressed in a grey v neck sweater, white shirt and black tie with furred legs and pointy hooves, the left hand raised to shoulder height.
The figure is rather stranded in the middle of an expanse of yellowing paper, it is painted in an untaught style and there is something quite camp about the satyr’s stance but there is also a slightly unsettling  quality to it.
His face is not very detailed but the expression on it is certainly not friendly
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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Excited to have a couple of (Bataille-inspired) visual pieces included in the latest issue of @rangermagazine.bsky.social 👇
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Vik Shirley @vikshirley.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I have a new pamphlet out on Wednesday with the amazing @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social! 'Amorous Electrons' is a sequence of images & poetry that draws on composer & electronic music pioneer Daphne Oram's 'An Individual Note of Music, Sound & Electronics'. Each copy comes with accompanying poster! 💙
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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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badaude @badaude.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
new post at #theoryofstyle... towards a poetics of style writing.. my 2nd post, so reposts/free subscriptions v welcome... theoryofstyle.substack.com/p/ekfashsis
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the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Congrats to our Best of the Net nominees! Veronica Tucker, Jacqueline Rosado, @cursetheground.bsky.social, @carriganak.bsky.social, Connor Donovan, @fakeourway.bsky.social, @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social, @trve-evie.bsky.social and @rocket-falls.bsky.social!
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Daniel Sturniolo @dansturn.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
We are briefly composed to yearn a little
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H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
“Dance, dance, otherwise we are lost.” ― Pina Bausch
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badaude @badaude.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
For a while I've wanted to revive/expand the column I wrote for 2 years at @spikeart.bsky.social (www.spikeartmagazine.com/categories/t...) Theory of Style is a substack on art, fashion, theory & writing-style dans tous les sens... Please subscribe Reposts very welcome theoryofstyle.substack.com
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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Pleased to have a trio of erasure/found pieces in the new issue of Permeable Barrier, edited by JD Howse & @brihughespoet.bsky.social. If plundering archives & animating hidden voices is your ‘thing’ this might appeal…👇 www.permeablebarrier.com/seven
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SEVEN | Permeable Barrier
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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Delighted to have an erasure/collage piece included in the latest issue of Star 82 Review…do take a look if you feel so inclined 👀 star82review.com/14.2/biggs-a...
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Star 82 Review | Issue 14.2
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If Not, Winter @sapphobot.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
And with sweet oil costly you anointed yourself and on a soft bed delicate you would let loose your longing
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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Ridiculously excited for this… turnercontemporary.org/news/sophie-...
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Sophie Calle: Something Missing?
Turner Contemporary presents the first UK exhibition by Sophie Calle since 2009, exploring memory, disappearance and longing. 3 October 2026–24 January…
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Wendy Allen @wendycaitlin.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
You had me at art & desire-filled 🩷 New poetry @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social @salopress.bsky.social 🩷🩷
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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
My debut art & desire-filled pamphlet ‘Nasty Objects’ is officially out & flirting! 🎉 My thanks once again to the marvellous @salopress.bsky.social & my outrageously lovely endorsers @wendycaitlin.bsky.social & Charley Barnes. 👇 www.salopress.com/store/nasty-...
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Nasty Objects - Julia Biggs
This is a show that looks for trouble…Nasty Objects is a desire-filled ‘exhibition guide’, an invitation to wander through gallery spaces where both real and imagined artistic engagements with erotici...
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Minx Marple @minxmarple.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
because I am playful, darkly comical BECAUSE I AM AN EXHIBITIONIST because I am insistent, incessantly intimate because I am asking, what is desire? Julia Biggs, Room 5, Nasty Objects
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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
So exciting to see my debut @salopress.bsky.social pamphlet out in the world & flirting for the first time! Thank you to the marvellous @minxmarple.bsky.social ❤️
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If Not, Winter @sapphobot.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
] ]longing ]
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poemtoday.bsky.social @poemtoday.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
At the Ballet: I all things beautiful begin to pall if fixed for ever in the dumb enormity of performance Julia Biggs Image: Julia Biggs
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Wendy Allen @wendycaitlin.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Excited for this debut by the extraordinary writing of @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social @salopress.bsky.social 🩷
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Minx Marple @minxmarple.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Sold.
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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Hurrah & yay! Forgive the giddiness, but my art-filled, erotic debut pamphlet ‘Nasty Objects’ is now available for pre-order from the fabulous @salopress.bsky.social. Thanks to the Salò team & @wendycaitlin.bsky.social & Charley Barnes for their endorsements. 👇 www.salopress.com/store/nasty-...
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Nasty Objects - Julia Biggs
This is a show that looks for trouble…Nasty Objects is a desire-filled ‘exhibition guide’, an invitation to wander through gallery spaces where both real and imagined artistic engagements with erotici...
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poemakontsa @poemakontsa.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Regret is a form of yearning - Richard Siken
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Salò Press @salopress.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
✨️ We're thrilled to introduce our new dedicated imprint for the short story. The Infidelities intends to spotlight some of our favourite established and new writers working with the short form. ✨️ Pre-orders are now live. www.salopress.com And yes, we're absolutely open to submissions 😊
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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Feels suitably ‘magical’ to have contributed the cover art to @viridinelit.bsky.social’s latest issue! Thanks to editors @romymorreo.bsky.social & Roger Niven ✨ ✨
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Minx Marple @minxmarple.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
💙 In Case You Missed It 💙
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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Delighted to have 3 visual pieces featured in the ‘Intimate Anatomy’ anniversary issue of RIC Journal 🥳. Many thanks to editors @saudaminideo.bsky.social & Philippe Charlier. 👀 ricjournal.com/2026/03/19/b...
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Body as palimpsest (remapping), Dreaming of Eros, and Compression   / Julia Biggs
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minor literature[s] @minorliteratures.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Angst — Hélène Cixous (tr. Sophie Lewis) @silver-press.bsky.social minorliteratures.com/2026/03/18/a...
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Angst — Hélène Cixous (tr. Sophie Lewis)
What is calling you, poor body, what lifts you, and drags you, what attracts you so late, in those nights, so far into the lands where you are never again truly at home, amid the crowd of lively cr…
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Salò Press @salopress.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
As a tiny independent DIY press we have zero funding, we'll likely never be on an awards list, but we are passionate about what we do, and paying writers. We pay our writers 50% of profits. Every sale matters more than you know. Thank you for the continued support 💜 www.salopress.com
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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
‘…freed, I meadow / I petal for the sun…’ Congratulations to @corinnaboard.bsky.social on tonight’s brilliant launch of ‘Mædwe’ from @salopress.bsky.social 🥳. Fabulous guest readings too from @sophiaargyris.bsky.social, Tom Branfoot, @minorroarr.bsky.social & @victoriaspires.bsky.social 💚
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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Inordinately excited to be the collage ‘cover girl’ (!) for @streetcakemag.bsky.social’s special 100th issue 🥳
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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Weekend reading courtesy of @salopress.bsky.social with the latest poetry pamphlets from @corinnaboard.bsky.social (Mædwe) & @poppycockburn.bsky.social (Confetti) 🤩🤩
Front covers of poetry pamphlets by Corinna Board (beige coloured background with a botanical green grass seed drawing) and Poppy Cockburn (beige coloured background with abstract, looping eye design, pink flower and blue speckled motif).
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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
All the hype surrounding the forthcoming Wuthering Heights film leaving you cold? Dive into @poetclare.bsky.social’s brilliant series of prose poems about Emily Brontë in ‘Lives of the Female Poets’ instead! @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social 😍
Front cover of Clare Pollard’s ‘Lives of the Female Poets’, featuring a framed portrait of Henrietta Maria Hill by Angelica Kauffman in a social media post format.
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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Honoured to have a collage piece included in the latest hope-filled, light-spilling issue of @antiheroinchic.bsky.social. Many thanks to EIC James Diaz 🤩
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Paul Nash | Paul atten Ash @northseanavigator.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
'as the curtain rises the movements are hard the line is clipped the champagne flat' A devastatingly beautiful 'psychological adagio' from the fouetté-turning mind of @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social via @ghostcitypress.bsky.social 👏🏻 'DANCING sees you through' 🖤 #magicalrealism #angelacarter #collage
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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Congratulations to the brilliant @madelinepotter.bsky.social on the publication of ‘Theological Monsters’… this erudite text promises all manner of Gothic delights! 😈🖤👇
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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Delighted to have an object poem included in the latest issue of Volupté Journal exploring the decadent fairy tale as it relates to the work of Renée Vivien 👇 journals.gold.ac.uk/index.php/vo...
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View of Charming
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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Very excited for these gorgeous-looking @salopress.bsky.social chapbooks by the fabulous @corinnaboard.bsky.social @poppycockburn.bsky.social & Anna Brook 😍😍😍👇
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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Starting the New Year in the company of @rosamundtaylor.bsky.social’s compelling novel in verse ‘Filly’ from @bansheepress.bsky.social 🤩
Front cover of Filly by Rosamund Taylor, with pink lettering against a black & white replicated photograph of fingers gently pulling at the corner of a closed eye.
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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
2026…
Black and white photograph of a note reading ‘Resolutions for the New Year: no lying, no biting’ (as captured by the artist Sophie Calle).Front cover of Sophie Calle’s ‘True Stories’ featuring a black & white photograph of Calle sitting on a grave stone in a Parisian cemetery.
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SarahJSloat @sjane.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
a favorite from "Nets," Jen Bervin's erasure of Shakespeare sonnets
so solemn and so rare,

you, who
had to hope
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Dirk Puehl @wunderkammertales.eurosky.social · 13/12/2025
“From morn To noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve, A summer's day; and with the setting sun Dropt from the zenith like a falling star.” (Milton) 🎨 Gustave Doré #bookwormsat
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