Over a cup of tea with Tom Pope

back to artist page »

An informal Q & A

Which photographer or artist do you most admire?

Yves Klein.

What artwork, where money is no object, would you like to hang on your wall?

Edvard Munch's "Scream".

Which famous artists, living or dead, would you invite to a dinner party?

Vito Acconci, Bas Jan Ader, Erwin Wurm Hayley Newman and Sophie Calle.

When are you at your happiest?

While embracing the effects of gravity.

What is your most treasured possession?

My mind.

What book are you reading at the moment?

"Bergsonism" by Gilles Deleuze.

What made you laugh recently?

The mirror maze sequence from the "Circus" (1928) by Charlie Chaplin.

What really winds you up?

Technology.

What do you do when not working?

I try to escape from my head by travelling to a city or country I have never been to before. It has the added bonus of offering a new experience and inspiration to my work when I get back home.

Where do you get your inspiration from?

Books, films, music, cultures, history, science, mirrors, people, everything, nothing,

How you would you like to be remembered?

The suit-wearing absurdist that made art fun.

What music would you like played at your funeral?

"Close to Me" by The Cure.

back to artist page »

Severn Bridge
Little Solsbury Hill