CURRENT MISSION

Lets forget everything and get drunk

ABOUT ME

Andrew Wilson was born into a catholic household outside of London in the early summer of 1982, by age 13 he had abandoned his religious education in favor of football & beer until a brief spell of fishing in 2002. Since attaining a certificated Fine Art education Andrew has shaped an art practice led curiosity working alongside and in collaboration with Art institutions, rural communities, Mental Healthcare organisations, daytime disco’s and downtown shoppers. In his search of pasture Andrew currently remains living and working from Newcastle upon Tyne.

PHILOSOPHY

Now

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

As yet i do not/have not participated. I am however interested in Gift Economy and Hospitality as means of creative endeavour i.e. food, conversation, music, dance, work.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

nothing formal (yet).

Interests

Work, Loafing, Reading Charles Bukowski, Hunter s. Thompson, George Orwell, Irfan Orga, Roald Dahl and Oscar Wilde, Preparing food, Eating food, Prepoaring Beer, Drinking Beer, Digging, Gardening,Picking, Fishing, Saying HELLO to strangers at random, Preparing Tea, Drinking Tea, Gift economy, Living in a caravan, Living in a tent, Living outside, Spices, Eggs, The Trumpet, The Drum, Uninhibited Dancing, Arnold Swarzennegar Movies (esp his one-liners), The Public House, Swimming in the Sea, Lee 'scratch' Perry, Swimming in the lake, Symultaneous Laughter, Solitude, Peas, Mushy Peas, Fresh Bread, Cheese, Football (exclusively the 'soccer' variety), Tequila, Rituals (however big or small), Notions of 'home', Fire, Bus travel, Water, ... and err Art.. and Wine (nearly forgot wine).

• arts
• dancing
• education
• dining
• wine
• cheese
• beer
• drinking
• gardening
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• trumpet
• fishing
• hunting
• soccer
• swimming
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies
American Werewolf in London, Big Lebowski, Vagabond, Eay Rider, The Shining, Fitzcaraldo, High Fidelity, The Gold Rush, Slacker, Dr Strangelove, Kingpin,

Books
Ham on Rye, The Little Prince, Malcolm x autobiography, The Twits, Beuys in America, In his own Write, Coming up for air,

Music
Lee 'scratch' Perry, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Captain Beefheart and his magic Band, The Kinks, John Martyn, Howlin' Wolf, Clap your hands say yeah, John Cage, Donna Summer, James Brown, Max Romeo, Kity Daisy and Lewis,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1. Watching an awe inspiringly large Santa Gertrudis Bull get shot at, right between the eyes, from close range. The immediate disappearance of life, the immediate weight upon such small and fragile legs, the THUD of the collapse.

2. New Ash Green F.C. winning the U-16 Cup Final in 1998, coming from behind on two occassions to win the match by two clear goals in extra time. wow.

3. Taking the time of 4 days and five men to move a tree ten metres, digging up and out the roots, cutting back the leaf, digging a new home, carefully moving the tree along and re-plantinh her in her new home. remarkable.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Kenya, Lithuania, Netherlands, Tanzania, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Nepal, Turkey, United Kingdom