{"id":525,"date":"2015-07-01T16:04:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T15:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/?p=525"},"modified":"2023-11-21T21:36:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T21:36:26","slug":"parasitical-and-parasocial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/?p=525","title":{"rendered":"parasitical and parasocial\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-duotone-unset-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8007-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"iPhone on charge on a gallery floor with a karaoke lyric video playing\" class=\"wp-image-526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8007-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8007-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8007-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8007-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8007.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I took part in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/eastsideprojects.org\/esp\/members-activity\/group-occupation-iii-g-o-north-west\/\" target=\"_blank\">Group Occupation III<\/a>, an ESP  group residency supported by Eastside Projects at The New Art Gallery Walsall in July and August 2015. The other participants were Andrew Gillespie, and Dr Grace Williams. 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