Welcome to the 2011-12 winter issue of BST Journal. In maintaining our high standards we have included papers from a range of exciting practitioners and theoreticians. We hope you find the contents of this issue stimulating and relevant to your own work. We are very interested in receiving new material either in the form of response to our publications or relating to any other topics that might interest you.

The refereed papers as usual range across a broad spectrum which includes the physical, literary, artistic and theatrical, emphasising the blurring of disciplinary boundaries and forms. BST remains committed to a diversity of debate and dissemination of cutting edge artistic and performance practices.

Similarly, Reviews and Perspectives sections of the Journal, while not refereed, continue to offer distinctly original voices and opinions and, as such, form a valuable independent documentation of various contemporary art practices. The Journal always welcomes contributions to these important sections.

The Editors

EDITORS

SUE BROADHURST, Brunel University

BARRY EDWARDS

SUB EDITOR

ANASTASIOS MARAGIANNIS, University of Greenwich

EDITORIAL BOARD

PAUL ALLAIN, University of Kent

RIC ALLSOP, University College Falmouth

JOHANNES BIRRINGER, Brunel University

CAROL BROWN, University of Auckland

IAN BUCHANAN, University of Wollongong

MARIA CHATZICHRISTODOULOU (aka MARIA X) - University of Hull

ELENA COLOGNI, University of Cambridge

JAMES G. R. CRONIN, University College Cork

STEVE DIXON, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore

PETRA KUPPERS, University of Michigan, US

JOHN MATTIAS, University of Plymouth

XAVIER MENDIK, Brunel University

HELEN PARIS, Stanford University

CHRIS PRESSLER, University of London

FRANZISKA SCHRODER, Queen's University Belfast

BARRY SMITH, Independent Academic

STELARC, Brunel University

OLU TAIWO, Univeristy of Winchester

FIONA TEMPLETON, Brunel University

TRACEY WARR, Oxford Brookes University

WEBMASTER

STEVEN SAMS

COVER DESIGN

Imogene Newland
Sheena Kelly performing Part 2 of 'Blood Piano' at PS2 Gallery, Belfast, 8 June 2011.
Directed by Imogene Newland and photographed by Chris Parker

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