hidden presence
A community-engagement project in Chippenham
Subject name
Mark Utley
Age
33
Where do you come from?
Oregon, USA.
How long have you lived in England?
Six years.
How long have you lived in Chippenham?
Three years.
Where do your family live?
Russia, USA and Hawaii.
What is your occupation?
I write railway timetables.
You may not know this but I am very good at ...
cooking. I used to be a chef and I once cooked for the vice president of the USA.
You may not know this but I am no good at ...
gymnastics.
The living person I admire ...
my wife.
I admire her because ...
she is very intelligent and she puts up with me.
My greatest wish is ...
to go back to uni and get a PHD, then be a professor.
Something that changed my life ...
moving to England.
My favourite bit of Chippenham ...
the railway arches.
Chippenham would be the perfect place to live if ...
there was less traffic.
Interviewed and phtotographed by
Jack Daniels
From
Redland Primary School
Every day, for the duration of the exhibition at the Yelde Hall, I will post a new Hidden Presence interview. Please come back to find out about some of the people who represent the diversity of Chippenham.
Hidden Presence is a joint arts and heritage project partnered by:
Chippenham Museum
Wiltshire County Council
Pound arts centre
PLaCE, University of the West of England
new projects
These are projects and ideas that are currently in development.
folio projects
These projects form the body of my work to date.
Our community is diverse and enriched by people from foreign cultures settling among us. The aim of Hidden Presence is to acknowledge the diversity of our community, and our similarities with people from all over the world.
