<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Orla Sprosen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Orla Sprosen]]></description><link>https://www.orlasprosen.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:49:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.orlasprosen.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[No Prints (extract)]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are pieces of us still in that night sky. I’ve lost all my fingerprints; the swirls and loops are making galaxies. I now slip past everything I touch. There is no grip between me and anything. I want the heat made by friction and the clamminess made by pressure. I want you to return and stick to me so I can grip you between my palms and push you back out to space. ***** Press my finger into ink and see a perfect black square. I mourn my pink ovals. I am a suprematist in all my dead...]]></description><link>https://www.orlasprosen.com/post/no-prints-extract</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d2834784368b4841032ab4</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:21:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e616f8_ff57c23b83ad4b8d83fff5516bb4e98f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_700,h_455,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Orla Sprosen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fall of the Damned]]></title><description><![CDATA[What would have collapsed onto the showertray earlier had remained amongst the living hairs. Loose threads gripped and crawled over and under what stayed strong, greased and beating. It hugged its brothers and sisters.]]></description><link>https://www.orlasprosen.com/post/fall-of-the-damned</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a6bddea67250f45a6fb6cc</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:24:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e616f8_44eeedc31b784346b6d7a57f692653e3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Orla Sprosen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Middle Distance: Interviewing Graduates in Nottingham]]></title><description><![CDATA[Middle Distance is a series that splits the seams of the UK to expose creativity at the centre: making in the Midlands. Read below the interviews with eight recent graduates from art school and where they want to go next. Last year, I had the opportunity to work alongside the residents of Surface’s East Midlands Graduate Project (EM25). Surface  is an established, volunteer-run gallery based near Nottingham’s Sneinton Market with exhibition, studio and workshop spaces. The annual graduate...]]></description><link>https://www.orlasprosen.com/post/middle-distance-interviewing-graduates-in-nottingham</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698db3e3636516a3166fc253</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:30:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e616f8_fa7cd676531840e7aa7ee6ce4de2d0ab~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_982,h_718,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Orla Sprosen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looking at London Art Fair 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[I went to London Art Fair and I was overstimulated. I now look back at what I saw. ]]></description><link>https://www.orlasprosen.com/post/looking-at-london-art-fair-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697282faaa29322cefc967ed</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:25:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e616f8_1475cc594a614eccb06e90e98ee3ccd5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Orla Sprosen</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>