Solo exhibitions:
- 2010
- ‘Asymétries’ Placard Gallery, Liège, Belgium.
- 2009
- Gallery: PAC des Ouches, Nevers, France
- 2008
- Gallery: Instytut Mikołowski, Mikołów, Poland
- 2006
- London: University of Cambridge, UK
- 2005
- Warszawa: wizyTUjaca Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
- Faces of Mathematics: London Mathematical Society, London
- A Place of Futures, videos & reading, University of Liége, Belgum
- 2004
- Lost Land: St Margret Gallery, Chevannes, France.
- 2003
- Faces of Mathematics: University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
- 2002
- Interstice: British Council, Prague, Czech Republic
- 2001
- Equivalents: Gallery FF, Lodz, Poland
- Fields of the Invisible: Kont Gallery, Lublin, Poland
- The Teratologists: Standpoint Gallery, London
- Faces of Mathematics: Oxford University Museum of Natural History, UK
- 2000
- Morphing By The Second: The Book Art Museum, Lodz, Poland
- London: Meridian Hotel, Heathrow Airport, London
- Fractions of a Fugue Glass: The New Foundry, London
- 1999
- Liquid City IV: London Spa, London
- Liquid City III: Beyond Words, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Liquid City II: 291 Gallery, London
- 1998
- Liquid City: The Clerk's House, London
- 1997
- Grain: Optic Gallery, London
- 1996
- Records of State: The Artery, London
- Sub-Second: Studio 13, Llanidloes, Wales
- Resite: MBA Agency, London
- 1995
- Journeys to an Empty Room: The Artery, London
- Still: The Eureka Gallery, London
- 1994
- Authors of Shame: Bridewell Theatre, London
- Beneath A Leaded Sky: Photofusion, London
- 1993
- Recognition of Shadows: Cambridge Darkroom, UK
- 1992
- Treves Mantle: Camerawork Printroom, London
- Memories of Nothing: Islington Arts Factory, London
- Insiders: Camera Obscura, Tel Aviv, Israel
- 1990
- Last States: Jan Van Eyck Akademie, Maastricht, NL
Group exhibitions / video showings selection:
- 2011
- Metropolis: Royal British Society of Sculptors, London, UK
- 2010
- Control Print: Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, New York, USA
- 2009
- Paper City: Urban Utopias, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
- 2008
- Short Films: Electric Palace Cinema, Dorset, UK
- 2007
- Control Print: Sea Gallery, London
- Upper Silesian Art Festival: Katowice, Poland.
- 2006
- Urban Underworld: University of Cambridge, UK
- 2004
- La Jeune Poésie Anglaise Contemporaine: Salle Jean Dame, Paris, France
- BirkBeck Poetics Conference: London, UK
- Ars Poetica: Bratislava, Slovakia
- 2003
- Cargo, Shoreditch, London, UK
- Studio, Hartlepool, UK
- Lemontree, Aberdeen, UK
- Roadmender, Northampton, UK
- Boardwalk, Sheffield, UK
- Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal, UK
- 2002
- video/poetry: Cafe Monmartre, Prague, Czech Republic.
- Zoopraxiscope video showing: CCCP, Trinity College, Cambridge, UK
- 2001
- Atopos: The Poznanski Factory, Lodz, Poland
- The Written Word is a Lie: The Horse Hospital, London, UK
- Cambridge Conference of Contemporary Poetry, Trinity College, Cambridge, UK
- Haiku: Oxo Tower, London UK
- 2000
- Contemporary Writers: National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
- 50 Years of Biomedical Sciences: solo portraits commission, NIMR, London, UK
- Korper: Manuela Höfer Gallery, London, UK
- A Single Place: Place 38, Paris, France
- 1999
- Walking Rodinsky The Claybury Inferno: Sheraz Hotel, Brick Lane, London, UK
- Unlimited Access - Un Phantoms: The Clerk's House, London, UK
- 1998
- Turning the Page: Picture House Centre For Photography, UK
- Un Phantoms: Un Phantoms, Symondsbury Manor, Dorset, UK
- London Voices: Arnolfini, Bristol, UK
- Hand-Held Visions: Watershed Cinema, Bristol, UK
- Die Lampe: Innenstrasse, Berlin, Germany
- Peoples Choice Photo 98 The Reading Room, Scarborough, UK
- Manuela Höfer Gallery, London, UK
- 1997
- Lights Out: Slaughterhouse Gallery, London, UK
- Jago & Out: Jago Gallery, London, UK
- 1996
- Life/Live: Musee d'Art Moderne, Paris, France
- Hidden Heart of Hackney: Gallery 64 London, UK
- Words & Pictures: Issue 6, Limited Edition artists book, UK
- One Humour: The Institution of Rot, London, UK
- City Within: Spitalfields, London, UK
- 90-5=95: The Artery, London, UK
- 1995
- Acceleration: Rue du la Lune, Paris, France
- In Territory: Spitalfields, London, UK
- 1994
- Footfalls Echo in the Memory: 450 Broadway Gallery, New York, N Y, USA
- Rodinskyís Place: The Heritage Centre, Princelet St., London, UK
- Plan: P.C.I.A., Ann Arbor, MI., USA
- Opening Titles: University of Windsor, Ont., Canada
- Photoshow II: Lebel Building, Windsor, Ont., Canada
- 1993
- Earth: South Bank Photography Show, London, UK
- R.U.O. Film Festival, Reading UK
- Artseen: UoW, Windsor, Ont., Canada
- Photoshow: Lebel Building, Windsor, Ont., Canada
- 1992
- East South: Whereby Read Gallery, Canterbury, UK
- Icon: South Bank Photography Show, London, UK
- Residues: Cheltenham College of Art, Cheltenham, UK
- 1991
- Myth America: University of North Dakota, USA
- Studio 13, Libertyville, Ill., USA
- Contact: South Bank Photography show, London, UK
- 1990
- La Scoula Britannica, Rome,Italy
- Relationships: University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
- 1989
- Shaffytheatre, Amsterdam, NL
- Kijkhuis, Den Haag, NL
- Jan Van Eyck Akademie, Maastricht, NL
- A.V.E. film festival Festival, Arnam, NL
- 1998
- Turning the Page: Picture House Centre For Photography, UK
- Un Phantoms: Un Phantoms, Symondsbury Manor, Dorset, UK
- London Voices: Arnolfini, Bristol, UK
- Hand-Held Visions: Watershed Cinema, Bristol, UK
- Die Lampe: Innenstrasse, Berlin, Germany
- Peoples Choice Photo 98 The Reading Room, Scarborough, UK
- Manuela Höfer Gallery, London, UK
- 1997
- Lights Out: Slaughterhouse Gallery, London, UK
- Jago & Out: Jago Gallery, London, UK
- 1996
- Life/Live: Musee d'Art Moderne, Paris, France
- Hidden Heart of Hackney: Gallery 64 London, UK
- Words & Pictures: Issue 6, Limited Edition artists book, UK
- One Humour: The Institution of Rot, London, UK
- City Within: Spitalfields, London, UK
- 90-5=95: The Artery, London, UK
- 1995
- Acceleration: Rue du la Lune, Paris, France
- In Territory: Spitalfields, London, UK
- 1994
- Footfalls Echo in the Memory: 450 Broadway Gallery, New York, N Y, USA
- Rodinskyís Place: The Heritage Centre, Princelet St., London, UK
- Plan: P.C.I.A., Ann Arbor, MI., USA
- Opening Titles: University of Windsor, Ont., Canada
- Photoshow II: Lebel Building, Windsor, Ont., Canada
- 1993
- Earth: South Bank Photography Show, London, UK
- R.U.O. Film Festival, Reading UK
- Artseen: UoW, Windsor, Ont., Canada
- Photoshow: Lebel Building, Windsor, Ont., Canada
- 1992
- East South: Whereby Read Gallery, Canterbury, UK
- Icon: South Bank Photography Show, London, UK
- Residues: Cheltenham College of Art, Cheltenham, UK
- 1991
- Myth America: University of North Dakota, USA
- Studio 13, Libertyville, Ill., USA
- Contact: South Bank Photography show, London, UK
- 1990
- La Scoula Britannica, Rome,Italy
- Relationships: University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
- 1989
- Shaffytheatre, Amsterdam, NL
- Kijkhuis, Den Haag, NL
- Jan Van Eyck Akademie, Maastricht, NL
- A.V.E. film festival Festival, Arnam, NL
- 1988
- Gloucester Museum & Art Gallery, & tour: Gloucestershire, UK
Publications:
- Logic of the Stairwell and other images: poetry book (Shearsman Books 2011)
- Warszawa book: solo photographs of Warsaw, texts: Tadeusz Pioro & Andrzej Sosnowski (Wig-press 2005)
- Thirteen book: solo photographs, texts: thirteen writers (Do-Not Press 2002)
- Interstice solo exhibition catalogue (British Council 2002)
- Faces of Mathematics book: solo photographs, texts: subjects & Nick Gilbert (Panoptika 2001)
- Equivalents solo exhibition catalogue (Gallery FF 2001)
- Liquid City book: solo photographs of London, texts: Iain Sinclair (Reaktion 1999)
- The Teratologists book: solo studio photographs & text (Panoptika 1998)
Books and Catalogues - collections:
- The Worlds Top Photographers: Nudes book: also inc. Bourdin, Rankin, Rheims (RotoVision 2005)
- London - From Punk to Blair book: image & prose collection (Reaktion 2003)
- FABS: 1999-2002 catalogue of Fabs Association organised exhibitions (Fabs 2003)
- The Nude book: international photographers also inc. Bill Brant & Ralph Gibson (RotoVision 2001)
- Erotica book: international photographers (Robinson 2001)
- Cutting It Fine solo images Soho Soho resteraunt; text: A. Parkinson & J. Green (Cape 2001)
- Royal College of Art Fashion Catalogue joint photography (RCA 2001)
- The Society of Scottish Artists catalogue of group exhibition (1998)
- Winter-New York post- group exhibition/performance publication (1996)
- Blind Montage group catalogue Great Britain Performances (So What 1992)
- Masses Lacing Masses collab. with Anet Van Den Elzan (So What 1992)
Reviews / Articles selection:
- Stride magazine The Logic of the Stairwell and Other Images by Sam Murphy 2011
- Koikispass magazine Marc Atkins: Trajectoire en noir et blanc by Pierre Duriot June 2006
- The Liberal magazine Atkins/Warsaw February 2006
- Co Jest Rane magazine Warszawa March 2005
- Jedno Miasto magazine Warszawa March 2005
- Tydzien magazine, Marc Atkins Fotographie, March 2005
- Le Passant Ordinaire Chambre Noir story and images. Issue 49 July 2004
- Pictured photo magazine 2 articles:Les Amantes & Ten Speed RacerIssue 6 November 2003
- Pictured photo magazine 2 articles: 10 Speed Racer & Random House Issue 3 July 2003
- Works On Paper anthology of contemporary texts & images Corners of the Eye by D. Milne Jan 2003
- Dwukropek arts magazine Poland Marc Atkins by Tadeusz Pioro Issue 2 December 2002
- Art Monthly review of Thirteen book July 2002
- Performance Research review of solo exhibition at Gallery FF, Poland. Issue 7/2 2002
- Porzucone twarze art magazine review solo exhibition Gallery FF, Poland January 2002
- Desire magazine review of Thirteen book Issue 42/2002
- Daily Express review of Thirteen book 1/6/2002
- Litteraria Pragensia Czech Rep. review of solo exhibition at Gallery FF, Poland. Vol 11/22 2001
- Negronia magazine Poland review of solo exhibition: Galeria Kont, Poland, by A. Olejarczyk Aug 2001
- Fotographia photography magazine Poland review of solo exhibition at Gallery FF, Poland. August 2001
- Bizarre psychogeography June 2001
- The Guardian review of solo exhibition at The Foundry, London, by Jonathan Jones 2/3/2000
- Village Voice New York review of Liquid City book by Simon Reynolds Sep 1999
- TLS review of Liquid City book by Anthony Rudolf 13/8/1999
- New York Times review of Liquid City book by Michael Hofmann 29/8/1999
- London Magazine review of Liquid City book by Stephen Garden 8/1999
- Hotshoe International Marc Atkins Sep-Oct 1999
- Time Out review of Liquid City book vanishing points by Nicolas Royle 1-7/7/1999
- Building Design review of Liquid City book Doing the Lambeth Walk by Chris Hall 11/6/99
- The Spectator review of Liquid City book The Poetry of Bricks and Mortar by A. Barrow 12/6/99
- New Statesman review of Liquid City book Spies Like Us by Tristan Quinn 5/7/1999
- R.I.B.A. Journal review of Liquid City book. 6/1999
- Independent on Sunday review of Liquid City Marks of Woe in the East End by Jah Wobble 30/5/99
- Blueprint London: a story in Words and pictures by Joe Kerr 6/1999
- Rising East A Journey Through London by Annie Morrand volume 3/ no.3
- The Brain Liquid City by Paul McRandle volume 2/ issue 44
- Evening Standard Meandering through a city in meltdown by M. McGrath 17/5/1999
- Uncut The Falconer by Jenny Fabian Oct.1998
- The Observer review of Liquid City book Book Reviews by Stephanie Merritt 27/6/1999
- Hotshoe International review of Liquid City book. Read July-August 1999
- Time Out on art magazines by Nicolas Royal 10-17/12/1997
- Entropy Marc Atkins in Profile by Gareth Evans Volume 1/ issue 1 1997
Images published - general books and catalogues:
- C Photo. International Photo Magazine 2009
- London Dead: solo photographs with text by Ed Glinert (HarperCollins 2008)
- Architecture Between Spectacle and Use Clark Art Institute 2006
- Photographer's Market W D Books 2006
- Press Book / No.1 Design catalogue The English Group 2005
- D & AD Top British Designers Annual book 2005
- London book: photography collection with text by Peter Ackroyd Random House 2003
- Autopia book, edited by Joe Kerr and Peter Wollen Reaktion 2002
- Rodinsky's Whitechapel book by Rachel Lichtenstein Artangel 1999
- Rodinsky's Room book by R. Lichtenstein and I. Sinclair Granta 1999
- Comparative Criticism book No. 19 ed. E.S. Shaffer, Cambridge University Press 1998
- LOOP book - East London Artists ed. F. Lacroix & R. Thomson, Downtown Assignments 1998
- Endgame. Art, Criticism & Theory book ed. Juliet Steyn, Pluto Press 1997
- Allnighter book Image, story, poetry collection Pulp Fiction 1997
- Many Years From Now Biography of Paul McCartney by Barry Miles Cape 1997
- House-Rachel Whiteread catalogue Artangel 1995
- Return of the Reforgotten catalogue: poetry festival, Royal Albert Hall 1995
- Subversion in the Streets of Shame Catalogue Disobey 1994
- Alive in Parts of this Century Book on Eric Mottram North & South 1994
- Wazegoose Ontario Universities Review, Canada 1994
- Contemporary Literary Criticism Year-book book Gale Research 1993 & 1998 & 2005
- East South catalogue 1992
- British School at Rome, Scholars & Ten Years B.S.R. catalogue 1989-91
Images published - magazines selection [see also Reviews / Articles]:
- Frieze magazine UK
- The London News Review magazine UK
- Pictured UK
- Le Passant Ordinaire Belgum
- Performance Research UK
- Sunday Life Australia
- Prze Kroj Poland
- Play The Times UK
- Bizarre Magazine UK
- Flux magazine UK
- The Idler UK
- The Observer Magazine UK
- Gazeta de Matemática Portugal
- Time Out UK
- Building Design UK
- The Spectator UK
- Entropy UK
- Eve UK
- London Review of Books UK
- Traveler Overseas USA
- The Walrus Magazine Canada
- Tate Tate Gallery magazine UK
- The New Statesman & Society UK
- Beat Scene UK
- Vogue No. 10 Germany
- Rolling Stone Germany
- Szene Hamburg Germany
- Dynamo Italy
- Professional Photographer UK
- London Book Review UK
- Modern Painters UK
- Blast First London UK
- At Random New York
- Hybrid UK
- Brabants Dagbald N.L.li
- Rapid Eye UK
- Images also regularly used in UK newspapers : The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, etc
Film / Television / Radio:
- Radio 3 Poland interview March 2005
- Kulturni tydenik Week in Culture Czech Television 2002
- Gyles Brandryth LBC UK 2002
- Radiozurnal Radio 1, Czech Radio 2002
- Vltava Radio 3, Czech Radio 2002
- London Director Fred Taylor Discovery Channel 2000
- Asylum Film Director Chris Petit Channel 4/Illuminations 2000
- Raw TV Carlton Television UK
- Brian Morden Show Radio Scotland 27/5/1999
- Arena BBC 2 28/8/1999
- Front Row Radio 4 UK 21/5/1999
- Giddion Coe Show Greater London Radio UK 12/5/1999
- The Falconer Film Director Chris Petit Channel 4/Illuminations 1998
- Bobbing for Hostesses Film Director Derdre Logue Independent Canada 1994
- The Temptation of Sainthood Film Director Simon Pummel Channel 4/Koninck 1993
- The Late Show BBC 1992
- The Cardinal and the Corps Film Director C. Petit Channel 4/Koninck 1992
- Sverdid Film Director Ben Brack Nederland 4 1988
Filmography:
- Underlie_01 23:29 2011
- Underlie_02 31:13 2011
- Underlie_03 30:00 2011
- Pro Tempore - Kings Cross 31:37 2010
- Half Light 8:43 2010
- The Unchanging Day 27:21 2009
- Between States 4:19 2009
- More Dark Than Matter 15:19 2009
- Delivering the Device collab. Rod Mengham 1:50 2009
- Without 4:41 2008
- Impasse 7:37 2008
- Une 0:55 2008
- Central St Martins School of Art [commercial Video] 5:40 2008
- Byam Shaw School of Art [commercial Video] 5:33 2008
- Quiet, This Still Air 6:20 2007
- Your Concrete Arms 5:45 2007
- A Place of Futures 6:20 2005
- Orphée 3:50 2004
- Scratch 50:00 2003
- Space, space 1:30:00, 2003 Sounding Pole collab. Rod Mengham 4:00 2003
- Sounding Pole collab. Rod Mengham 4:00 2003
- A Moments Tribute collab. Rod Mengham 6:00 2002
- Bal collab. Rod Mengham 18:02 2001
- Work in the Fields collab. Rod Mengham 4:00 2001
- Such Days 12:04 1999
- The Second Floor 27:00 1999
- Rodinsky's Mirror, 30:00 1999
- The Claybury Inferno, 60:00 1999
- Through the Corner of an Eye 48:03 1998
- Et Seqq., 12:00 1995
- Trace, 14:06 1995
- Chemical Wedding, 10:06 1994
- Kissing Echo, 2:07 1994
- Ghost Muse, 7:00 1994
- A Further Silence, 10:05 1993
- Apply as time goes, 8:07 1993
Film and video work links:
Sound works:
- Street Machine 22:20 2010
- Short Noise 5:45 2009
- Last Days 15:00 2004
- London Dec 29 1998 16:00 2004
- Chemical Wedding 5:00 2003
- Sylo 7:00 2002
- Equasion 5:00 2001
- Manifest - Un Phantoms CD 6:00 1999
- Un Phantoms-Un Phantoms CD 20:00 1998
- Logos People, 10:00 1996
- Outsiders I, II & III, each 6:00 1995
- A line in the Dust, 20:00 1994
- Ghost, 7:00 1994
- The Peopled Streets, 8:00 1994
Talks / Readings / performances:
- Chasing Shadows New York University in France, Paris. 2010
- Sitting Beside the Road Liège University, Belgium. 2010
- Relentless Invisible New York University in France, Paris. 2009
- More Dark Than Matter Video presentation, Sussex University. 2008
- The Story of the City forum, talk and slide presentation, Royal Academy, London, 2007
- Camera/Construct conference, talk & slide presentation, UEL School of Architecture, London 2006
- Przeobrazenia Co Sekunde performance, The Book Art Museum, Lodz, Poland 2000
- Slide presentation, Royal College of Art, London 2000
- Slide presentation, Photographers Gallery, London 1999
- Liquid City slide presentation,The Old Operating Theatre, London 1999
- Unlimited Access performance, Un Phantoms, The Clerk's House, London 1999
- Marginalia performance, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, UK 1999
- Slow Chocolate Autopsy reading, with I. Sinclair & D. McKeen: Books Etc. London 1998
- Do Tongues slide presentation, Arts Club, Brighton, UK 1997
- The Peopled Streets sound work: Cleveland Performance Art Festival, Ohio, USA 1997
- Eating With The Fireflies slide presentation, Birmingham National Exhibition Centre, UK 1997
- London Heights performance, River Thames at Southwark, London 1995
- The Sommerfeld Lecture: slide presentation, Cheltenham College of Art, UK 1995
- Red Screams & Monochrome Blood performance, 450 Broadway Gallery, New York, NY 1994
- Mnemonic Chambers performance, 450 Broadway Gallery, New York, NY 1994
- At the Mouth of the Sibylline's Cave performance, Bridewell Theatre, London 1994
- Replacement of Absence performance, University of Windsor, Canada 1994
- Slide presentation, Photofusion Gallery, London 1994
- Intwosides performance, with Lisa Solomon, Chelsea School of Art, London 1993
- The Haven reading, J.T. Wing Building, Windsor, Canada 1993
- Inter Alia performance, J.T. Wing Building, Windsor, Canada 1993
- Burning Characterless performance, Central St.Martins School of Art, London 1992
- Such Lands performance, with Anet Van Den Elzan, live arts festival, Den Bosch, NL 1992
- A Hole of Glass performance, Time Being live arts festival, Cheltenham, UK 1992
- Triangulation performance, The White Chapel, London 1992
- Through the Debris performance, La Scoula Britannica, Rome 1990
- Repletion, Isolation, Stagnation performance, Jan Van Eyck Akademie, NL 1989
- Finally Lost performance, Grays Farm, Dorset, UK 1989
- Max performance, Cheltenham College of Art, UK 1987
Background:
- 2010 Living in London, UK
- 2003-2010 Living in France
- 1994-2003 Lived in London, UK
- 1993-1994 Lived & travelled in North America
- Worked and studied at University of Windsor, Canada
- 1990-1993 Lived in London, UK
- 1989-1990 Lived in Rome, Italy
Art education:
- 1988-1989 Jan Van Eyck Akademie, Maastricht, N.L. - MFA
- 1985-1988 Cheltenham College of Art & Technology, UK - B.A. Hons: First Class
- 1984-1985 Stafford College of Art & Design, UK - Foundation: Distinction
