about us

The only paths are those which we make by walking

Antonio Machado

We’re a skills exchange made up of a loose co-operative of people who want to play, make, create, experiment and fail on our own terms in a world in which exploration is indistinguishable from creation.

To do this we have to be autonomous and that means we’ve had to create a new way of doing that is not dependent on funding, the state or corporate sponsorship.

So what we’ve done is create a gift economy and skills exchange that enables all people, of all ages, from all places, walks of life to share their skills and experience for free with other members of mutantspace.

This principle of sharing and working cooperatively gives all members more time and space to play around in. It also gives everyone the opportunity to meet new people, have new experiences and perhaps come across something weird and wonderful that they never thought of before.

So why would I use your skills exchange?
Have you ever wanted to produce an arts event or project?

Have you ever wanted to try something out, give something a go, experiment with a new idea but didn’t because you had no money, lacked the skills, knowledge or didn’t know where to start?

Have you ever needed creative input, technical help, marketing support, management advice or production expertise?

Have you ever needed a poster designed, lighting for your show, transport for your gear, venue for a gig, volunteers for your festival, advice on copyright law or help getting through bureaucratic red tape?

Have you ever wanted help from a carpenter, chef, set designer, director, dancer, actor, accountant, writer, poet, aerialist, musician, volunteer, computer programmer, photographer or filmmaker but didn’t have the money to hire them or know where to find them?

Well mutantspace can help. All our members are happy to give you their time, experience and knowledge for free. Why? Because every member has one thing in common, they all believe that by working together we can achieve autonomy and creative independence

in mutantspace you are free to do

How does mutantspace work?
Simple. We’re a co – operative skills exchange. Rather than use money in exchange for goods and services you pool your skills for the benefit of the whole collective. In practice this means that everytime one person joins we get stronger, more viable, closer to the point where we can operate completely independent of the current cultural economic model that is based on capital, funding, bureaucratic structures and state intervention.

Simply put, you register, put your skills into our skills exchange bank and off you go.

Mutantspace currently provides three services for its members:

Our skills bank: made up of members creative, production, management and marketing skills. It’s there for members to use whenever they need it

Our culture blog: a publishing platform for members to publish reviews, essays, poetry, short stories, recipes, music, videos, promo pieces, profiles, whatever they’re interested in

Our arts festival: The Trash Culture Revue is on twice a year and is entirely produced through our skills exchange and is open to all members to participate in

So if you’re interested in joining our arts cooperative simply register, if you want to contribute to our culture blog or participate in our arts festival just let me know.

If you’re interested in who I am then here’s a brief history of what I was up to until I founded this skills exchange