Black Country Type
@bctype
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Artist. Books: I.D.S.T (The Modernist, 2020), The Dereliction (Hercules Editions, 2021) Black Country Type (The Modernist, 2023) NEW! Ay It (BCU, 2025)
Black Country, UK
Joined November 2018
NEW BOOK! I’m delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of my new book: Black Country Type Published by @modernistmag Full details here: https://t.co/FEHm1xtgTc This hardcover edition features over 100 photographs. Foreword by John Myers #blackcountry #ayit
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8 billboards 8 years No justice On the 8th anniversary of the Grenfell Tower Fire, artist Noel Douglas has collaborated with Grenfell Next Of Kin and @buildhollywood to takeover 8 billboards in the local area around the tower in West @grenfellnextkin
#grenfell
#noeldouglas
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Featuring Aaron Catlow, John Parker and Chris Pepper with yours truly on high-strung guitar and vocals, this was a joy to make. Inspired by the photography and poetry of @bctype and @MissLizBerry , Dereliction is the 2nd single from my new album, out soon x
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A show of pure WULFRUNIANISM. Thank you to everyone involved 🙌 #wwfv
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Nothing Happens Everywhere — a haunting new film by Tom Hicks (Black Country Type) blends photography, poetry & ambient sound to capture the soul of the Black Country. Read more https://t.co/bd19K3TRgj
#BlackCountryType #FlatpackFestival @MissLizBerry @bctype @flatpack
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Feature Friday - Tom Hicks 'You are here' We’re proud to have been part of this fantastic public sculpture commissioned by Ikon Gallery and Travel West Midlands. Read the full story here: https://t.co/qx69AEeOP1 📷 Tom Hicks #FeatureFriday #PublicArt #TomHicks #YouAreHere
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Ikon and @TransportForWM present a new public sculpture for Halesowen by @bctype. Located at the Cross Street Local Travel Point in Halesowen. Learn more: https://t.co/zSDuzzozMo
#Halesowen #PublicArt #WestMidlands
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It’s fantastic to see my new book in Waterstones in Wolverhampton. I’ve spent so much time in there over the years - it’s still an unreal feeling to see my own books on the shelves!
Last week's #Wolverhampton Top 10 best-seller list is bookended by our #BlackCountryDay visitors! A brilliant first week for @Richard0Connor's Paranormal Black Country, which tops the chart, and great to see @bctype in there as well with his latest photography book, Ay It.
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We're really looking forward to seeing @Richard0Connor and @bctype in store tomorrow for our #BlackCountryDay book signings! Please come along!
For #BlackCountryDay this month, we have 2 great book signings in store on July 12th! At 12pm, Richard O'Connor signs copies of 'Paranormal Black Country', and at 1.30pm, local legend Tom @bctype Hicks will be here with copies of latest photo collection, 'Ay It'. #Wolverhampton
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What a tragic loss. The dimming of a bright, shining light. Thank you for your magic, Diogo.
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For #BlackCountryDay this month, we have 2 great book signings in store on July 12th! At 12pm, Richard O'Connor signs copies of 'Paranormal Black Country', and at 1.30pm, local legend Tom @bctype Hicks will be here with copies of latest photo collection, 'Ay It'. #Wolverhampton
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Our good friend Tom Hicks is back in print with a new selection of photographs from 'Ay It', his recent solo exhibition at Birmingham City University. This book contains photographs from his ongoing project, Black Country Type @bctype
https://t.co/YpHTTqppLp
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The Waterstones #Wolverhampton Top 10 best-selling books for last week. Our Thriller of the Month, Sally Smith's hugely enjoyable slice of cosy crime, A Case of Mice and Murder, is thus week's #1! Ace to see local artist Tom Hicks @bctype in there with his latest book, 'Ay It'.
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New this week! In Sh*tty Breaks, Ben Aitken heads to some less lauded destinations (including #Wolverhampton!) in a charming, amusing and impassioned celebration of unsung places and people. Local bonus: cover unmistakably by Tom Hicks, aka Black Country Type, #ayit.
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My new book ‘Ay It’ has now landed in @WaterstonesWton *table not included #blackcountry #wolves #ayit
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NEW BOOK! I’m delighted to announce the publication of Black Country Type: Ay It. This full-colour catalogue is published by Birmingham City University to accompany the exhibition of the same name. The book costs £17 (includes p&p). Please DM me to order. #blackcountry #ayit
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I’m pleased to reveal that my new film ‘Nothing Happens Everywhere’ will have its debut screening at @flatpack on May 11th. Filmed at locations across the Black Country, this short film features a new poem by @MissLizBerry More info: https://t.co/L328qvXExa
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