Since 2012 Decimal Place art space in Lincoln has hosted Weird Garden – regular events of experimental music, sound, performance and spoken word – free to the public and welcoming artists from all over the UK, Europe and further afield, among them The Bohman Brothers, Bell Lungs, Thomas Ragsdale, Jon Collin, Valiska, Rotten Bliss, Jason Kahn, Algis Fediajevas and Stereocilia. Growing out of a coll
ective interest in providing an open, exploratory environment for amateurs and touring professionals alike, the events have provided the setting for new musical ideas, collaborations and connections among an evolving network of performers. The late Dex Wright, who started the events, said simply: “I put the nights on to promote the noise scene and give folk a chance to play.”
The concept stems from Dex's The $ell story – the idea of the Weird Garden, or a ‘weed garden’, intended to suggest the possibility of personal creative projects growing actively within the familiar landscapes of commercial entertainment.
