Nicholas Modrzewski

Nick is an artist, writer, and barrister. He is interested in the absurdities of social engagements, with a focus on law and other shared fictions. Nick has published work in various places, including Art & Australia, the Lifted Brow, un Magazine, Fireflies and A Research Handbook on Art and Law. As a barrister, Nick practises mainly in commercial and criminal law.

The Advice

By Nicholas Modrzewski — 22 October, 2021

Sit down, please. My apologies for the state of the place. I’m still waiting on the wall-chippers to finish with the wall-refurb. They’ve been chipping off paint for the last two weeks. You know what it’s like. A “couple of days’ work” becomes “a couple of weeks sitting around chipping paint from the walls while…

The Sausage Eats Itself

By Nicholas Modrzewski — 12 March, 2020

“The sausage eats itself—that’s the best thing about the automated sausage. Let me tell you at the outset—I am not interested in the latest inventions, like the SEYDELMANN Electric Meat Grinder 1300W Commercial Aluminium-Plated Mincing Machine. I know we’re all familiar with its ideally located loading tray keeping meat pieces close at hand—an electric-powered commercial…