Harold completed his PhD by practice exploring the activation of Black Album covers through durational performance at Leeds Beckett in 2020. He started it in 2016 on a part-time basis and appreciated the opportunity to carve out ring-fenced research time whilst teaching on the BA in fine art. Harold likens the process of finding the original contribution to knowledge to climbing Everest. His thesis was grounded on case studies of other artists; he identified a synergy between critical reflection on one's own and others' works which feeds into one's practice. For him, the reflection would be suspended when focussing on his active moments of practice, and return when writing up his findings. So much comes out of a PhD, so many lines of inquiry; Harold could have written five or six more PhDs. Equipped now with transferable skills, he has more confidence, is a better teacher, and has discovered that he loves writing about other artists. On the point of leaving Leeds Beckett, Harold is slowly coming to terms with the PhD being over but considers it the beginning of what happens next. 

Links:

https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/staff/dr-harold-offeh/

https://www.haroldoffeh.com/info