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"For 25 years, the Zap club hosted ground-breaking artistic events in Brighton and beyond, starting with its radical music and open-mic nights in the 1980s. For two years in the early days, Roy Bayfield (later to become a noted walker, mythogeographer, performance artist and university administrator) made an art out of his job as cleaner at the club. Here he offers us an ""eclectic sweep-up of everything that was left lying around"". On one level, it's a memoir for people who knew the Zap club at the time; on another, it's a handbook for anyone who wants to make art out of an unpromising job."

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In the early years of the Zap, Roy Bayfield was not only part of the furniture - he moved it, cleaned it and ensured that after each chaotic evening the Zap survived to welcome its constant programme of art entertainment and whimsical transgression. Roy exemplified the spirit of the Zap, transforming the apparently menial task of cleaning into performance art. His affectionate memoir captures the moment. Neil Butler, Artistic Director, UZ Arts & Founding Director, the Zap

"""In the early years of the Zap, Roy Bayfield was not only part of the furniture - he moved it, cleaned it and ensured that after each chaotic evening the Zap survived to welcome its constant programme of art entertainment and whimsical transgression. Roy exemplified the spirit of the Zap, transforming the apparently menial task of cleaning into performance art. His affectionate memoir captures the moment."" Neil Butler, Artistic Director, UZ Arts & Founding Director, the Zap"

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Roy Bayfield has a long history lurking in the margins of performance art and writing. Publications include a story in the seminal anthology Britpulp! (ed. Tony White), a chapter in the defining work on the new psychogeography, Walking Inside Out (ed. Tina Richardson) and a poetry collection, Bypass Pilgrim. He works at Edge Hill University where he is responsible for communications and culture.

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