The workshop at no.w.here lab reminded me what it is like to have stuff in your hands. Stuff in your hands that you are actually making something with. Alongside all my works produced via digital technology, with nothing more than […]
It took me a long time to complete the activity proposed for the bursary. Truth be told it still remains uncompleted. With the approval of a-n, I sidetracked the funds and earmarked them for other, related items, for which a […]
My reasons for undertaking Professional Development, the logistics of realising pre-planned and funded activity, and an exploration of its legacy within my practice.
My interest in exposing the invisible structures of objects results in works that show an everyday object in a less familiar way. As I illuminate an object with light a visual change occurs which either makes the physical properties of the object appear as a different medium […]
I observe light and structure, and the relationship between the two. In sculpture, photography and installation I explore the way the sun and artificial light transform an object in a visual way, exposing structural details of everyday objects and materials. Working […]
In Brief: news briefing featuring national and international stories including: Sculptor Martin Puryear to represent US at Venice Biennale; Banksy expresses frustration over unauthorised Russian exhibition; Sotheby’s to auction world’s first film poster.
Open Call for short silent films to be live scored by a unique band of local improvising musicians.
So in between impromptu parties organised by friends and visits from my family I have actually managed to make a start on editing the film! But much as I get really stuck into the editing process, I find it hard […]
I set up a facebook event for the open call yesterday and when searching for it again later found a page for a film called Dwell Time. I watched the trailer and got in touch with the film director Anak […]
Developing technical skills and abilities To develop skills and abilities in plate spinning I facilitated three workshop sessions at the school with a range of ages and abilities. The first session was more focused and started by introducing the prop […]
For our final session in the school, the plan was to set-up the film we had made, then explore performance sequences in pairs building towards performing as a group. However, on arrival there was already a group in the 4D […]
spring is in the air, the clocks have gone forward and there’s been some movement within the non linear project. i’ve done some more filming and been able to present the work so far to the arts and heritage group […]
Four Scotland-based filmmakers have been shortlisted for the £10,000 prize named after experimental Scottish filmmaker, with the winner set to be announced at this year’s Glasgow Film Festival.
After looking through artists work with similar themes to mine and feedback from peers I began editing and really looking into my film as a whole and how it was fitting together. As a result of this there was many […]
An artist in particular that has really influenced my work is Bill Viola. His work conveys movements and story lines in a subtle yet powerful way. The work that he creates when displaying has a strong essence of life and […]
when creating my film work I really wanted to focus on what I wanted to convey when creating the work. through filming and displaying the work it became clear that my theme could no longer be categorized as just movement, […]
Gary Hill is one of the artists i have been looking into that creates film work and projects the works in non-conventional ways. Hills work has inspired my own developments in terms of the way he displays his footage in […]
In this project I really wanted continue my work in photography and film revolving around movement as a starting point. However this time I wanted to work more around the ideas of the movements themselves instead of the people that […]
My first foray into film-making and something of a DIY venture it has to be said. I’ve been writing quite a bit lately, from fiction and poetry to various musings on various topics. This piece began as a reflection on […]
