Anyone who knows me will testify to that fact I’m not easily enthused but the Jarman awards shortlist screening at the Tyneside was brilliant.
Featuring a couple of my go-to references (the legion of Rachel Maclean and the hypnotic voiced Heather Phillipson) and an artist I’m treating as my favourite new discovery: Cecile B Evans. (a cheeky slither of her video 'Hyper Links or it didn't Happen' can be seen here ) The three of them put forward sea of quick paced editing and searing wit. Crazy references and wonderful, much needed, finally, arghhh, humour. This is what I want from my work. Oh my how I want to have video ideas again. I’ve spent the past weeks admin-ing and arranging my tiny bits on shelves but now I want to make videos about talking kitchen appliances and bread dough.
HUZZAH
A lot Can Happen in Fifteen Minutes is launched, and a lot DID happen. We decked out New Bridge with collaged boards and packing peanuts. Holly made her traditional jelly. I made a soundpiece. We found sticks of rock. Helen coordinated some experimental readings of the text. All in all a success!
Although I am happy with the sound itself, I have learnt that I am prone to making audio far too quiet. I was tentative in making this particular track, knowing that I did not want it to interfere with the event aggressively, but slip an occasional surprise, or unsettling tone into the atmosphere. Although I think I structured it well for that aim, I should always work too loud- speakers can always be turned down but unfortunately not all amps go up to 11!
We were lucky to have the brilliant support of Kuba who kept us all dancing into the lates and a brilliant turn out Go team & thanks Helen Shaddock for a ace collab A lot of people have been speaking to me about my work seeming like a tiny world. Although I don’t want to fall into cuteness, I have been looking at miniature works and worlds. Through making these little scenes of landscapes, artists show us our world from a different perspective, a surreal one, a humorous one, one small enough to become a clear political statement. Tatsuya Tanaka Laurie Simmons Simmons’ Early Colour Interiors comment on commodity fetishism and the restriction of prescribed gender roles.
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