Greenhill Arts Open
Closer to home is Greenhill Arts, situated in Moretonhampstead on Dartmoor, where this summer they have 35 artists to showcase current work.
My piece 'Blue Scarves' is part of the exhibition and I'm looking forward to seeing the other work too. I just got a sneak peak of one or two, when I dropped off my picture, and it looks tantalising!
'Blue Scarves' is one part of a three piece study and reflection on the recent genocide in Cambodia (1975-79). It is a large (80cmx65cm) mixed media piece made from 28 monotypes with ink wash and stitch. These 28 'frames' form part of an animation, which is looped and shows a 360 degree view of a rubber tree plantation in Eastern Cambodia that I visited in January 2017. A partner work "Des Lunettes" is made with monotype, ink wash and burning. Together they are a contemplation on Cambodia's recent genocide which saw over 2 million peoples killed - among those particularly singled out were people wearing glasses (des lunettes) or blue and white checked scarves (a symbol of the Eastern province - considered to be more Vietnamese than Cambodian).
The link to the animation is here.
Center for Book Arts, New York
Wouldn't it be great to nip over to New York to see the summer exhibition at the Center for Book Arts! My printy-animation film "Where the Children Play" is part of their printmaking and animation exhibition.
Also showing are works by: Allison Bianco, Sarah McDermott & Martine Workman, Arron Foster, Bridgit Henry, Catherine Michaelis, Christine Medley, Claire McLaughlin, Claire Baillie-Cloke & Angie Butler, Claire Fouquet & Patty Smith, David Wischer, Devon Damonte, Drew Christie, Elena Fowler, Eliza Evans, Emily Larned, Emily Martin, Emily Alden Foster & Amy Burek, Erin Paulson, H.R. Buechler, Wuon-Gean Ho, Izzy Liberti, Jennifer Linton, Jörg Petri, Judith Poirier, Karen Oremus, Kyle Durrie, Lilli Carré, Lynn Peterfreund, Mary Becker, Melissa Brown, Michael Walsh, Nicholas Price, Poli Marichal, Radha Pandey, Rob Bekuhrs, Ruth Hayes, Sarah Nicholls, Saskia Jetten, Travis Janssen, Troy Patterson, Vanessa Cruz & Sheila Goloborotko, Vera Sebert, Victoria Squire & Louise Evans, Vida Saçic, Vinicius de Aguiar Sanchez and Virginia Wade.
Printmaking and Animation Screening
Josh Gaunt - workshopsndocs and syndrome pics - is coming to Exeter to do a screening of printmaking-animations in Exeter Phoenix's new cinema space Studio 74.
On Thursday 19th November it's Double Elephant's Redefining Print symposium. Their programme is rich and continues on past the normal finishing time to include this event with Josh and I. Come to Studio 74, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter for 4.30-5.30.
Culture Data Projector - a new commission
Culture, Data, Projector is a Fabian’s Film multidisciplinary collaborative project between five Artists/Filmmakers and Met Office Scientists. The aim is to produce a series of five (5 minute) documentary films, which explore the artistic possibilities of using data (digital, electronic and traditional hardcopy archives) as part of a documentary narrative.
I've been exploring the Informatics Lab, a Met Office initiative to look at creative ways to make data useful. They have tons and tons of data and they want to see how it can be useful to us... or me or you. I'm going to be seeing if I can create a series of component animations that 'seem' to interact with their developing 3D visualisation of weather data.
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England. Also funded by Exeter City Council.
In collaboration with The Met Office (Exeter), Exeter City Council, Exeter College and the Open Data Institute.