FINE ARTS FILM & VIDEO
Commissioned film and video work including documentary, film production, exhibition walkthrough and artist profiles.
JASON SINGH - EXTINCTION SONGS AT KEW GARDENS
Project Film
As part of 'The Secret World of Plants' programme at Kew Gardens, Sound artist, beatboxer and composer Jason Singh takes over the Temperate House with a fascinating look at ‘plants as composer’ in a new sound installation. Environmental factors such as light, sound and temperature all provide naturally occurring ‘biodata’ generated from plants. It is this biodata that Jason uses to create a musical score, using technology to record the plants' 'voice' as a beautifully melancholic soundtrack.
This short documentary was co-commissioned by the artist and Kew Gardens.
LARRY ACHIAMPONG - WAYFINDER AT TURNER CONTEMPORARY
Exhibition Film
British-Ghanaian artist Larry Achiampong presents his first major solo exhibition in the UK at Turner Contemporary. The exhibition includes the newly commissioned feature-length film 'Wayfinder', significant past works as well as a curated display of paintings by JMW Turner.
This documentary was co-commissioned by Turner Contemporary.
CAROLINE WALKER - THE FEMALE GAZE AT NOTTINGHAM CASTLE
Conversation Film
In 2022, Critically acclaimed British contemporary artist, Caroline Walker, was presented in her first museum solo show within the UK paired with works from Nottingham artist Dame Laura Knight R.A at Nottingham Castle.
This film was created to document creating the new works featured in the exhibition centered around a maternity ward in the same hospital where the artists’ daughter was born.
This conversation film was commissioned by Tristram Aver and Nottingham Castle.
CAROLINE WALKER - LISA AT STEPHEN FRIEDMAN GALLERY
Exhibition Documentation
Artist Caroline Walker presents a new body of work that traces the daily life of her sister-in-law Lisa as she becomes a mother.
This documentation was commissioned by Max One Films for Stephen Friedman Gallery.
SOMANG LEE - THE LIVING LINE
Project Film
The Living Line is a site-specific commission by East London-based illustrator Somang Lee. It visualises the plants, birds and insects that can be discovered along the route of The Line, encouraging people to explore the wealth of wildlife in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and along the waterways.
This documentary was commissioned by The Line.
PHOEBE BOSWELL - HERE AT NEW ART EXCHANGE
Exhibition Overview Film
Award-winning artist, Phoebe Boswell presents her exhibition ‘Here’ at New Art Exchange, Nottingham. The exhibition brings together new and existing works some of which have never been shown before in the UK.
Boswell's work explores what it means to belong and to be free. Owing to a personal history rooted in colonial traces and contradictory legacies - upheavals, dualities, geographies, kinships, liberations, silences, and shifts of migration - Phoebe describes her work as a navigation of the space between, anchored to what she refers to as a "restless state of diasporic consciousness."
This exhibition overview was commissioned by New Art Exchange.
DEAR NATURE - JOHN NEWLING AT IKON GALLERY
Exhibition Documentation
Birmingham-born artist John Newling (b. 1952) is a pioneer of public art with a social purpose. This major exhibition exemplifies his strong environmental proposition, whilst pushing at the boundaries of what defines art. At the heart of Ikon’s exhibition is Dear Nature, a book published in 2018, comprising letters Newling wrote to nature every day for 81 days. The letters explore our relationship with the natural world – “part truth and reconciliation, part advocacy of an urgent need, part thoughts for future social ecologies”.
This exhibition documentation was commissioned by the artist.
IN THE STUDIO - ELEANOR BARTLETT
Artist Documentary Series
In the studio is a series of short documentaries and interviews with artists working in their studio and at home. The series offer insights into the life, ideas and working methods of artists.
This documentary series is created in collaboration with publisher Beam Editions.
THE ART OF WORKING (INTERNATIONALLY) - RYAN BOULTBEE
Artist Documentary Series
'The Art of Working (Internationally)' is a series of short documentary films featuring interviews and work from three UK artists. The interviews focus on the influence and impact of having international experiences either through festivals, exhibitions, performances or residencies.
This film features Ryan Boultbee. Ryan is a visual artist who asks us to look again at the spaces and places we occupy. His current work sits between art and architecture; it adds to, takes from and alters everyday spaces. He hopes his artwork will make the viewer more aware of the structures they live in - and how easily they can be re-built and re-imagined.
This documentary series was commissioned by UK New Artists.
MATT WOODHAM - SENSING SYSTEMS AT BONINGTON GALLERY
Exhibition Overview Film
Matt Woodham is an artist, designer and technologist whose practice evades disciplinary definition. After specialising in visual neuroscience during his degree, he channelled his skills and interests into generating auditory and visual experiences – including music videos, live visuals for club nights, light installations, and experimental websites. For Sensing Systems, Woodham’s debut solo exhibition, the gallery will be filled with a composition of connected installations, positioning visitors within a system of light, sound and motion. Visual and kinetic events will be sequenced by a central processing unit which distributes signals around the room. The audience can interact with the system, which alongside random data sources and a sensitivity to initial conditions, will create a unique experience for each viewer.
This exhibition overview was commissioned by Bonington Gallery.
ART BOOKS - BEAM EDITIONS
Book Overview
Beam Editions specialise in designing and publishing books focussing on world class artists that have not had the opportunity to publish a monograph with a major institution and a range of smaller artist-led books working with contemporary ideas. This collection of videos was made to highlight a selection of books from their publishing library.
This series of videos were commissioned by Beam Editions.
www.beameditions.uk