Year: 2011

the place of artists cinema – off and online

I have often wondered on the new opportunities and places where artists cinema is exhibited. A most comprehensive recent overview is by irish academic, Maeve Connolly in her book 'The place of Artists' Cinema: Space, Site and Screen' (2009). However, while it does detail the relatively recent rise of artists cinema in supposedly 'non-commercial galleries,…Read more the place of artists cinema – off and online

The Head of a Pin – experimental films by Su Frederich 2004 and A. Sokurov

'So what exactly is this "nature" that’s so lovely and such a respite if it's filled with death and dismemberment? And what changes when we try to learn about it instead of just treating it as a pretty backdrop to our daily work and worries?' Su Frederich, experimental filmmaker USA / 2004 / 21 min…Read more The Head of a Pin – experimental films by Su Frederich 2004 and A. Sokurov

forest description in 60 sec

15 July 11: I spent a number of weeks learning about sound and sound recording for two reasons.To improve the sound quality of my film work but also my initial theory studies on the possibility of an ecocinema, itself a new area of study, seemed to often ignore the aural qualities of cinematic media that…Read more forest description in 60 sec