They are here

I had the opportunity to see a piece of work made by They are here recently at CCA. it was a really interesting and enjoyable exercise to witness, as the screening that i attended was the first that the participants had seen of the film, so there was a sort of nervous tension in the air. Seeing the changes that where made through each stage of filming was so interesting and really very funny at times, and on reflection I know there where pieces missing or being lost from start to finish but even my own immediate memory of it was so scrambled I couldn't pin point exactly what was wrong. In the introduction to the film the artists described the process as something a little "like Chinese whispers, but with film" and I can't think of a better way to describe it myself.

Martin Creed

Marina Abramovic

Francis Alys

I've been watching a lot of artist interviews on Youtube, which is a nice way to spend time.

untested bounderies

For my self directed project I decided to follow an idea i have had on and off since the beginning of term one. I liked the notion of testing myself physically in order to learn something about myself, my own boundaries and also my understanding of them. 

It was recommended that I take a look at the work of Smith/Stewart. I found mouth to mouth and breathing space particularly interesting, for the way they approached their subject, they way they deal with each other and also the aesthetic composition of the images.

Mouth to Mouth

Breathing Space

cool hunting

Cool Hunting

I was introduced to this website a few weeks ago and have become a little bit addicted. Their site is made up of collections of videos on topics that the makers have decided are quite interesting, The subjects are very varied but all are shot in a similar style which gives a nice line of continuity.

This was one of my favourites.

100 photographs, 1 taken every 5 seconds for 8 minutes and 20seconds