Site specific Installations - Commissions - Projections and Video Tapes
Our accommodation at the Novi Sad Student Cultural Centre
VOC, Novi Sad
Linda Wooding with her work at the Fabrika Gallery
River Dunav (Danube) crossing over into Novi Sad
Tao & Matt on the "Liberty Bridge" (Most Slobode) across the Danube
On Aug 6th I flew to Belgrade to meet up with six of the artists involved in the “Re: Location” exchange project and we travelled together to Novi Sad, about 80 Kms to the NW of Belgrade, where the exhibition will take place. This exchange, which has been organised by Mike Walton, also involves UK-based artists Jonathan Moss, Lawrence Cassidy, Linda Wooding, Mary Fitzpatrick, Mat Birchall, Pete Clarke, Peter Daviz, Tao Lashley-Burnley and Victoria Lucas.
The exhibition, scheduled to open Friday, Aug 16th at the SKCNS (Studentski Kulturni Centar Novi Sad) Fabrika Gallery, is located close to the banks of the River Dunav (the local name for the river Danube) and a short walk from the city centre.
I am planning to show two new small-scale installations in the exhibition, both of which feature imagery recorded whilst I was in Japan- Autumn Moon and Mount Fuji @ 240 KPH.
Igor Todorvic, Matt Birchall, Victoria Lucas & Mike Walton
Interior of SKCNS Fabrika gallery
Exterior view of SKCNS Fabrika, Novi Sad.
RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events Andrew Demirjian and Chris Meigh Andrews, Originally aired 7/23/13
Former Clocktower resident Andrew Haik Demirjian in conversation with the artist, writer, and curator Chris Meigh Andrews after the publication of the second addition of his book A History of Video Art: Development of Form and Function. Andrews mentions that after the first edition was released in 2006 he felt “art as video” became part of something larger with the rapid development of digital recording, he expanded the second edition by including newer artists in a more global lens. We learn how Andrews began curating and writing (mostly out of necessity) and his long-running curatorial project “Digital Aesthetic.” The two colleagues also discuss technology’s effect on the video art scene in early 1970s Tokyo, the role of broadcast television in defining video art, what defines “technological” and “media” art as mediums, and the exciting diversity of the contemporary media art scene.
Click here for further info and to listen to the interview, originally aired July 23rd.
A new book focusing on Palestinian artists’ video, edited by Bashir Makhoul and published by Palestinian Art Court- al Hoash, 2013, is now available, which includes my chapter, “Location & Dislocation, Site & Architecture: Video Installation by Palestinian Video Artists” as well as contributions by Jonathan Harris, Sean Cubitt, Laura U. Marks, Tina Sherwell and Ryan Bishop. Further info.
New book on Palestinian artists' video
I’m currently working on a new outdoor solar powered sound installation to be sited in Highfields Park, Nottingham in Sept-Oct, 2013. Here are some photos of the test rig and the proposed site.
"Aeolian Processes", power components test
"Aeolian Processes", audio components test
Solar panels on the roof of my studio
The proposed site in Highfields Park for the installation (on the island).
John "Hoppy" Hopkins and Terry Flaxton, Islington, London, May 9th, 2013
Terry Flaxton and I have recently conducted an interview with video pioneer and counter-cultural visionary John “Hoppy” Hopkins. Click on this link to view.
On Feb 28th, I met with Alan Summers to discuss the next stage in the development of the In Darwin’s Garden project. Alan has produced a preliminary augmented reality (AR) visualisation of the mulberry tree that can be viewed using smart phones or ipads using the “Junaio” application.
Viewing the AR test of the Mulberry Tree for "In Darwin's Garden" installation, Feb 2013.
Takahiko Iimura
I have posted the text of an interview I made with pioneering Japanese video artist and experimental film-maker Takahiko Iimura in 2010, first published in The Moving Image Review and Journal, (MIRAJ) Vol 1, Issue 2. Intellect Books, London, 2012.
Click this link to read the interview.
Takahiko recently participated in “Digital Aesthetic 3” (Oct-Dec 2012), an exhibition and symposium I curated in collaboration with the Harris Museum, Preston. See the Digital Aesthetic 3 web site for more info.
During my visit to New York last week I did an interview with Andrew Haik Demirjian for “Art on Air” at the Clocktower Gallery. We talked about the forthcoming new edition of my book and other recent projects. The interview will be broadcast later in the year to coincide with the publication of the book.
The Clocktower, New York City
The 2nd Edition of my book “A History of Video Art” will be published by Bloomsbury later this year. I have been working on a new updated and extended text and the new edition will be produced in a larger format with additional images. The book will be available in both paperback and hardback and the cover design will feature Peter Campus’ seminal videotape “Three Transitions” (1973).
"A History of Video Art", 2nd Edition (Bloomsbury, 2013)
