Opening track from the Osaka Story EP: Available on Bandcamp. I remain grateful to the Arts Council of Wales (via their Wales Arts International scheme) for funding this project.
July 13, 2020
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July 4, 2020
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Silver Lining
A short film I made in collaboration with glass artist Chris Bird-Jones. It has been accepted into the Glass, Meet the Future International Film Festival currently running at Northlands Creative.
July 4, 2020
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Osaka Story EP
Available now on Bandcamp.
April 30, 2020
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British Sounds
The facts: 1969 made-for-TV film by Jean-Luc Godard. The voice-overs are largely adapted from the Communist Manifesto. Godard claimed that the “news presenter” text was adapted from speeches by contemporary politicians. The “feminist” text is written and recited by Sheila Rowbotham. … Continue reading
February 1, 2020
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Empty Orchestra 空のオーケストラ
This film was shot at various locations in and around Osaka in August 2019. The film formed part of my submission to 1SSUE 43. A version is currently showing at the Swansea Open exhibition at the Glynn Vivian Gallery. I … Continue reading
September 10, 2019
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Japan 211
Here are the two films I produced for the Mirror exhibition at Art Spot Korin, Kyoto, 30 July – 11 August 2019. 白紙 [Blank Paper] is a Japanese language film that toys with narrative convention. It is sampled, intertextual, and semiotically … Continue reading
August 22, 2019
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Japan 210
OK. Here we go: final days in Japan. Winding down. Wednesday 14 August A slow and relaxing start to the day before heading off to Yodobashi Metro. We’d been invited to Yutaka Moriguchi‘s house in Ryokuchikoen (= Ryokuchi Park). Yutaka … Continue reading
August 18, 2019
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Japan 209
Tragically, I can now report that we’ve arrived back in the UK. We’ve had a few hours sleep since the long trek half-way around the world, but obviously body clocks are hopelessly out-of-sync. Fortunately we’ve allowed a day to decompress, … Continue reading
August 18, 2019
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Japan 208
Friday 9 August. It is strange, but ALL the major art galleries in Osaka are closed. The National Museum of Art is closed until 27 August; the Nakanoshima Kosetsu Museum of Art is closed until October 12; and the Osaka City … Continue reading
August 10, 2019
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Japan 206B
What I’ve been up to recently, part two: Thursday 1 August On our train rides into town I’d seen a group of traditional-looking roofs amongst the contemporary sprawl. Again with the aid of Google Maps I identified where it is: … Continue reading