| Production |
Date |
Details |
| Wake Up & Hide | 2007 | by Gary Stevens with sound by Graeme Miller Recently completed filming on High Definition. Comprising of two large-screen companion video projections, this interactive installation was commissioned and first presented at Matt's Gallery, London in early 2007. It has subsequently been shown in Birmingham at the Ikon Gallery's offsite space and will subsequently be presented by Southampton City Gallery, throughout autumn 2007. Following on from Stevens' earlier work Slow Life, the slow relentless action has been replaced by fitful unstable images that seem uncomfortable with being seen. There is a symbiosis between the image and the performer; the action on screen is disurbed by the presence of the spectator in the gallery space. |
| Slow Life | 2003 | A five screen video installation by artist Gary Stevens with sound by Graeme Miller originally commissioned and presented by Matt's Gallery, London in association with Artsadmin in 2003. Subsequently presented at Artefiera, Bologna; Melbourne Festival, Australia, 2004; Helsinki Photography Festival, Finland, 2005; Kettles Yard, Cambridge 2005/06; and Southampton City Art Gallery (who have also purchased the first edition of five), 2006. During Slow Life, momentary encounters between the performers are extended to become intimate exchanges. Unbroken, real-time shots of domestic scenes explore innocuous, seemingly insignificant events. Everyday incidents are played very slowly. The consciousness of each performer escapes the intention of their slow action. As the nuances change in the slowly shifting picture, the subtle inference of relationships and situations is constantly modified. There is an acute awareness of being alive, of horror and of wonder. Elements within the picture - a fire, running water; are reminders that time has not slowed down. Unlike a fixed image that arrests and holds onto a moment, moments inexorably slip by. |
| Remote Dancing | 2003 | by Rosemary Lee & Nic Sandiland A video installation where the interaction of viewer and on-screen dancer becomes an intimate pas-de-deux. Using sensor and projected video, each visitor can become both choreographer and dancer, creating duets of endless possibilities with six on-screen partners of varying ages. Originally created through the Arts Council of England's Capture series & further developed with a commission by RFH Education, South Bank Centre London with additional support from Rescen, Middlesex University. Over the past four years the installation has been presented in galleries and festivals across the world from South Bank Centre and ICA in London, Centre National de la Dance, Paris, Mladi Levi Festival in Slovenia to the Nottingham City Art Gallery & Museum (NottDance), Quay Arts Centre, Isle of Wight and Norfolk & Norwich Festival. |