From: Stephen Morgan (email suppressed)
Date: Wed Sep 22 2010 - 03:51:46 PDT
Jennifer / Frameworkers -
Further to the other suggestions offered to the list earlier this month, I
encountered a work yesterday at the Liverpool Biennial which might suit your
criteria for expanded cinema works which use water as an element during
exhibition.
The Bloomberg New Contemporaries show at the A-Foundation included an
excellent interactive installation piece by Joe Clark entitled 'Somewhere in
West Virginia' [ click for
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which essentially comprised a projected static image of a gas station
at
night, with brightness, fluorescent flicker and rainfall all manipulated by
gallery visitors using a small control panel.
The rain effect was created using layered projection, with images taken from
an adjacent handycam set up in front of a shower/pump system (just visible
in the rear of the above-linked image).
Not the greatest description, I know, but since you're studying at UCLAN,
I'm sure you'll be able to make the short trip down to Liverpool. (If you
can't, I do have a couple of other images taken on my phone of the water
mechanism close up - if you need them, feel free to email me off-list.)
All the best,
Steve
On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 10:19 AM, jennifer cadger <email suppressed>wrote:
> Dear Frameworks,
>
> I am currently a student at University of Central Lancashire (Uclan) where
> I am doing a BA (Hons) Fine Art. Last term my studio work led me into the
> realm of Expanded Cinema and for my finial submission I did an expanded
> cinema installation involving 3 experimental films and 3 overhead projectors
> each of which had moving images. On one of the projectors I had a clear
> plastic tub which had in it a washing machine glass bowl in which I had
> water, a water pump and the clear waterproof casing from a 35mm camera that
> created a moving image. Which was great, as an experiment, however totally
> unsuitable for public exhibition!
>
>
>
> I am posting to frameworks for help with researching my dissertation.
>
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>
> I have chosen the working title of;
>
> *“Exploration of water as a physical active component within Expanded
> Cinema”*
>
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>
> I have been inspired by;
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> Chris Meigh-Andrews lecture series at Uclan
>
> John Wood and Paul Harrison;* *Harry Houdini (there's no escape that I can
> see) 1994
>
> Bradley Eros published article “There will be projections in all
> dimensions” where he describes a projection from the New York Underground
> film festival 2000. Where an 8mm projector and a glass of whiskey was used
> to create “cinema but not film?” (What can I say I’m Scottish!)
>
> Zoe Redmans; She, Her, I. Which I saw recently at Street Level Photoworks
> in Glasgow
>
> Further research had uncovered;
>
> Robert Whitman; Two holes of water two (1966)
>
> Current Artists; Lenka Novakova and Michael Brown
>
> I was also intrigued by the recent listing for;
>
> Sites for seeing: Out of the Cineplex and into the Marshlands curated by
> Gerda Cammaer with whom I have already corresponded.
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>
>
> I am aware that there is a lot of artist who have worked with film/video
> etc where water has been an integral part of the projected
> image/installation i.e.; Chris Meigh-Andrews; Eau d'Artifice.
>
>
>
> *However I am looking for examples of artists work where the water is
> physically present (preferably moving) in the gallery space or like “**Sites
> for seeing: Out of the Cineplex and into the Marshlands” where the
> projection has been taken out of the gallery space and into a watery
> environment.*
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>
>
> This is my first post and I have been watching frameworks since my trip to
> “*no**.w.here**” earlier on this year, so I am sure that I will
> (hopefully) spark some discussion!*
>
> *“Let the deluge begin!” (Sorry couldn’t help myself!)*
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> * *
>
> *Hence, I* would appreciate your help in this research and would ask that
> if you have detailed information like Journal article, artist, date, book
> title and page number or artist’s web site etc. That would be great! As
> searching JSTOR or Google for Expanded Cinema and water doesn’t get you very
> far! Also if you are aware of any up and coming exhibitions in the UK that
> would be relevant that would be great too!
>
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>
> I would also ask Permission from the administrator of frameworks to cite
> any discussions that occur in relation to this post.
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>
>
> Thank you
>
> Jennifer Cadger
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