Join me this weekend where I will be screening a couple of short films, Untitled and Plein-Air I-V as part of Exploding Cinema at ArtHouse Jersey Capital House. Both films were made in 1999 when I decided to walk to war in Kosovo from my studio in South England as a form of protest. During the 78 days it took to walk across Europe I made a number of spontaneous performances in the landscape in the guise of a plein-air painter. Some of these parodies were recorded and form part of INTERVENTIONS a much broader installation of video, photography and found material, first exhibited at the Danish Museum of Photographic Art in 2000.
Both films alludes to the absurdity of making art and futility of war, which in our current climate may resonate with those affected by the war in Ukraine. As Russian missiles are destroying homes and lives of innocent civilians, the irony of an Exploding Cinema is not lost on me. It starts at 6:30-9:30pm with different programmes on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 December and promises to be a packed programme of underground short films, live music and mind-bending visuals! Featuring work from Rachel Ara, Martin Toft, Mike Davies, Lee White, Toby Norman, Dean Porter, Rebecca Coley and London upstarts and filmmakers. Book your ticket here!
