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3D printing film I made for Bell House, to demonstrate the various ways in which artists and designers are using 3D printing in their work. There are some remarkable creations afoot, many of which are already commonplace in the worlds of engineering, fashion and design. The artists featured here are pushing the limits of what can be done with this largely mysterious medium, and I hope through watching, you'll gain a clearer understanding of how this can be applied to household objects and largescale production into our future. I was particularly concerned that 3D printing is made of PLASTIC! But it turns out that there are many different sorts of plastic, even some made from plants, as well as other materials that can be used for printing. Watch to find out more and let me know your thoughts. Talk about pushing comfort zones... I was on the radio: skip 2cm to get to my awkward ramblings. Gosh, I never thought I'd do that! My interview is about an hour long and there's some of my favourite music in there as well as a bit about my evolution as a person and general outlook. Featured tracks are Rokia Traore: Laidu, Yann Tiersen: Sur le fil, and Balmorhea: Steerage and the Lamp.
An environmental education film for Woodlands TV. Draw What You Hear is an environmental education game that enhances your sensory experience of the place you're in. It encourages you to listen much more carefully than you otherwise might, and pick out individual sounds from the entire range of hearing. This gives you a greater sense of place, space, distance, weather, and the occupants and their activities in that space and where they might be. The second challenge of this game is to draw the shapes of the sounds you are hearing – it's likely you have never tried to do this before! There are no restrictions on your mark making potential, no right or wrong way to represent sound on paper. The act of doing this will sharpen your senses, and connect your eyes and ears to your imagination in ways that you didn't know were possible! Filmed on Woodbury Common in Devon. A taste of the creative work with residents of local care homes which became this exhibition at Bridport Arts Centre in collaboration with Bridport Museum, plus a street performance to draw in the crowds... Content creator and writer Olivia Capadose wanted some photos of herself in action, to show her clients that she's friendly and approachable. It's not always easy to be in front of the camera and Olivia was particularly nervous about the shoot; however, I managed to make her laugh and therefore relax, so it wasn't half as painful as she'd anticipated.
With a new website launch coming up, Barney Dearsly needed some brand new hero images for his business, Weathered by Water. A promotional video for the collaborative workshops run by the Pelican Project, with Four of Swords Theatre and Exeter University. Ripple Effect work creatively with homeless people in Exeter. I was invited to photograph their performance of One Last Hit – see more here!
A crumbling mansion, multi-coloured smoke bombs, many green screens and a bunch of kids dressed up as beings from other galaxies – a recipe for the brilliant film school run by Four of Swords Theatre in Devon this summer. My role was as a camera assistant, and it was like being on a real film set, filming scripted scenes, setting up lights and green screens, helping with costumes and a bit of directing. Really looking forward to seeing the final cut!
At the north end of Kootenay Lake in British Columbia, fields of nourishing organic vegetables and salad greens are lovingly planted, tended and grown, then supplied and delivered to local outlets as far as Nelson. I made a series of promotional videos to show the behind-the-scenes dedication and hard work that goes into producing such luscious crops, and I interviewed some of the satisfied businesses that feed and sell Earth Temple Gardens' produce to happy customers in the Kootenay region. I'm currently uploading these videos and a series of photographs to @earthtemplegardens Instagram page.
I made a series of twelve videos to support the campaign for the inclusion of the Argenta-Johnsons Landing face in the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy. The residents of Argenta and Johnsons Landing live on the north-east side of Kootenay Lake in BC, Canada, surrounded on three sides by the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy. The mountain face above these two communities is not included in the park, which leaves them vulnerable to the impacts of the logging which is due to start this September. There has already been one catastrophic landslide in 2012 that wiped out houses and killed four people; removing the trees from this fragile landscape will directly affect the stability of the slopes and also change the watershed, meaning that the people who reply on water for drinking, washing, hydro-power, growing food, running business and other daily water requirements will likely be affected by the landscape changes above their homes. Aside from the human impact of logging these slopes, the ecological effects will be drastic for wildlife living in these forests. This is a key wildlife corridor to the shores of Kootenay Lake, particularly for mountain ungulates like the woodland caribou who are already on the endangered species list. Is it really worth the short-term cost of timber to change the landscape and put all these lives at risk? If you think not and would like to help, visit www.willetwildernessforever.ca to find out more.
I've been away for a while... and I made lots of videos! Here's one of a community event I was asked to film in Winlaw, BC. I was invited back as portrait photographer to capture these sinister characters in the gloom of Beer Quarry Caves. The weird light and cold hard power of their presence was a chilling and brilliant opportunity for some photography on the dark side. On the bookshelves of refined countryside admirers, you will often find a copy of The Concise British Flora, an illustrated guide to wildflowers written and illustrated by the Reverend William Keble Martin. This gentle chap was a resident of Woodbury back in the 1960s, and today's residents are getting together to celebrate his book and the beauty of the surrounding East Devon countryside. There is to be a memorial exhibition and a series of events next summer, 2019, reflecting on how the landscape has changed and how we are still inspired to go out and enjoy our natural heritage. The book is more than just a guide – it was his life's work, a dedicated labour of love for which he travelled around the UK studying the fields and hedgerows, making incredibly detailed sketches that are artworks in themselves, and then working them up into watercolored illustrations. Due to the expense of producing coloured plates, it was several years before Keble Martin found a publisher who would agree to take it on. There are various activities and plans in progress, including art exhibitions, workshops, talks, a website, and a series of interviews to be filmed and made into a short documentary. We have decided to call the project Woodbury Wide Awake, as it is the title of a cover of the Woodbury News that Keble Martin illustrated when he lived in the village. If you would like to find out more and perhaps take part, keep an eye out for the website coming soon.
The flower above is a trial logo I designed for the project, followed by a snap of a reconnaissance shoot at St Swithun's churchyard in Woodbury, featuring our esteemed professional interviewer – he used to work for the BBC, you know!
The Greek tragedy, Medea, is being performed this week in Beer Quarry Caves by Four of Swords Theatre. It's a viscerally intense experience as the audience is lead underground by a troupe of masked actors, into dripping, candlelit caverns where this aching tale of heartbreak and betrayal plays out in eerie darkness. I took my camera for the challenge; here are some of the highlights... Definitely recommend going to see it if you can! The Pianodrome crowdfunding campaign is underway, with people signing up, pledging and supporting in all directions to make this extraordinary project reach its potential. There are plenty of live events, performances and open door opportunities to see the first two wedges and meet the team. To find out more and pledge your support, head to www.crowdfunder.co.uk/pianodrome. Before you go, here's another little video that I made to help spread the word.
Beware the whispers on the icy wind, for it is the Snow Queen calling unsuspecting wanderers to their doom...
Just a little dreamscape playfulness in the snow. Call of the Snow Queen from Jemma Cholawo on Vimeo. |
