Moving Image
These works are an exploration into moving image. I first studied film at Prahran TAFE in the late 80s under the tutelage of Graham Hare using clunking VHS editing suits and Super 8. I made projects I referred to as ‘poetry’. Short vignettes heavily emotive and visually rich. More recently, I have been interested in short animations and video installation. My primary focus with moving image is in relation to installation rather than narrative.
Finding Difference
This is the first in a series of motion images that explores diverse identity through abstraction. Water is a conduit for emotion and this art video uses water as a metaphor for experiencing difference within community. These videos are works in progress and will form an installation using projection, perspex and water.
Video Art
Feeling different is a personal journey for many people and inspires a raft of responses. As an artist, I have been grappling with the how I can use visuals to connect and communicate what it is like for me being neurodiverse and experiencing difference within the similarities of community. Difference is broad and relies on a common anchor point to unit a discussion. These art videos hope to build a metaphysical bridge of understanding of what it feels like to be slightly out of step with others in our society.
Finding Focus Purple abstract water art video
Mountains out of Words
Being dyslexic, I sometimes find that reading can be akin to climbing a mountain. Not all the time, and not all the reading, but sometimes, when I am tired, I feel overwhelmed and exhausted by the sheer volume of words. Sometimes, words jumble and the meaning becomes illusive. It is these moments that I wanted to express in this short animation, titled ‘Mountains out of Words’, 2022.
Flicker (test)
I have been playing with the idea of inspiration and what happens when ideas blink into and out of existence. This is a test of an idea that I am working on for a video installation proposed for 2023.