New Work and change of direction

Here are few examples of my new works that were developed as part of the recent NOPARKING Collective exhibition in Derby.

Icreated them through painting mdf boards and then scratching into the surface with a nail...

Ideas were taken from photographs / sketches and memory...


I have a few more completed which I am intending to exhibit elsewhere.

NO PARKING

No Parking Exhibition as part of Format 09 International Photography Festival - Derby

we have Cheapside for at least two weeks from 12 March 2009 open from 11am - 6pm

some images below of the opening night

The Dust Collectors with Pat Thomas

The Dust Collectors with Pat Thomas - A Dedication




The Dust Collectors with Pat Thomas - Retrospective



As Part of a Derby Jazz Project 2009 at the University of Derby

Some Sketching ideas

Here are some examples of sketches/ideas i have done over last few months....

Videos

These are videos that have been recently uploaded that feature my work the first being my work in NOPARKING show filmed by Gary McCloud a Commercial Photo/Video student from Derby University.
The aspect ratio seems to be wrong becouse the images filmed are distorted but the actual video is fine i have beeen told.


The Second Video is Confluence made by Sean Clark from Cuttlefish it was a collaboration between myself / Candice Moule / Sean Clark of Cuttlefish and Steve Gibbs of Bathysphere. It was originally shown as part of the Nanoplex Cinema /Caravan.


NOPARKING exhibit






Confluence

a Great New Discovery

A friend just put me onto a music site called Jamendo... check these guys

Kolektyw Etopiryna ..... Polish Jazz

a new acquisition

i've been in to the idea of using reel to reel tape for years ... having watched the film The Conversation years ago ... as well as being into the BBC Radiophonic Workshop

I have recently acquirred a machine similiar to the one pictured... A ReVox PR99 MKIII... a few of the buttons are different.... its exactly like the picture below the first ... but does have a metal plate with groouves in it in the middle empty section at bottom.... i also have an older machine called Golden Spinney as well which is working, but needs fixing... the tape pressure pad is needing replacing... I think it is a 1950's/60's machine... similiar to the one pictured below...


I'm going to start playing around with sound ... who knows what might happen...

My Friend

My friend, Fellow Artist and Inspiration - Jerry Hope died on Friday 25 April 2008.

I miss him greatly... he lives on in the spirit of machines and nature


Hope everything is accomodating to your satisfaction sir...

Have a tremendous journey!