H Files (george harris photo)

World Of Surprises - Live Sounds

2011-11-07T20:31:00.000Z

Recorded at The Park ( Fun at the Park ) Crystal Palace November 2011

Live set at The Park 1-11-11 by World of Surprises

World Of Surprises - Sounds

2011-10-25T09:32:00.000+01:00

Home and Studio Recordings by World of Surprises

DJ WORLDOFSURPRISES

2011-09-07T11:42:00.003+01:00

I'm looking to gain some spots as a DJ at Establishments in London...
have a listen, these are my first recorded mix's using some Vintage Decks...

Thank you

DJWORLDOFSURPRISES's Cloudcasts on Mixcloud

A Little Exhibition

2011-06-12T22:39:00.005+01:00

4 works from my Exeunt Dramatis Personae series on display now at the Little Palace Cafe, Westow Hill, Crystal Palace... Two Months...

Get a coffee, tea and some great breakfast or other great food...

Oh yeah the Photographs are for sale at £150 each...

Machine & Ville - The Invisible

2011-05-06T06:21:00.005+01:00

The Photographs are of works that I made, that no longer exist. They were documented at Northampton Services, then destroyed at Raynesway Dump in Derby on Friday 15th April. They may or may not be reworked in the future.

Having now moved to London from Derby these paintings were too large to fit into the flat. Myself and A.Raven decided in a moment of Fluxist Thought on Thursday 14th April to destroy them.

Detail of Work with Transit No1

Detail of Work with Transit No1

Work with Transit No2

Work with Transit No3

Work with Transit No1

Move

2011-04-11T16:45:00.002+01:00

Im moving location this week upping sticks in the East Midlands.... Going South to London moving to Crystal Palace...

Its been good in Derby ... 11 /12 years since I came here for a Photography Degree at Derby Uni...

Thank you to all those people I've got to know, worked with, put on exhibitions with, played with and alot of other stuff...

NO PARKING

2011-02-26T08:55:00.003Z

NO PARKING now have an all new web space set up... with Artists biogs and info...

go to www.noparkingcollective.com

Big Draw

2010-09-21T13:37:00.007+01:00

I have an involvement with some of this... Creating drawings in the window of a shop on St Peters Street on random times and days.. keep a look out on the Big Draw website for listings or just walk by St Peters Street in October....

image above & quoted text below lifted from Beth Heaney's blog

This lovely artwork has been produced for the Derby Big Draw brochure, it's by Emma Reading.
The more I look at it the more I see.
The festival begins on the 1st October with a launch party and opening of 'Scribble and Scrawl'. Kate Smith Jane Dearden, Tracey Meek and myself all showing work at the Crompton, Crompton Street, Derby.
We've worked so hard to get everything off the ground and there is still so much to do.
The exciting bit will be occupying an empty shop for the month with No Parking (my creative family) and turning what was La Senza - a knicker and bra store - into a drawing space. It's 48 St Peter's St Derby.
I've had lots and lots of help lately, generous people giving time and energy and skill to this project so I am really determined to give back somehow.
Derby is brimming with talent. We need to show more of it off. x

Things to Watch Out For Soon...

2010-03-18T23:23:00.006Z

location

recreation

Alchemy Dust

2010-01-12T00:48:00.004Z

Alchemy - Magic Show

The Dust Collectors perform Tuesday 12th January at the Guildhall Derby

with 4 Magicians from Derby Magic Circle

and Clive Wheeler on Projections

8pm Doors £4 entry fee

more info

Book Online at Quad Box Office

or phone on 01332 290 606

NO PARKING HELLO HUBMARINE

2009-08-25T13:28:00.004+01:00

Here goes.. Its the Opening Night of our next Exhibition .. This ones in a Corporate Building for a change...

The Opening Night features music from various acts

plus

Words & Stories from HELLO HUBMARINE

see poster above for full line up

Its all part of the Feste Weekend in Derby
On Sunday 6th September 7pm - 1am - £3 entry

Me and Dave C - DJing and Snacking

2009-07-09T12:12:00.000+01:00

playing records and snacking from crowindustries on Vimeo.

New Work and change of direction

2009-03-29T02:14:00.002+01:00

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

2009-03-15T02:34:00.003Z

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

2009-03-15T02:23:00.003Z

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

2009-01-15T01:55:00.004Z

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

Videos

2008-10-15T11:52:00.005+01:00

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

2008-09-03T16:51:00.001+01:00

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

Kolektyw Etopiryna ..... Polish Jazz

a new acquisition

2008-05-25T15:15:00.005+01:00

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

2008-05-05T23:41:00.004+01:00

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!

No Parking Exhibition

2008-03-25T14:51:00.008Z

Exhibition
Opening with a Preview on Tuesday 15 April for a week including weekends at No2 Cheapside, Derby....

website

facebook group

you can also sign up to say if you might or might not come ....

Charles Mingus

2008-01-10T14:10:00.000Z

the full documentary Triumph of the Underdog on the life and music of Charles Mingus

watch

Moments and Things

2008-01-03T01:52:00.000Z

Happy New Year to everyone whom reads this...

Stuff I'm looking forward to in 2008

1: Getting on with it and getting out of creative ruts which happens to us all at some point...

2: In June its the My Bloody Valentine tour... Im going to Manchester to see them...
hope its good becouse when I saw them more than a few years ago they were and more...

3:The Opening of Quad and the future...

4: attending more arts events

5: Going back to Cornwall for a few weeks

6: being financially stable and finding new ways to produce work

7: well thats enough to be going on with for now!

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A gift for Christmas

2007-12-19T15:45:00.000Z

Thought I put this lot up... my compilation of Stereolab

Starting with a Vinyl Justice Clip with a seasonal flavour...

Merry Christmas from Me - George ...

Have a good one...

The Dust Collectors soundtrack for Nosferatu

2007-11-13T21:28:00.000Z

Yes The Dust Collectors are back for gig only they can do...

The Soundtrack to Nosferatu the 1922 silent film adaptation of the Dracula story by FW Murnau...

at the Metro Cinema in Derby on Sunday 25th Nov 07 at 6pm check prices on website as well as book through the site and by ringing 01332 340170

its a double bill with Christopher Lees - Dracula ( were not playing on that)

and tickets will be £2 extra on top of the normal price for the double bill...

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Nosferatu is a German Expressionist film by F. W. Murnau, starring Max Schreck as the vampire Count Orlok. Its original German title is Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens ("Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror"). The film, shot in 1921 and released in 1922, was in essence an unauthorised adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, but with names and other details changed because the studio could not obtain the rights to the novel (for instance, "vampire" became "Nosferatu", and Count Dracula became Count Orlok).

above text taken from Wikipedia

you can also download a copy for yourself becouse its now copyright free...

both the black and white and tinted versions are here on above link - download

anyway see you there...
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as an end note:

dj Hungarian Pimp appears

Im DJing this coming Thursday 15 Nov at the Creative Block event which is taking place at the Blessington Carriage in Derby... with doors opening at 8pm upstairs in the function room...

several bands and I'm on later but could be filling places in the middle with devious tunes which happened last time...

Control

2007-10-29T12:12:00.000Z

IM NOT GOING SAY ANYMORE THAN JUST GO AND SEE THIS FILM, NOW WHEN EVER YOU CAN ... JUST GO AND SEE IT...

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another post punk wonder - The Monochrome Set

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what I have been up to recently

2007-10-09T11:20:00.000+01:00

Well its been a while since I've written one of these...
lets get on with it ...

for one I have recently been an extra in a movie - The Duchess - being filmed at Chatsworth with Keira Knightly, Ralph Fiennes and Charlotte Rampling...

It was fun to do, but alot of hanging around on first day... I had managed to get a lift in as well with one of the other extras - Roy... whom I met at costume fitting...

It rained a bit so filming stopped...

it was a wedding outdoor banquet scene...

Anyway second day some of us got called back and not others including Roy whom gave me a lift...

i had to think of another way of getting there by any means...

It took an early train to Matlock, 5.40am from Derby - walking - bus and more walking... to get to Chatsworth from Derby arriving around 8.30... a little late and I was worried I'd be sent home...

But not ... it was a more intense day of filming ... a constant process of retakes... rehearsals...

the director even got me to walk through near the main charactors...

It was more of the wedding scene bits through the day ... including the food bit where we as Tenants yes I forgot to say I was a Tenant Charactor...

By the day we got to film the food on table was mouldy and at the very least appetising.. but we had to convince the camera we were enjoying it mmmmm mould mmmmmmm ... but it some how made it more jovial amongst us extras...

we even got to do the sound of a party at end... most of the time through out we had to maintain silence due to dialogue being recorded by main actors near by...
it was interesting to experience how a film is constructed...

I enjoyed the experience and would love to do it again at some point...

heres what i looked like in period costume....

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Tango

What else have I been up to .... Gone to two weddings recently... one of which was Lorin Halsall's from The Dust Collectors, got to Tango properly to a band called BetTango featuring Walt Shaw whom plays with us in Dust Collectors...

Its a dance I would like to learn properly...

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And Finally -

To quote from the film 'Billy Liar'

Its all Happening!!!

its opening today, but heres a photograph I took when it started...

Temples(2006) copyright georgeharrisphoto

back online

2007-08-23T01:10:00.000+01:00

finally I am now back on line in the comfort of my home... will be updating the website more frequently ... as it needs be...

here is a link to my you tube account in which I am collecting all the videos and things i like.... enjoy... theres some John Cassevetes bits and much more..... at my you tubery

or view this selection of John Cassevetes down below...

odds and sods - bits of life

2007-08-10T13:44:00.000+01:00

This Week - Great Finds in Charity Shops - Jazz discs....Duke Ellington at the Cotton Club various Stan Kenton discs and Count Basie....

apparently there were more before but someone beat me to it... ahhhhhh

i hope 'City of Glass - Stan Kenton' wasn't there i would be annoyed

great band online at myspace King Kahn & the Shrines
- soul garage punk stuff-

will be djing soon in Nottingham - will let you know - in September...

anyway over and out...

mr g

iam now playing in The Dust Collectors

2007-07-19T20:31:00.000+01:00

I am now with The Dust Collectors... about to play the 5th gig with them.... poster above...

Here are some photographs from our last gig in a field in Lincolnshire... taken by Julie West...

I have got some new photos up as well taken at the recording session we did a month ago... at Q-Gallery...

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I have also put new photos of Corey Mwamba's New Quintet

As well as some of the documentation I have done for Q-Arts / Quad...
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I am also working on a new project with the running title of Visceral Place part 2 for exhibition next year....

more information to follow...

all the best

G x

Derby Jazz Week exhibition

2007-03-12T13:15:00.000Z

Hi all, yes the exhibition is going to happen in the Assembly Rooms 21 - 25 March... the Exhibition hasn't been mentioned on their site, but go to Derby Jazz Week for more info here
The image below is of Corey Mwamba whom I photographed for the banners up in Derby at the moment for Jazz week...

Ilford Park

2007-03-02T14:26:00.000Z

Hi, I have now got the photographs online that I took at the abandoned site of Ilford Park Polish Resettlement Camp in Devon....

I am also looking for people whom may have come through the camp or at least know of someone whom has or you may be a relative of someone who did...

I would be good to hear from you.... I am working on this project with a writer friend where it will result in a exhibition or publication.

Some images of Derby

2007-02-03T14:18:00.000Z

some images that you may not of seen on my site........

New work on Website

2006-12-17T15:32:00.000Z

Hi all ... just a quick note to say I have uploaded a films section to my website ...
as well as some updates to the home town section incorporating new medium format photographs.

I have redesigned the site with easier indexing to work.. this isnt uploaded as yet, but will be shortly....

Merry Christmas and That New Year thing...

G x

house move and other stuff

2006-10-18T18:57:00.000+01:00

well i have just moved house its been a while in the old place 6 years to be actual infact... now moved to the other side of Derby... in with a long time friend and fellow artist Candice Moule...

the resident of melbourne street, (old house)

now in my shed... at new house

working on the Groundswell Two show first fund raiser went well ... next one is on the 3rd of November at the Five Lamps in Derby...

Critical Meet

2006-08-20T14:05:00.000+01:00

3 Cities Critical Arts Festival
Sunday 17th September 2006
Derby

Time Table
12pm : Group Crits*
2.30pm :Lunch
3:15pm : Lecture
4:30pm : Break
5:00 : Seminar
6:00 : Drinks,Food+Chat
7:00 : Band/Performances

* sign up required
- please see www.criticalmeet.co.uk
for more information or email criticalmeet@yahoo.co.uk

Lecturer
Sean Hawkridge, The Royal Standard

Seminar Panelists
George Harris, Independent photographer
Corey Mwamba, musician and composer
Jerry Hope, Dust Collectors

Group Crit Facilitator
graft

Band/Performances include:
One Toy Soldier
BET4 MOTION - Synaesthesia
+ Little Courage

TILL LATE

Come along! If art discussion isn't your thing,

be there at 7 for pints and bands.

For more information visit:

www.criticalmeet.co.uk

what i have been doing and will be.............................

2006-07-13T15:46:00.000+01:00

Well its been a busy few weeks, but not that busy... Did a wedding shoot in london a few weekends ago... I don't advertise myself for this kind of work but I do it on a word of mouth basis and for friends and those connected...

Working on a group exhibition for November - Groundswell Two....

Did some photography for Derby Dance Centre documenting a dress rehearsal...

as well as djing at my brothers birthday which took place on a boat / Cornwall in June ...

need to get some images sorted out ... my new work is reflecting the regeneration of Derby ...

but I am still wanting to go back to photograph more of the Polish Camp before its demolished...

Will be speaking at Critical Meet within the Victoria Inn / Derby this year... a meeting of minds and thoughts of people involved with the arts / music / etc.... Sunday 17 September see their website for details.

Next exhibition will be in August at the Lord Napier pub in Derby... its part of a group of shows organised by Andy Sugars under the title of 'Pictures in the Pub', not quite sure what I am going to show yet, but the first night will be on first Monday in August, and following through the whole month.Come along and have a look.... the last two have gone well... these things are worth supporting becouse they can build...

anyway more news soon... but one more thing............

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sad news this week with the passing of Syd Barrett, the one and only true member of Pink Floyd... he's the one who came up with the name in the first place... Theres alot of people out there making statements so I'll end it there... goodbye Syd... hope things are better where ever you are now...
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the last week

2006-05-17T00:05:00.000+01:00

Since Wednesday of last week I have been south west in Devon. I went there for a break, but also to photograph an abandoned site, a post WW2 Refugee Camp. I have already got some of the images developed and they look great.

It took two days and one night to photograph and I have yet to decide what to do with the images.
I will wait until the rest of the films are developed til I decide.

This was one of those things you have to do where you get the images first and decide later. The space was discovered by a friend whom asked me to come down to photograph it before it gets demolished.

Once I have all the images I will put some up on my website as a working project.

Here is one for now... taken in the entertainment hall area.

something I just found over weekend

2006-05-01T03:43:00.000+01:00

Robert Franks - Pull My Daisy (1959) - narrated by Jack Kerouac

some information here

a comparative text

Looking for artists deadline ASAP...

2006-04-04T03:10:00.000+01:00

Hi

Well I am in the process of looking for fellow artists whom wish to be involved with an up coming exhibition now within its idea stage... but relates to a previous exhibition Groundswell in 2003.
The second part intends and relates to transformations with urban space and other spaces and will be organised as a fringe event relating to the Derby city wide photography exhibition Format06 in September.

I intend the fringe aspect to not just involve photography but to incorporate film / painting / sound and other art forms maybe performance aspects...

Anyone that is interested please get in touch with me by either leaving a comment to this posting or you can e-mail me at georgeharrisphoto@gmail.com ...

I'm looking to get some answers within the month.... the deadline has now shifted from 10 April....
I want to get an idea whom might be interested...
Thankyou

The Dust Collectors MySpace

2006-03-17T00:49:00.000Z

The Dust Collectors have now got a my space account ... its been up and running for several days now... I was asked by Jerry to up load some of their tunes they are now online ...

Check it out... this is a temporary stop gap til they get their website up and running...

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My News.............

I will be speaking at the Futures in Creative Industries Fair and Conference
between 11.05 - 1225 at the University of Derby. The whole event takes place on
Friday 31st March 8.30am - 5.30pm at the Keddleston Road Campus.

take a look

My workshop comes under the title of Routes into Photography... in workshop two

in brief 'basically what is it like starting out as an artist / photographer...' in the cold wide world...

The exhibition Visceral Place / part one is happening on 26 March 6.30pm (opening) - 8 April at Wax Bar - Nottingham.... with a slim chance the Dust Collectors might perform on the opening night... i'll keep you posted....

Just working on stuff .... to come out soon.... as a part two to the above show...

A Visceral Place

2006-03-06T23:20:00.000Z

This is a new exhibition of a disection of older works which will lead into a new series of photographs which I am currently working on.

Works included will be from Islands, Avenue, The Waiting Room and a varied selection from the Confluence commission....

The exhibition starts on Sunday 26 March with an opening night at 6.30pm and is up
until around 8 April. At the Wax Bar in Nottingham which is opposite the Broadway Cinema.

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The Men Without Eyes film went very well.on Sunday at the Trigger event at Metro..
with great reactions to the event and turn out...
Jon Sansworth did a fantastic job in creating the film with The Dust Collectors...
I look forward to more... in which there will be...

great radio online

2006-02-27T22:31:00.000Z

Just found out about this Dutch based
internet radio show Another Nice Mess
Eclectic choice of The Most Adventurous New Underground -on DFM
just checked the times of show and its every tuesday at 19.00 -21.00
its a show dj'd by Marcelle van Hoof, a friend of John Peel

They have played 'the Dust Collectors' track Jack Cannonball... recently...

great tracks from lofi electro to 'The Beat' Too Nice to Talk Too...

seems I'm now listening live to another show just as good more ambient

well everyone's probably heard it already and I'm behind with the news.... but I just wanted to say you should listen to it...

Here's another picture from the up and coming Dust Collectors film.... its a still straight from the film by Jon Samsworth...

Trigger event

2006-02-26T00:31:00.000Z

print off the above for a reminder

A week from now will be the next Trigger event its now at the Metro Cinema in Derby for one
night on Sunday 5 March 06 ... 6.30 - 10pm £2 in advance from Q-Gallery or £3 on the door.

The Dust Collectors are playing with a film thats been and being made by Jon Samsworth... in collaboration with the band as well as a dancer Rinkeh

I've been doing a bit in the film as a Man Without Eyes... along with other Men without Eyes...

after seeing some of the footage its going to be great... Here's some photos (above and below)
I took of one of the scenes...

deep dark drone

2006-01-18T00:16:00.000Z

walking through the last remaining landscape to see the sole of your feet... soundtrack to wonder over could have been composed by john barry... no fears piano shifts through a deep dark drone with lifting strings on the other end... the splinters through you, the sound that goes away... panoramic shifts... too a jingle jangle morning, crying in to floating crisis moments movements in the deep dark drone.... moving on and up into the heals, past efforts of glorious shame...

Things I Like and Love over the last year

2006-01-17T14:19:00.000Z

I got into Lost ... mystery and suspense gets me....

went to see a great movie The Beat that my Heart Skipped at the Metro.in Derby .. Its about a gangster come piano player whom wants rid of his gangster traits... and the film plays on this double life throughout... Oh yeah and its French...

The Loft reformed and played at the Social in Nottingham a group of us went it was great...

Jeffery Lewis concert at the Social in Nottingham as well as Circulus at the same venue different day...

Great indie night at the Rescue Rooms Nottingham playing everything from C86 onwards

Moustache Festival in Derby... odd events odd places odd times fabulous week...

Bathysphere Commission for my photography... in Nanoplex

getting used to being in the 40 year bracket.... its great...

Format photography festival in Derby...
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Broadcast - Tender Buttons an lp that is growing on me everytime i play it...

dancing and performing with Concertina Turner

Concertina Turner live and direct to the general public

hearing the Dust Collectors on radio one

establishing new friendships with various people including the Moustache Gang

Joan as Police Woman / Kris Drever live at the Flowerpot Derby

Watching Everything Is Iluminated this year, but it came out last year... a fantastic movie

Christmas Eve in Nottingham, everything was closed but a few places still enjoyable...
witnessing a fight at Flares in Nottingham same night to the soundtrack of 'You lost that Loving feeling' by the Rightious Brothers... :-) you couldn't have timed it any better... amusing and sad at the same time

spending the rest of christmas in Nottingham til day after boxing day

Dancing.... soul, funk and rock n roll.....

and a few more things...when i remember them

A New Year

2006-01-16T17:48:00.000Z

The New Year has begun... will be making applications for exhibition opportunities... the second leg of the Symbiosis project Natures Glory Fancy's Child will be taking place in which I will be photographing the studio sessions...

New ideas for a project are stirring in the brain... anyone no where I can find and buy some astro turf...?

Other projects ... collaborations are being talked about and one of these has been started at end of last year...

I dropped out of the Project Y project at the end of last year.... doesn't seem anything new has gone on their site of late... perhaps its not happening... My reasons were time clashes with some London excursions I had to make...

more news to follow when and where it happens....

my second performance with Concertina Turner

2005-12-20T12:51:00.000Z

Well the white gloved man appeared yet again will he never seize... a cool night at Vida Bar Ponce Christmas Party... it is now the day after and Im getting my books together for a meeting later...

more news at some point.... and merry christmas to anyone that reads this blog....

Time for positive Infriltration and disruption

2005-12-08T04:07:00.000Z

I have felt Derby to be my second home if not the only one ... I came here in 1999 from Cornwall to study Photography at the University and stayed, felt at home, met some good people and friends.

Creatively and personally it has been a good place to be. A vibrant creative community...

I felt the city had a village feel inside its city status, but it seems that the powers that be want to make it bland and look like another glasshouse for mediapiles/bland office and exclusive flats for those that can afford it. This in turn will eventually bland out creativity...

Looking at a picture outside St Werburghs Church advertising its redevelopment...the cartoon people looked so bored that the plastic glass interior of the redesign melded into bland abandon of exclusive piped muzak designer food stuffs with an olive on the side.

To top it all Derby City Scape or

are planning to knock down a music venue that has kept things rolling with the musical underground except of course the likes of nights like Hunting for Teeth at Susumi and Ponce nights etc .

The venue which is The Victoria Inn next to the station is going to go... for more info and sign the petition against such an act go to the site

People need to think about what is going on ... do we need another bar club that pumps out lame house music or a great venue for live music...

Go to Jyoti Mishra's page about the above as well ...

I'm not against change and fully in favour of it in some cases, including the new Quad arts complex which is very necessary for the city...

but to make changes which in the end become just another bland city centre is the potential of what is happening in the city of Derby. Glass / pale brick complexes that have no soul. I hope not. To erradicate your heritage is to pull out your heart. Would you?

Nanoplex back in Derby

2005-12-08T03:21:00.000Z

Hi all,

the Nanoplex cinema in a caravan is back in Derby on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 December 05

in Market Square, I'll be working at on the Sunday between 11am and 3pm and these times apply to Saturday as well. if anyone one wishes to come, have a look at the films being shown including Confluence the one that myself and Candice Moule were involved with. You can also ask me questions about my work or just have a chat.

You can also check out the interview I recently did for Left Lion in Nottingham.

The Nanoplex also appeared at the Trigger event at Q Gallery on Monday 5 December, it was a very good event with several performances and films / art works.

New Things

2005-12-06T12:54:00.000Z

Since my last posting I've been working on several projects, beginnings of ones and more commercial practices with other artists work.

Had a show of work at the last Banks Mill Open Studios in Derby, where I got a room to myself.

It was compact, but worked in a way... where I also showed some video pieces that are rarely shown. People seemed interested, but these events are peculiar beasts... (see pictures above)

Made two trips to London over last two months to document areas of London for Corey Mwamba - Symbiosis Ensemble project documenting areas of Ignatius Sancho's life in UK.

These will be used as part of a cd package as yet to be done.

I also recently performed with Concertina Turner at a benefit gig for the Padley Centre in Derby ... reading passages from a book of impostors as bingo calls... its fired me up to such things again. The gig took place at the First Floor Club Derby on Sunday 4th December 05.

It was also the night of a very very good if not best performance by The Dust Collectors...
with added brass section.

Accessing the Moustache Week

2005-10-02T19:38:00.000+01:00

dr dangerous

madam alsashia and dalmatia and the amazing stunt dogs

the moustache gang with Andy Jupp great dj

comfortism

the instigators - Vic / Ruth /Claire , three fabulous moustache people

all the above photographs from the Opening Night at The Late Bar in Derby

Well the Moustache festival has now finished for now, I mean for now becouse it will happen again.
I sort of became the official moustache festival photographer without intention. It has been a great and mad week of events including some unprogrammed randomness.

I shall be putting some photographs online soon once I have sorted them out and accessed them...

here are a few for now... and link to their website

Melbourne Arts Festival Derbyshire

2005-09-15T02:48:00.000+01:00

This coming Saturday and Sunday the 17 and 18 of September I shall be showing some of my work as part of the Melbourne Arts Festival.

I will be at The Grange - Packhorse Road - Melbourne - Derbyshire between 10am and 5pm on both days (approx becouse I'm travelling in by bus on both days)... I have been placed in one of the rooms with an artist called Julian Broadhurst.

I'm showing a mixture of works.... as yet not disclosed, but you can guess if you wish...

On further note I've just got involved with a project called Project Y

This involves a number of photographers and people that will be venturing to as it goes so far Denby Dale to photograph the place...

Go to the link to blog for updates...

Moustache Festival Derby a fine week of events

2005-09-12T18:19:00.000+01:00

Moustache Festival website

this is a week of programmed and random events

throughout the fine city of Derby... UK

Monday 26 September - Sunday 2 October 2005

Its going to be great and marvalous...

check their website for details

I'm photographically documenting some of it ...

The Quad Building

2005-09-08T17:31:00.000+01:00

Well here is another thing that seems to drive the people of Derby mad a new Arts Centre.

Personally I think its going to be a great enhancement to the city. As a building its going to hold key points in Derby's Arts community Q-Arts / Metro Cinema and Creative Industries within a central location. A place for meeting as well as collaboration.

At the moment the arts community is fractured throughout the city I feel this new centre will bring it together and stronger.

I hope they don't normalise the look and it turns into just another building. Somehow I don't think so... I hope not ... we'll see....

As an artist/photographer myself its a very important step in providing needed facilities that are also needed in the city of Derby outside of the University including dark room and workshop space as well as computer suites I think.

The link on this section will take you to the site where you can also look at the plans of Quad.

The Dust Collectors on national radio one

2005-09-07T01:27:00.000+01:00

Yes the Dust Collectors were played tonight and it was fantastic to hear them on national radio.... about time. For one I am a friend of the band but also a big fan...

Huw Stephens was the dj... go to site and vote for them... They were played as part of the best of the unsigned acts. Playing unsigned acts is supurb which is good news for the state of new music radio since the great Mr Peel went to heaven.

I just put some new photographs of the dust ones on my site as well ...

Their playing this Thursday 8 September at The Late Bar in Derby at The Village Hall Disco....

up and coming September

2005-08-26T03:33:00.000+01:00

Well the things that are about to happen will be in September.

Check out the Bathysphere Nanoplex at World Music Day Darley Park / Derby
on Saturday September 3rd...

My work is featured in one of the films being shown, check out previous post Confluence.

You'll also see The Symbiosis Ensemble there at the World Music Day,
check them out they really do it...!

Melbourne Arts Festival / Melbourne Derbyshire -
Saturday 17 - Sunday 18 September 10am - 5pm
I will be showing some of my work at The Grange / Packhorse Road / Melbourne.
For more details on the festival check out the website

More to come...

The Progress

2005-08-17T16:17:00.000+01:00

Well the Surface exhibition has begun, its on til next week in Nottingham.
check their website for more details.

As I indicated in a few posts earlier I have been attending artists help seminars at Banks Mill here's the link to the organisors site for Make It Happen.
Sounds like an Artists Anonymous session but it isn't I guarantee you.

Just downloaded a online radio player for Last Fm
its an online radio station for your choice in music.
You just need to type in an artist or musical form whom
you like and it gives you others related in taste.

I did type in Jazz and got some very dodgy heavy metal for some reason seems it needs sorting out in places but in all I think its very good.

Its got alot of the more obscure sides to music as well as the up to date stuff.

I m attending a Photo Forum tonight which has come out of the Format exhibition festival this year.

Looks good I hope we can sort things out for the area.

Thats it for now ...

Recent Listening

2005-08-10T13:13:00.000+01:00

Stereolab - Sound Dust
Freddie Hubbard - Breaking Point
Saint Etienne - Tales of Turnpike House
Rotary Connection - Hey Love
Soundtrack to The Limey
Blue Aeroplanes - Bop Art
Freddie Hubbard - The Body and the Soul

and a few more...

I've been recently photographing community art works intended for an exhibition. Taking them into situations and placements. Its all to do with the idea of a Den. More to come up soon.

Confluence

2005-07-12T09:38:00.000+01:00

The commission project that I have previously mentioned is now up and running. The first showing of Confluence took place on Saturday 9 July within the Nanoplex Caravan at the Custard Factory in Birmingham. I went along to see it and the rest of the festival and of course got caught up in the bomb scare. Went down with some friends. As a reminder this project is a collaboration between myself, Candice Moule, Sean Clark (Cuttlefish) and Steve Gibbs of Bathysphere.

After the Custard Factory we were having some food in China town, got evacuated from China Town. An alarm was sounding just before mixing in sound with a jazz combo playing in the area. Initially thinking it was a over zealous car alarm or shop alarm. The workers at the chinese cafe came out after we started eating said we had to leave brought the bill and we were gone. Thought about going back to the Custard Factory, but decided to leave the city straight away after talking with a police man.

Link to film maker Sean Clark at Cuttlefish Digital Arts and the people who commissioned us, Bathysphere Digital Arts

Birmingham bomb scare link to BBC News general public opinions.

A strange day...

City Of Glass

2005-07-04T13:47:00.000+01:00

a fantastic album Gershwin meets Sun RA
here is a link to some info on Stan Kenton

An Up and coming conference

2005-07-04T12:38:00.000+01:00

Symposium

on photography
in september ( link to International Photography Research Network )

something old something new

2005-07-04T02:57:00.000+01:00

Entering the world of actually working for myself

2005-06-29T21:31:00.000+01:00

Just signed the paperwork for New Deal scheme to get me on the road to fend for myself.

Commission is going well, looks good so far, once done, I'll post a link as well as divulge the details.

I am showing some of my work this coming weekend at the Banks Mill Open Studios event Friday 1st July from 4pm - 8pm and Saturday 2nd July 11am - 6pm.

some new work

2005-06-29T21:26:00.000+01:00

here is a link to some new work that I have just put on line, but not on my website.

a few days to write about or maybe not

2005-06-15T14:25:00.000+01:00

Things are starting to pick up now, did a bit of soundscape djing the other day as part of an event at the Q-Gallery / Derby Monday 13 June. The event is called Trigger and its a first of a line of intended events that feature sound, music and film, collaborations and clashes. I did several back to back sets of records with my cohort Chris Barker whom lent the decks and used his sampler to create sound chaos. I enjoyed doing it and hope we get to do it again. The bands that played were 'The Telescopes' and 'Development of Shape' and another whom I cant remember. All three groups collaborated with film makers and digital artists to form an evening of cinematic manipulation. On the whole I think it worked, but initially you can never tell with these kind of events. I look forward to the next installment....

As from last week I have been working on a commission where my photography will be used in a collaborative moving image piece set to music and projected within a caravan. This commission has come through Bathysphere Digital Arts / Leicester where I am working alongside a musician Steve, digital artist Sean C as well as fellow photographer Candice Moule. Keep your eye out at the various festivals in the area, you might see a caravan as cinema.

Plus other things waiting to hear back about.

a well rounded conversation

2005-05-28T06:40:00.000+01:00

Last night I had a conversation that seemed to cover every subject under the sun. I probably need to get out more really, remembering what was said, is and has been a strange struggle of memory. The immediate recall has failed, service will be resumed as soon as possible.

Up early today off to Nottingham, checking out degree shows, try and see most of them, but they are all over the city. I believe its the last day as well. The Derby ones are next week.

back up plans and a few thoughts

2005-05-24T15:17:00.000+01:00

As in a previous post I stated that i was embarking on a new project that reflected the office environment, mainly empty. Well so far this has not developed as I hoped so I have also incorporated spaces that are being used, void of people. Approaching people I know that work in the office environment.

I am also waiting on a decision that has just come to light in which I will find about in a few weeks.

Its an ongoing project in which I see as a survey of working space.

I am also looking out for people whom might help me with this, in which you can e-mail me at georgeharrisphoto@gmail.com

I am looking for spaces in the East Midlands / UK.

Listening to some great on line radio stations Totally Radio Jazz station and Boombastic.

Watched a great movie the other night called American Movie, its a documetary about a film maker called Mark Borchardt, for those of you that don't know it. It's a story of perseverance, funny, heart warming and sad all in one film. Just watch it becouse I can't say it in any other words.

We need more things on tv like it, instead of the cctv celebrity running on hot coals soap farm that is the main ingredient of today. The Truman Show had it right all a long.

Over and Out for now...

Forward

2005-05-18T14:44:00.000+01:00

Just recently I have been asked to become a producer for a Film Production under the name Star Child Media. My role is to look for funding for the project which will develop and make a trilogy of films through acting workshops.

With my own work I am still working on the Office project, still waiting to hear about some locations. I've also signed up for a scheme to help artists through artistic practise and business set up. This is through the Banks Mill Studios Creative Industries Start up Scheme in Derby.
If you live in an objective 2 area it will help.

Im looking forward to getting it all going, 'if it already hasnt been'. In a sense it has, but not officially.

Offices

2005-04-30T03:35:00.000+01:00

I've now begun a new project surrounding the Office where I am looking for abandoned office blocks or no longer used parts of a company that is still in business.

I've felt a need for a while to look and deal with the corporate world in some kind of way within my photography. Having recently having friends suggest I should, I've now taken the plunge so to speak. So far I have covered two sites with more to follow. The development idea that I mentioned in the previous post, fell through, where the company turned me down. This development is the Eagle Centre extension in Derby/UK which is being constructed by the Westfield Group.

I have taken some sneeky photographs of this anyway, but I felt if I got permission to photograph I would be able to get better images than the ones I already have. Sadly not to be so far, but the person I spoke with has stated they will keep it in mind. We'll see!!!

I've also developed the film of the Main Centre area that has now been demolished for the above. Most of the images look fine, but unfortunatly in parts the film must have stuck and double exposed on three or four exposures. I've ended up with three satisfactory shots out of a 120 slide film used in a 6x7.

I have never really been a technical photographer in the sense of talking equipment, etc, I dislike this kind of attitude. I find it sometimes covers up the ideas and concepts of the image where those kind of photographers seem to more concerned in what size lens they have than what they use it for. Often achieving a very bland view of the world. Not to say they all do...

I'm just having a few words and Im sure I am not the first or last person to say it.

Anyway I better end it there for now.

all the best ....

an interesting few days

2005-04-25T23:35:00.000+01:00

Lost my mobile over the weekend, well I thought i did, it turned up in the end, a mixture of many things seem to make me go off on a search when in all it was sitting down the side of a chair hmmm i might say, had a semi mild few words with a friend and vise versa, must be the full moon having its effects... rise above i must say, but i always find it amazing, that the simpler the problem or issue around the time of full moon it increases it 200%...

well over the last few days I have been along to an artists seminar organised through AN magazine. very useful in parts but i felt could have been more inclined towards the individual rather than artists groups. Some very interesting works and talks... from G39 and Castlefield Gallery especially.

Starting on definate plans to make new works in which I have approached a shopping centre developer in Derby to take some photographs of the on going works, some how i have the feeling i may not get the chance, for one the particular developer has a rep of keeping things in house and being very secretive. I shall record it in this blog once I know and then and only then I will name the development.

Having once photographed inside the shopping centre when i was at University and being taken to the office by a security guard, thinking I was part of a plan of industrial spying.... I thought it was quite obvious I wasn't, a similar thing happened to me while outside the centre on green land area off their property, I was shouted at by another guard what are you doing,

"mid shot with a large format, taking a photograph of the car park area from outside", I was within my legal right then i think.

Over the last week a couple of exhibition possiblities have come my way where i will inform this blog soon once I know whats going on and that I will be doing them.

Anyway thats it for now from me.

More Symbiosis Ensemble

2005-04-19T03:48:00.000+01:00

Another photograph from the same night, it was an event part of Derby Jazz Week (see previous post)

The Symbiosis Ensemble

2005-04-19T03:45:00.000+01:00

one of the photographs i took on Sunday 17 at Derby Dance Centre for and of The Symbiosis Ensemble which is the creation of Corey Mwamba. The theme of work performed surrounds the life and works of Ignatius Sancho
the first reported African to vote in Britain. (Go to the link to find out more)
I think this an important work to look out for where it reflects on contemporary society just as much as the past.

It was a great night of sounds and words, the ensemble worked

The Journey

2005-04-15T02:05:00.000+01:00

A journey that took place One and half years ago.
A few moments to view what was seen from the train.

a day of being called in part two

2005-04-14T19:07:00.000+01:00

It was a good day today busy at the exhibition space in which I was invigilating the work of Don McCullin called Life Interrupted. A powerful photography exhibition on the HIV crisis in Southern Africa... its not a work you can be flippant about, where it puts any minor crisis I or others might write within these pages to shame. The work follows through from a previous document of McCullins and shows the people within the stages, months or year after taking Anti Viral drugs.

Here is a link to the online version through Christianaid of Don McCullin's Life Interrupted

It speaks for itself, check it out.

Sounds when I got home Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage LP and Nicole Conte 12

over and out

a day of being called in

2005-04-14T11:51:00.000+01:00

Last minute callings to duty, well I did say yes, so I can't complain really. Anyway I have to write now. My recently aquired burns of 'JagaJassist' - The Stix and 'Lars Horntveth' - Pooka are being played to death, where the vinyl has gone to the way side for abit, but saying that 'Martha Whitney' Its My Thing Lp and 'Kim Weston's' Brothers and Sisters track have been both played at extreme volume of late so I'm not loosing the plot yet.

Been changing my website around a bit lately just forming things up, where I've seen things act differently in various computers, I think thats it for a while, but its on going. Writing proposals to galleries pushing my Waiting Room show, now in the waiting stage, also getting prepared for self employment June will be my starting point.

Anyway better finish off there for now, got to rush off in a minute or two. If I get the inspiration to write later I will.

along the path

2005-04-11T18:48:00.000+01:00

stuck on its own, part of my Waiting Room project research and obssession with housing.

stillness on the move

2005-04-11T18:46:00.000+01:00

Travel photographs don't appeal to me, but taking photographs from a moving car or train do...

The Dust Collectors

2005-04-11T04:02:00.000+01:00

The Dust Collectors (2004) (at Q-Gallery /Derby UK)

My favourite unsigned band, a wonderful mix of sound, visuals and words.

more images

Just took a quick look around

2005-04-11T02:17:00.000+01:00

My first post without a photograph attached...

Well I just took a quick look around the other blogs from the top bar,
didn't see anything i wanted to stop at, until the top bar disappeared.

I'm sure there is something of interest out there somewhere!?!

Spent Sunday invigilating at the gallery I do stuff with,
hardly anyone in, a shell of perusal. Drawing a comparison.

the prefab on the corner

2005-04-11T01:48:00.000+01:00



i always remember walking by this place, when I lived nearby.
Always wondering whom lived there,what went on, never witnessed
anyone coming in or out, but it was always obvious someone did live there.

nearby dunes

2005-04-10T02:09:00.000+01:00

a meeting point of burnt offerings

open for business

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want to buy some, fresh and delightful

views from where

2005-04-10T00:32:00.000+01:00

the customers, locals and other clientele!