Video Production
I produced a series of artist interview videos that offer an in-depth look into the practices, processes, and perspectives of key contemporary artists working today. From pre to post-production; from the research stage to the interviewing to the editing process.
In 'Black Room', Julianknxx turns his attention to the history of Brutalist architecture, as well as its inextricable links with the history and experience of Black people living in Britain.
Considering what he terms “hyper-organised living” in the city of London, the poet explores what it means to live and breathe in buildings such as Trellick Tower, Balfron Tower and Grenfell Tower, buildings he understands to symbolise a certain disconnect between Black bodies and the natural potency of the earth.
“When you look at those spaces in terms of survival, what it means to live a healthy life, that connection to earth, it’s just not attainable,” he says.
Julian Knxx: Black Room
In this film, artist Paloma Proudfoot shares with us the inspiration behind and the process of making her work 'The Mannequins Reply'. In this ceramic relief, originally commissioned for ‘Unruly Bodies’ at Goldsmiths CCA, Paloma Proudfoot explores the role mannequins play in perpetuating myths of idealised beauty.
Over the years she has accrued images of mannequins, which are falling apart, broken or repurposed in such a way that disrupts their usual glamour. Drawing on these collected photographs, the work presents a composition of window dummies, breaking away from their usual placid and immaculate appearance. Here they are animated and engaging in power play with each other, each imbued with their own agency.
Paloma Proudfoot
Emma Cousin: Tsog
We caught up with artist Emma Cousin in her vibrant studio to discuss the inspiration behind and the process of making her work ‘Tsog’, recently acquired by the Arts Council Collection.
Cousin uses metaphor as a visual vehicle to demonstrate the breach between the figurative meaning and literal application. Often starting with a piece of wordplay, Cousin moves through literal, comedic, cartoon, psychological and imaginary visualisations and interpretations. Drawing from personal experience and anatomy studies, her characters navigate liminal space between realism and fantasy.
Dance All Night (Leeds)
In April of 2024, Leeds Art Gallery and artist and filmmaker Melanie Manchot collaborated to produce a one-off mass dance performance through the streets of Leeds. For an entire night, a variety of movements, cultures and dance styles came together through the city streets, converging in Victoria Gardens.
‘Dance (All Night, Leeds)’ was the fourth iteration of Manchot’s series, taking inspiration from the very first Reclaim the Night (RTN) March in 1977.