Current Work - Moving Image
Tellus Nullius Series
Tellus Nullius -Tria
‘Tellus Nullius - Tria’ îs an immersive 3-channel video installation first presented in ‘Aeonic’ exhibition in 2023 at An Talla Solais Gallery, Ullapool, NW Scotland in the Highland region that inspired the the work.
The visual narrative represents the 3 spheres of Earth’s biospheric habitats comprising the atmosphere, the hydrosphere & the lithosphere -air, water, land- and their ecological interactions and evolutionary timespans.
‘Tellus’ refers to Earth itself, the encompassing globe: ‘Nullius’ is a term relating to the notion of territory unclaimed or unowned, emphasising the significance that we humans are not owners, but merely co-tenants of the planet, with its diverse riches and resources.
‘Tellus Nullius - Tria’ immersive Installation, An Talla Solais Gallery, NW Scotland 2023
“The filmic structure is a form of “slide-motion film” where sequences of still images dissolve and intersperse interwoven with video sequences, rhythmically shifting between stillness and motion, -an extended durational time consciousness.
This provides a sensory experience with hypnotically absorbing visual and ambient audio sensations, aimed at engaging audiences mentally and emotionally to enter an altered state of reverie and wonder, experiencing both the beauty of our elemental Earth and the fear of extreme loss of habitat and species in an increasingly devastating era of climate disruption and habitat destruction.
Tellus Nullius - Sola
Ephémere Experimental Film Festival, London
AA29 Video Project, Casserta, Italy
‘Tellus Nullius - Sola’ is a single channel video developed from ‘Tria’ for film projections and screening. The film is being screened and exhibited on multiple international events and venues in 2024 including:
Art Speaks Out at COP29 - IkonoTV: Seoul International Short Film Festival, S.Korea: Resonans: Nature & Culture Poetry Film Festival, Copenhagen: FilmArte Festival in Berlin where it was awarded ‘Best Video Installation’; Ephémere Experimental Film Festival London; DeleteTV Hackney, London; AA29 Video Art Project in Caserta, Italy; Tokyo International Short Film Festival; Barcelona Indie Film Festival Spain; Athens International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention Award.
Film Arte, Berlin Award
Oceanus Nullius- Sola
Watch 2 minute trailer below
‘Oceanus Nullius- Sola’ is a single channel video developed from the central ‘Oceanus’ channel of the ‘Tellus Nullius Tria’ immersive 3 channel video installation.
The film has being screened and exhibited in international events and venues in 2024 including: an immersive experience (above)at the Immersive Dome in Devonport, Plymouth as part of the ‘Moving Waters’ events during Plymouth Art Week 2024: the AA29 Video Art Project in Caserta, Italy; and at Ullapool Ferry Terminal, NW Scotland as part of Ullapool Art Week 2024