10 08 2021//

I will be exhibiting a new video ‘perpetual browse_r C-19‘ in upcoming exhibition:- In Plain Sight: The London Group & Thelma Hulbert and her London Group Friends‘

28 August – 30 October 2021
Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton
Elmfield House, Dowell Street, Honiton, Devon, EX14 1LX

Curators are Judith Jones LG and Tim Craven LG (and Deborah Smith). Here, Tim Craven outlines the premise for the exhibition where members were asked to create new work around the theme

The simple and unifying premise of my fully formed idea was that each participating artist would be required to hide something of their choice in a new piece of work. The hidden element could be elementary, a trick of the eye, or complex in concept and execution, but it must be detectible in some way by the viewer: i.e. in plain sight.

Tim Craven

I responded to this premise with a new video perpetual browse_r C-19 where complex, dynamic 3D structures are textured-mapped with layered visual fragments borrowed from the web that refer to Covid-19 and the uneasiness of life during the pandemic pandemic.

More about In Plain Sight on The London Group website HERE

View perpetual browse_r C-9 on this website HERE

29 07 2021//

EDGE TO EDGE

C_bloom/ d-loop mixed media 150 cm x 150 cm wall-based video installation with sound is currently upstairs in the AV room at The Cello Factory. The installation incorporates 2 recent videos projected onto constructed 3D forms throughout the space. Here, I’ve posted a very short clip and (below) a longer montage view from different perspectives showing ‘d-loop’, one of the installed works.

Multiple elongated-cube structures were constructed* using wood to form 3D frames, then sheer muslin was used to wrap the surfaces. These multiple forms, suspended upon the wall provide unique projection surfaces whilst mirroring the many dynamic cubes in the video, as if they are emerging from virtual space. Audio is formed from a mobile phone recording of busy open spaces during lockdown, adding a humanizing element to the abstract forms in perpetual spiraling motion.

*Thanks again to artist and curator Alex Hinks’ cube construction/ installation idea for the realisation of this piece in it’s new ‘off-the-screen’ appearance for Edge to Edge.

Exhibition continues 23 July 2021 – 31 July 2021 Open daily 12-4pm & by appointment; The Cello Factory, 33-34 Cornwall Road, London, SE1 8TJ

See 1920 x 1080 version of this video ‘d_loop_search (UK floods)’ HERE

26 07 2021//

Here’s a great review of Edge to Edge at The Cello Factory by Simon Streather published on Artlyst, do have a read to discover more about the exhibiting artists and view images of the show. The banner image is a shot of my installation ‘C-Bloom/ d-loop’ where my video is projected onto muslin stretched over wood-framed boxes. Many thanks to co-curator of the exhibition and artist Alex Hinks for coming up with this installation idea and for his box-making skills, it was great to try something new.

A nod to Malevich’s architectonic models seems to appear in the videos of Sandra Crisp. Only far from being a stilled utopian model, we are presented with an oscillating, almost breathing mass of units, accompanied by the human and machine-made cacophony of the street. This feeling of overload is sensed too in the hectic but carefully constructed collage she presents. 

Simon Streather

Read the review HERE Exhibition continues 23 July 2021 – 31 July 2021 Open daily 12-4pm & by appointment; The Cello Factory, 33-34 Cornwall Road, London, SE1 8TJ

11 07 2021//

Coming soon…delighted to be exhibiting video in this forthcoming show, hope to see you there. I will be creating a video installation upstairs @ The Cello Factory using recent work, with kind support from Alex Hinks.

Edge to Edge features artists who use hard edges of some kind in their work but who are not necessarily defined by them. The hard edges they use are often tempered, mixed or contrasted with chaos, mystery or even humour. It’s like 60’s Hard-edge painting for the 21st Century….

Edge to Edge on Artlyst HERE

07 07 2021//

Duration: 00:02:28 [480 pixels]

This video uses 3 outtakes from my video Oceanics 2009-10 stitched together and recently mashed up for Weaving in the Dark collaborative video. Weaving, by Genetic Moo LG and (audio) Jockel Liess LG formed the immersive projection installation for In the Dark III – BEING THERE June 2021 at St John’s Crypt, Waterloo, London.

Please see previous 2 posts HERE and HERE for more information about In the Dark III.

30 07 2021//

By the time of closing, The London group ‘In the Dark III – BEING THERE’ exhibition hosted by the The Waterloo Festival at the old crypt, St John’s church, Waterloo, SE1 had received 228 visitors across the week. Including much positive feedback and interesting conversations prompted by the collaborative nature of the exhibition.

Muslin strips are suspended at intervals throughout the length of the long, narrow space and used as transparent projection surfaces for video – Including ‘Weaving in the Dark‘ which appears via 6 different projectors and is fragmented and layered over time on the see – through fabric. As the projectors are all started at different times, different imagery plays out in random ways and combinations from the 38.37 minute video. Sculptures, mobile elements and ephemeral objects also intersect with the projections whilst audio fills the atmospheric and rustic historic space.

A multi-sensory experiment by The London Group organised by Nicola Schauerman, Jockel Liess, Sandra Crisp, Almuth Tebbenhoff, David Theobald and Darren Nisbett

BEING THERE combines and fuses diverse physical objects and digital visual/audio contributions from 42 London Group members into one overarching immersive work of art. A kaleidoscopic experience that not only intertwines the physical with the virtual, but also transcends the boundaries of the individual’s artistic practice.

A walk-through work of art

Full list of participating LG artists HERE

Exhibition walk-through video by Jockel Liess on The London Group Vimeo

20 06 2021//

In the Dark III: BEING THERE exhibition opened yesterday and it was a really positive day with 35 visitors and some great feedback such as: ‘Exciting’; ‘Thought provoking’; ‘Can we film it?’ and ‘It’s magical’. Also, much interest about the collaborative nature of the installation.

It would be great to see you there:

Organised by Nicola Schauerman, Jockel Leiss, Sandra Crisp, David Theobald, Almuth Tebbenhoff & Darren Nisbett

In the Dark III: BEING THERE

St John’s (Chrurch) Crypt
St John’s Waterloo
Waterloo Road
London SE1 8TY

Exhibition open: Sat 19 June – Sun 27 June
Times: Daily 2-6pm | Sat and Sun, 12 midday-6pm

A multi-sensory experiment by The London Group. BEING THERE combines and fuses diverse physical objects and digital visual/audio contributions from 42 London Group members into one overarching immersive work of art. A kaleidoscopic experience that not only intertwines the physical with the virtual, but also transcends the boundaries of the individual’s artistic practice.

The theme ‘Being There’ has emerged from the forced separation of the last year, and the ability of The London Group members to only exhibit and meet in the virtual space. This exhibition thus celebrates a physical as well as virtual coming together of the Group.

Full list of participating LG artists HERE

20 02 2021//

Honoured to be included in this great line-up of audio artists BBC3 Late Junction – ‘Subterranean Sounds’ show which aired last night. Many thanks to Verity Sharp, presenter for including my humble audio track from 2010 video ‘Mapping London’s Subterranean Rivers’. It’s very near the end of the show at 1:51:40 but the whole show is definitely worth a good listen.

[Listen here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000mdm1[Update: June 2021 – The program is no longer available to listen online]

Or, can View video with the audio here: ‘Mapping London’s Subterranean Rivers’

(Thanks to Julia Schauerman, audio-acoustic artist for the heads up and sending the link)

03 11 2020//

Kindly invited by curator by Teresa Retzer of ZKM| Zentrum fur Kunst and Media, Karlsruhe, Germany: Video perpetual browse_r_2 (2019) included Computable-Incomputable Digitale Kunstalle at ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, German public-service television broadcaster) virtual walkthrough exhibition Oct 2020 – Oct 2021. The online visitor may discover artworks by moving around a 3d virtual environment and by clicking on ‘cellular automata’:

View Computable-Incomputable HERE

Is the universe, a conglomerate of cellula automata? And if so, is the human subject completely computable? This exhibition, featuring born-digital artworks largely from the ZKM collection (Zentrum fur Kunst and Media, Karlsruhe), offers insight into artistic and scientific responses to these questions, and shows how computers help visualize alternative worlds that can become new realities.

ZKM

Full exhibition text

Is the universe a big computer? The question is not new: Konrad Zuse, pioneering computer scientist, described the universe as a large cellular automaton back in 1969. In his opinion it is imaginable as a discrete computational system composed as cells that evolve following pre-set rules by considering the states of other cells in their locality. Cellular automata can compute functions and solve algorithmic problems. Zuse called his hypothesis “calculating space” (Rechnender Raum), and it can model the universe as a combination of many small computers (in this case equivalent to automata) that adds up to one large computer.

This exhibition reflects the idea of calculating space, but also Seth Lloyds “programmed universe” which proposes that the universe is one huge quantum computer. With the development of computation and graphical user interfaces, it turns out not only that reality can be described as a computational system, but that sets of computing “executables” can generate new virtual realities, This capability of computers has fascinated artists, who have been exploring generative aesthetics for half a century to date.

While the computability of environments now seems clear, the question of whether the self can be computed hasn’t been answered in the affirmative, althought the promise of artificial intelligence already threatens to reproduce the thinking subject. Despite the fact that current computers are unable to simulate human thought, and so the self as yet remains incomputable, this recognition has functioned as a powerful stimulant for speculative fiction.

The collection at ZKM| Karslruhe (Zentrum fur Kunst and Medien/ Center for Art and Media), focuses on media art: an artform defined by the medium with which it is created, distributed, and received. The apparatuses created by computer-related by computer-related disciplines emerging throughout the second half of the twentieth century – such as automata studies, cybernetics, information and communication technologies, and artificial intelligence – have gradually expanded the definition of media, and made the computer one of the most important tools and media for visual arts.

Computable – Incomputable showcases software-based digital artworks in a computer-generated environment. A digital copy of an atrium at ZKM| Karlsruhe is populated by multiple cellular automata, generated completely algorithmically. The exhibition support structure, just like the artworks it displays, reflects upon its apparatus and medium: the computer.

ZKM Curators: Livia Nolasco-Rozsas, Teresa Retzer

View computable-Incomputable HERE

15 10 2020//

NOW OPEN !

THE LONDON GROUP ANNUAL 2020 Go to : annual.thelondongroup.com

14 Oct-14 Nov, 2020

The London Group Annual opens exhibiting the work of 68 members of the Group.

This year the exhibition is online: annual.thelondongroup.com

Events: Artist Talks on Zoom every Sunday 18 Oct, 25 Oct, 1 Nov and 8 Nov from 8PM (Details to be announced on website soon).

The London Group is the UK’s longest running and most prestigious artists’ collective. It was formed in 1913 by thirty-two artists from the Camden Town Group, the English Vorticists and a number of independent artists which included Jacob Epstein, Walter Sickert and Henri Gaudier-Brzeska. For the first time women artists were involved in the development of the Group from the outset. Its aim was to create an independent artist-led exhibiting body in opposition to the Establishment, aka the Royal Academy. The Group, which has survived two world wars and a pandemic, has been an integral force in nurturing and supporting diverse and emerging artistic talent throughout the UK.

Exhibitors: Moich Abrahams, Ade Adesina, Wendy Anderson, Victoria Arney, Victoria Bartlett, Bryan Benge, Slawomir Blatton, Paul Bonomini, Clive Burton, Stephen Carley, Peter Clossick, Tim Craven, Sandra Crisp, John Crossley, Philip Crozier, Jeff Dellow, Beverley Duckworth, Mark Dunford, Angela Eames, James Faure Walker, Eric Fong, Marenka Gabeler, Genetic Moo, Tricia Gillman, Susan Haire, Alexandra Harley, Julie Held, Aude Hérail Jäger, Martin Heron, Alexander Hinks, Chris Horner, Gillian Ingham, Annie Johns, Judith Jones, Matthew Kolakowski, Jockel Liess, Pauline Little, Amanda Loomes, Jeff Lowe, Bethany Marett, C. Morey de Morand, Kathleen Mullaniff, Darren Nisbett, Eugene Palmer, Ian Parker, Janet Patterson, Sumi Perera, Michael Phillipson, Chris Poulton, Alex Ramsay, Maya Ramsay, Victoria Rance, David Redfern, Tommy Seaward, David Shutt, Philippa Stjernsward, Suzan Swale, David Tebbs, Paul Tecklenberg, David Theobald, Philippa Tunstill, Bill Watson, Neil Weerdmeester, Anthony Whishaw RA, Susan Wilson, Erika Winstone, David Wiseman, Carol Wyss.

19 08 2020//

For The London Group online exhibition “Wish You/We were Here/There” I contributed a video still cropped to postcard format 1748 x 1240 pixels. This is the actual video 1920 x 1080 pixels, duration 00:01:06

“Wish You/We were Here/There” invited submissions of postcard sized art based on where artists see themselves now that the lockdown is easing, where they have been or want to go.

A virtual and imaginary space to be in current times changed by the pandemic