Exhibition walkthrough – Can You Hear Me? I Can See You!
An 18 minute single shot walk-through of the new Re-Dock exhibition at FACT Liverpool – ‘Can You Hear Me? I Can See You!’. See the space, learn about the works, meet the project team and the artists involved – all in one epic take. Exhibition at FACT – 17 May – 2 June 2013
Up Periscope!
As part of the ‘Can You Hear Me? I Can See You!’ exhibition, I have created a laser-cut periscope to assist in viewing some of the works, namely my own installation, the Skype Advice Portal. As you can see, the periscope works pretty well – and it’s easy to make – it just requires a...
Skype Advice Portal
If you could send a message of advice to someone in the future or the past, what would you say? Send your 20 seconds of wisdom through space-time using Skype Advice Portal.
Moston Small Cinema – Finding its Feet
Feels a good time to write an update about the Moston Small Cinema project - the community screening facility we built in a former miners wash-house in North Manchester...
The iPad camera as a portal
Introducing sheltered housing residents to the video camera function on the iPad may seem like a small step, but it was a powerful experience.
Advice Portal
A collaboration with Tenantspin and sheltered housing residences, exploring telepresence, ipads, historical technological innovations and their impact on society, as well as fictional devices such as time-travel and visitations.
Story of Moston Small Cinema
The Moston Small Cinema is the most ambitious expression yet, working with volunteers to create a permanent screening space in the heart of a community.
Exhibition of Dreams installation
The Library of Dreams project in St Helens culminated on Saturday with the Exhibition of Dreams installation at the World of Glass. The intangible nature of dreams means that attempting to order them into some form of coherent presentation is tricky. The exhibit is split into two distinct parts: the relaxing and immersive Dreamers Bedroom, and the carefully...
Making an eBook
I had a cracking time recently, delivering an eBook workshop as part of the Library of Dreams project...
As swan journey ends, another begins
On March 18th, Grace completed an extraordinary feat, pedalling the 127 miles of the Leeds – Liverpool canal. It was a massive achievement for Grace, and of course for the BBC Radio Leeds team who seconded her on this crazy mission, and between them they raised over £50k for Sport Relief. The project was remarkable...
Music For Sleeping
We recently staged a very special audiovisual event at St Helens Central Library as part of the ongoing Library of Dreams project. The show, entitled Music For Sleeping, featured animations, videos, sounds and spoken word recordings created by the public through a series of digital arts workshops at the library. The final presentation was a half hour long,...
L1 – the Map of the Films and the Film of the Map
2011 has been an incredibly busy year for Re-Dock, and we’re only just getting the chance to take stock and reflect on the work we’ve developed. One of the biggest projects we’ve ever undertaken was completed in September this year – the Mapping Memory project. I’m going to briefly talk about the two major outputs...
