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Talk
by Jem Finer 7.30 pm at the Nightingale Theatre, Brighton
followed by work in progress by CiCi Blumstein, Chris Hornzee-Jones
and Paddy Kernohan at Grand Central, Brighton.
Jem
Finer, artist and musician
(co-founder of the Pogues) working in a diverse range of
fields, including music, film and performance. He places
a strong emphasis on collaborative practice and at the time
of his presentation was artist
in residence at the Department of Astrophysics, University
of Oxford. His record label, el
rino, has just released its first two cds - gtr
by Jem Finer and Visionary Landscapes by Jem Finer
and Andrew Kotting. In his talk he presented an overview
of his many and varied projects.
Jem
showed films relating to several of his projects including:
Longplayer,
a 1000 year long composition playing since 1st January 2000
at Trinity Buoy Wharf Lighthouse, Orchard Place, London;
pinball a collaboration with Franko B and Dominic
Robson using modified pinball machines; wig (contingency
plan for baldness); o is for rocket, h is for shark,
a sound piece for the number 8 tram in Helsinki; and work
in zero
gravity.
After
Jem's talk there were three works in progress downstairs
in the bar at Grand Central. CiCi
Blumstein showed her film Makeshift
Body: Cytomotion, an analogue-digital hybrid. In
the near future, the film will consume itself through a
simple interactive process. Christopher
Hornzee-Jones installed Eye
Contact, a film of one of his eyes, in the bay window
of the bar so that it was visible both inside and outside.
Paddy Kernohan projected his film Boundary/Agency
in an alcove in the bar.
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