Bobby Bland. Artprojx and Afoundation
Great to see the Afoundation’s Greenland Street complex back in action. Lots of films, workshops, exhibitions and other happenings there this Summer and Winter.
Artprojx at Greenland Street
4 – 22 July 2007
Film festival with a difference opens at Greenland Street
Alice Anderson
David Austen
David Blandy
Ravi Deepres
Terry Smith
Georgina Starr
Zatorski & Zatorski
Artprojx at Greenland Street present a programme of films by contemporary artists. For each event the artists will be present to talk about their work and talk with the audience.
Wednesday 4 July, 19.00
Terry Smith
Taking a piece of music by Monteverdi as its starting point Broken Voices Part 2 is a collaboration between international vocalist Linda Hirst and composer Ian Dearden that is part live performance and part sound and video installation.
Thursday 5 July, 19.00
David Austen
David Austen introduces his witty and poignant film Smoking Moon and the
dark and disturbing drama Crackers, a high definition film with sound
commissioned in 2007 by Milton Keynes Gallery.
Saturday 7 July, 19.00
Georgina Starr
Georgina Starr revisits the lost films of 1920’s screen legend Theda Bara in
her silent film performance THEDA. With live improvised accompaniment from
Liverpool improvisers Frakture.
Wednesday 18 July, 19.00
Ravi Deepres
Filmmaker, Video Artist and photographer Ravi Deepres often works with contemporary dance, choreographers, and sound to create dynamic films and large scale installations expressing intuitive, instinctive and kinetic energy. Deepres will introduce four of his films including Tremor a choreographed dance sequence shot in a Hush House..
Thursday 19 July, 19.00
David Blandy
A search for soul and identity through popular music, Bruce Lee and Star Wars David Blandy’s films use humour to question the individual within mass media constructions. With a live performance by the artist.
Saturday 21 July, 19.00
ZATORSKI + ZATORSKI
ZATORSKI + ZATORSKI question and subvert our expectations through works that can often be seen as video paintings. The artists will introduce a selection
of sumptuous video works that explore ideas around mortality, including
Kokoro, a surreal micro-drama played out by two butterflies in the arena of
a female belly button.
Sunday 22 July, 19.00
Alice Anderson
Alice Anderson introduces four of her short films. Fuelled by introspective visions of childhood Anderson’s works are often described as ‘Freudian tales’ each work contributing to a kind of novel that the artist has been building since 1999.
Each event is free but booking is recommended.
Please contact
info@afoundation.org.uk
or 0151 706 0600 to reserve a seat.
Curated by David Gryn
www.artprojx.com
Greenland Street,
Liverpool
L1 0BY
www.afoundation.org.uk