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It Might Even Be Kind Of A Relief To Be Finished Marilyn Monroe

A meditation of the heartbreaking performance of identity. Inspired by material shot during a visit to Mike Wade studio on the Jurassic coast as he

Glimpses from a Visit to Orkney in Summer 1995

‘Glimpses from a Visit to Orkney in Summer 1995’ by Ute Aurand, 2020, 4:30Min, 16mm, silent Commissioned by “Margaret Tait 100” with thanks to Sarah

Mindwandering in a Van

A van travels around London. Participants are asked to listen to music and then recall what they were thinking about. Mindwandering is an exstablished field

House Works

A politics of the interior of the house – as both psychological and physical space – is lacking in historical accounts of modern architecture. The

Being in a Place – A Portrait of Margaret Tait

In the spirit of the late filmmaker and poet, Margaret Tait (1918-1999), Being in a Place is as much a portrait of Tait’s beloved Orkney,

Let us flow ვიდინოთ

For me the Tush people stand out for their dedication to their traditional way of life which is influenced by extreme weather conditions as much

Back as front, inside as out

A theory of holography described how a three-dimensional image of information, as patterns encoded in a beam of light, could be stored on a photographic

A Blemished Code

A Blemished Code gives voice through spoken and sung script to the work and life of artist Margaret Benyon, a pioneer in the use of

A love

Filmed in the artist’s home neighbourhood and within a temporary community, A love foregrounds interaction, quiet and tender engagement, forms of love, respect, presence, absence,

Late Cinema

The film depicts a woman from two sides at once: walking towards and, simultaneously, away from the camera. One moment at a time. Frame by

Search Film

Search Film follows the artist’s father, the biologist Dr. Mick Marquiss as he tracks goshawks, an elusive bird of prey, in rural north east Scotland.

Mirror Test

The ‘mirror test’ is a behavioural science experiment in which an animal is presented with a mirror to see if they recognise their own reflection,

Solitude

“…then on the shore of the wide world I stand alone, and think Till love and fame to nothingness do sink.” 1818 John Keats Readings

To Tea

To Tea, made in Holland (at the house of the Dutch avant-garde filmmaker Franz Zwartjes), is a slowed ‘Alice in Roomland’.A guide to sensual contact

The Hide

The Hide was shot over a three-year period (2019-2022), both in the remote mountainous region crossing Northern Portugal and Spain, and in Brussels. The work

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