Friday 1st March, Sixth Form Masterclass at Turner Contemporary

On the first of March, Chris re-joined the team at Turner Contemporary, and together with artist Matt Rowe, and Make Do and Draw, made collaborative work with local sixth formers in response to the three gallery shows currently in the gallery spaces - Rosa Barba, Carl Andre and J.M.W.Turner .

This is the video of the results that were all made within the day's workshops:

Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st March, Turner Contemporary in Margate

Freshly back from Nairobi, Chris ran two half-term family focussed workshops at the Turner Contemporary in Margate on Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st March.

The Turner Contemporary opened in April 2011 and has been celebrated as a great success, attracting cultural regeneration to this traditional English seaside town. Each day attracted over 115 participants, some of whom returned for the second day which created a record length of film during the three hour session - creating more than 25 minutes worth of abstract hand drawn animation! 

Chris also delivered a swift visit and lecture in Canterbury at the University of the Creative Arts speaking to 1st year Fine Art students about Unravel, his artistic practice including his residency in Kenya. The workshop was also related to the work in the gallery spaces by Rosa Barba who's kinetic scuptures with 16mm film projectors were incredibly relevant to the Unravel workshops and participants - even utilising the same Elf Eiki projector. Chris's role during the film shoot of the co-comisssion in Manchester included blowing the dust that can be seen shining through a hole in the wall within the 35mm film installation on view in the main gallery space. 

Thanks Margate - see you again on the 1st March for the sixth form master -class...

Upcoming events at Turner Contemporary, Margate

There are three upcoming events at the Turner Contemporary Gallery in Margate where Chris will represent Unravel and run direct film workshops in response to the current exhibition by Rosa Barba - Subject to Constant Change.
Chris was also involved in the Cornerhouse's co-production of the 35mm film shoot for the exhibition which runs simultaeneously in Manchester and Margate (see bad picture from iPhone to the right to prove it).
The events are 20th and 21st February and also a sixth form master class on 1st March.
Chris is looking forward to standing out in Margate with his tan he has acquired during the last five weeks on a residency project in Nairobi, Kenya but not looking forward to the imminent cold he will inevitably catch on return to the UK and thirty degree drop in heat!

Round up of recent/current events

Apologies for the long delay in updating the blog we've been very busy....
Chris is currently finishing off a five week residency in Nairobi, Kenya courtesy of the Gasworks Gallery and Triangle Network International Fellowship Programme. You can keep up to date with his experiences by following his blog: www.chrispauldaniels.blogspot.com or fly over  especially to Nairobi for this event (it's free if that tempts you) on friday...

Maria has just had a group screening at The Horse Hospital featuring performances and screenings by Nicky Hamlyn, Cathy Rogers, Neil Henderson, Amy Dickson, Deniz Johns, Maria Anastassiou & Karolina Raczynski

Kelvin's exhibition at the Hockney Gallery at the Royal College of Art opens on Monday and is on view for one week.

Also some big big (secret?) news for Mark and Jo, we're not going to say what but we're incredibly happy and excited for you both!

Saturday 3rd November - Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre, Dumfries

It was a total pleasure to be present for the 25th anniversary of the excellent Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre in Dumfries this weekend. This 75 seat cinema has been run for a quarter of a century by a dedicated crew of passionate cinephiles offering widely diverse films for the local community who obviously love and cherish the film theatre as it deserves.

 The celebratory weekend's programming including Black Narcissus, A Useful Life, Planes Trains and Automobiles and a fancy dress Skyfall! 

We were thrilled to use the cinema's own Fumeo 16mm projector and be facilitated by the RBCFT's dedicated and founding Projectionist, Alex Morris, who was taught how to project 35mm films just three weeks before the opening in November 1987.

It was an honour to be part of this very special cinema that obviously offers it's community a rich and engaging alternative from the multiplex and in return has a passionate and dedicated regular audience. Hats off to the RBCFT's anniversary and here's to another twenty five years!

Oh and I don't think we've ever had so much cake at a workshop before - thanks again Jennifer! x

Moston Festival of Film with A Small Cinema - 29th and 31st October

We were really proud to be partake in the Moston Festival of Film which is a completely new, built from scratch, cinema that has slowly transformed over the past six months from a burnt-out and disused section of the the Moston Miners Welfare Club  into a multi functional arts space by our friend Sam Meech and a trusty crew of committed volunteers (including a couple of small efforts by Chris) from the very welcoming community surrounding the venue.

The project has an inherant legacy and sustainability and we greatly enjoyed our dates on Monday 29th and special Halloween session on Wednesday 31st which was followed by screenings of 'Monster House' and 'The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue'.
We are looking forward to many future visits to come. Congratulations again to Sam and the team for building this so successfully, a truly remarkable achievement - we salute you!

Check this link to re:dock's photos from the Monday workshop here and the results of the monday session on vimeo:.
Unravel Film at the Miners Cinema from Small Cinema on Vimeo.

Saturday 18th August at Tate Britain

Excited to be returning to Tate Britain tomorrow to run two rooms between 11am and 2pm with a screening at the end of the day on site-specific temporary sculpture made within the same time frame.
We'll be posting pictures after the event so watch this space...