Post-Distance

Calum English

BA (Hons) Fine Art, Yr3
Calum English caluminglish.wixsite.com/mysite
BA (Hons) Fine Art, Yr3
2021
#Moving Image
#Sound
two wall mounted monitors
Birth, @thedoor, dual screen installation, digital film , 2021

My current work focuses on a balance between coherence and formlessness. Through film and sound, I create something that at certain points feels somewhat recognisable, and at others feels abstract. They exist as vignettes of distant memories and ideas that have blurred and distorted themselves over time. My work acts as a direct outlet towards emotional states experienced through these fuzzy memories. The works act as an embodiment of my life, surroundings and emotions. The components of my work are often intentionally simplistic. The majority of my visual material is either captured within my flat or sampled and re-worked from other films. The idea of fashioning interesting ideas from something domestic and mundane is a quality that I’m interested and engaged with.

The idea of immersion is an equally important part of my practice. The importance of sound is key to this idea . I want my films to describe an entirely new atmosphere when they’re experienced, for it to set a mood. Sound has a visceral quality to it that no other medium truly possesses. Through it I can create moods and atmospheres in a direct way.

Post-Distance

Post-Distance is a crucial display of work by final year, graduating BA (Hons)Fine Art students. It represents their commitment and ingenuity, a testament to their resilience at the end of a difficult year. Working across different media and contexts, this exhibition highlights what is possible, how limitations need not restrict and how it is always a good time to be artist.

Peers & Collaborators

Hasna Khan
Hasna Khan
Post-Distance
#Sound
sound installation detail
Fae Kilburn
Fae Kilburn
PHASED
#Activist #MA Courses #MA Fine Art
Shuyi Xie
Shuyi Xie
PHASED
#MA Contemporary Arts China #MA Courses #Moving Image
Tamsin Lunn
Tamsin Lunn
PHASED
#MA Arts and Education Practices #MA Courses #Moving Image