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Oliver Dupont

BA (Hons) Fine Art, Yr3
Oliver Dupont Oliver.Dupont@mail.bcu.ac.uk
BA (Hons) Fine Art, Yr3
2021
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A film still showing a black background with a young males face. He is white and has medium length brown hair. The word 'Meta' is written at the bottom of the screen
Meta by Oliver Dupont

I make narrative works that combine video, sound, graphics and instillation. Artists who produce speculative work, and that inform my practice are Adam Curtis, Metaheaven and Hito Steyel. Each positively influence specific areas of my practice from the narrative to aesthetic of my work. I love film and storytelling both fictional and non-fictional.

All work I produce has personal elements of my life throughout. The work is intended to be inherently narrative driven and immerse my audience in a unique way by combining both the speculative engagement stories offer and the idea of being meta, an illusion shattering form most films rebel. I want this to play on the audiences ability to suspend disbelief. Something I’ve always wanted my work to accomplish is self reflection from the audience in response to my relevant themes of technological need or humanitarian and social ideologies. Creating art that people can find both interesting and uniquely engaging is my key aim as an artist. 

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The annual Degree Show is a highly anticipated event amongst staff, students, external partners and friends of the School of Art – it provides a platform for the work that the students have spent so long conceiving and producing. The 2023 Degree Show has been realised through an ongoing testing of ideas in public arenas in which the discourse around art practice takes place. This process of realising practice which engages with audiences has over […]

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A black and white photograph shows the backs of two women as they walk towards a series of trees and small buildings in the distance. The photograph is a scan from the analogue film and details of the film can be seen at the top and bottom of the image, including the words Ilford HP5 Plus at the top and a series of light grey graphic shapes at the bottom.