Mark Neville
The Jump Films
Exhibition: March 5th-April 8th 2010
Preview: Tues 9th March 2010, 18.00-20.00
Artist Talk: Tuesday 9th March 2010, 15.00
EXHIBITION:
CIRCA Contemporary Art Projects present Mark Neville’s The Jump Films as part of AV Festival 10: Energy
Mark Neville: The Jump Films
The Jump Films explore the relationship between performance art and the documentation that survives the physical event. Each film documents a dramatic jump, or fall, captured at thousands of frames per second and shot with a high-speed camera that is normally used in scientific research or car-crash testing. The three films are each shot in contradictory styles and at different speeds. One film seems to document an abortive suicide attempt, another a stunt from a Hollywood movie, and the third as an absurd Olympic event. Originally made on 16mm film, this new HD presentation re-stages the work in a new medium.
The Jump Films HD Project is a commission by
CIRCA Contemporary Art Projects
Exhibition curated by CIRCA Contemporary Art Projects: Sam Watson and Adam Phillips
Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and The Cannon Bill & Jeanette Hall Fund
Part of AV Festival 10: Energy
International festival of electronic arts featuring visual art, music and moving image
5 – 14 March 2010
NewcastleGateshead, Middlesbrough, Sunderland
www.avfestival.co.uk
ARTIST TALK:
On Tue 9 March at 3pm Mark Neville will give a public talk at the gallery. RSVP at rsvp@ccaprojects.org.uk
Mark Neville’s lens-based works have been realised and disseminated in a large array of contexts, as both still and moving image pieces, as slide installations and coffee-table books. Neville will talk about the ideas which inform his work, showing rarely seen films and photographs from his oeuvre.
WORKSHOP:
Jump! Exploring Human Movement through Photography and Video
To coincide with the exhibition of Mark Neville: The Jump Films, we will be working with the Reg Vardy Saturday Art Club, which now takes place at the University of Sunderland’s new CitySpace building.
High-speed photography is used to deepen our understanding of the world by freezing time or by affording us the opportunity to analyse fractions of a second in greater detail. This two-day workshop offers young people an opportunity to explore creative and experimental approaches to photographing people through a range of fun physical activities and high-speed photography exercises. Learners will take on a range of challenging roles including photographer, performer, musical composer, choreographer and video editor.
The participants will work as a team to create a collaborative artwork that will be presented as a video and photographic installation at Ashburne House in Sunderland as part of the AV Festival 10: Energy Late & Live Preview event on the 9th March.
The workshops will take place at 10.30-12.30 on Saturday 13th February and 20th February at the CitySpace Building, City Campus, Sunderland.
Places are limited, so please contact us at info@ccaprojects.org.uk if you would like more information on how to get involved with the workshops!
The workshops will be facilitated by Shirley Anne Wood, Adam Phillips and Tom Madge.
Jump! forms part of CIRCA Contemporary Art Projects public engagement and education programme. Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
For further information regarding this, and other projects, visit ccaprojects.org.uk
