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14 May 2021

DARK DAYS, LUMINOUS NIGHTS – NEW DATES

3RD-10TH JUNE, THE WHITE HOTEL, SALFORD New dates have been released for ‘Dark Days, Luminous Nights’, my project in collaboration with Manchester Collective and the movement artist Blackhaine. The postponed event in January quickly sold out, extra time slots have been added. The immersive event at The White Hotel, Salford, will consist of photographs aswell as a film I wrote and directed, to illustrate the music recorded by Manchester Collective, featuring work by Bartok, Kilar and Edmund Finnis. For […]

NEWS

09 Dec 2020

DARK DAYS, LUMINOUS NIGHTS

DARK DAYS, LUMINOUS NIGHTS In 2019 I was commissioned by Manchester Collective to produce a collection of stills and a film, exploring the ancient and haunting Irk Valley in Manchester. The project was exhibited at Salford’s The White Hotel in June 2021. This was the Manchester Collective’s summing up of the project. “It’s 2021. Manchester. Gleaming apartments rise up over the ancient river Irk, and under the prime real estate of Angel Meadow, 40,000 bodies are buried. Cities change. […]

PROJECTS

30 Apr 2018

SUNRISE – A SONG OF TWO HUMANS

This film was made in 1927, directed by FW Murnau and is considered to be one of the great movies from the era of silent films. I watched it recently, and found it beautiful both visually and in it’s tale of love and redemption. This is the Wikipedia entry

NEWS

24 Sep 2017

4 – MONTON

The third short film from my project ‘4’, exploring the Bridgewater canal around Monton

FILM

03 Oct 2015

LITTLE LEVER STREET AT DAWN

LITTLE LEVER STREET 6.51AM A SLOW MOMENT FILM The area around Little Lever Street, just off Great Ancoats Street is still awaiting gentrification. The buildings are struggling to remain and the small, dark streets are pock marked by rubbish. At dawn most of us are in that state of sleep that allows dreams to fill our minds, and in these half lit streets can sense the ghosts of old Mancunia as the area awaits its rescue. This film contains flickering. […]

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