a mixed bag of films - looking for narratives
where women's stories are told, or at least they are close to the centre (ish) -
Marjory Prime asked questions about
memory, its value and explored why and how we tell stories http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4978710/?ref_=nv_sr_6
Holiday joy http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5990458/?ref_=rvi_tt another film to add to the what if -
playing with the timeline can ruin your life but lessons are learnt genre. Queen of the desert a strangely stilted
film, but maybe that's the point, different times etc with Nicole Kidman strutting endlessly even
when on a camel http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1837636/?ref_=rvi_tt
isthisitisthisit http://www.isthisitisthisit.com/ held
the launch for the third edition of the magazine the platform runs. It doesn't
take long to find new targets focuses on violence in video games the magazine
is suitably unpleasant, in a good way. Managed to get the last copy in the
edition http://www.isthisitisthisit.com/issue-03
The work in the exhibition was really interesting - highlights include Eva and
Franco Mattes Freedom http://0100101110101101.org/freedom/
and the wonderfully thoughtful and disturbing Fair Game (Run like a girl) by Georgie Roxby Smith http://www.georgieroxbysmith.com/work/
. The work is really important and the concerns within the practice is
something that the gaming industry has to fully engage in.
A great afternoon running a heat press, bonding
workshop at NUA - no PowerPoint, no testing, no Learning Outcomes - a
session exploring the potential of materials with students who have enquiring
minds. Excellent learning and innovation all round.
