Rule Britannia
Jordan in Derek Jarman's JUBILEE (1977)
I am in no way a flag-waving patriot and the type of national hysteria in evidence at The Last Night of the Proms makes me shudder, but the closest I've ever come to a sense of national pride is my long-standing adoration of Derek Jarman's 1977 punk opus JUBILEE. Of course, the attachment I feel is not to Queen & Country but to alt-muse Jordan, Toyah, Adam Ant and Jarman's brilliant art direction in this tale of a dystopian Britain to which Queen Elizabeth I, aided by elemental spirit guide Ariel and court physician Dr John Dee (Rocky Horror Show creator Richard O'Brien), pay an eye-opening visit. Wasp waisted killer vixens run amok, while a twin-set and pearls paired with warpaint never seemed so subversive. I've always wanted to respond somehow, and flushed with adrenaline on the back of Peaches Christ decided it was time to have another pop at the Umbro Industries Creative Grants. Third time lucky? Who can tell.
Peaky Lady
image: Linda Matthew
I love this picture, it only recently arrived amongst the final batch from our photographer at The Call of Cthulhu event at the EIFF. No reason to post, other than it being MY website and you SEE what I decide. Tomorrow, a picture of a kitten in a blender.
Tales of Two Cities
With an OCD fury not seen since the woman in the Shake 'n Vac advert ground her Valium and mixed it with a glug of Bacardi, I've been plugging the cracks in this site and pasting up former production duties with a vengeance. My personal favourites A Wall is a Screen now have a page to themselves, as do the rapidly expanding MegaPhone team - flying the flag for those of us who see no reason why computer games should progress beyond the Atari era. Once upon a festival, The Light Surgeons conjured up a storm in a Gothic salon and The Royal Opera House treat us to no fewer than twelve outdoor relays in the past five years.
The Huge Entity
“Using the camera on top of the Big Screen to provide a live video feed, the images are processed in real-time using a software called Isadora. As people move through the space, on screen this is re-presented as coloured trails of movement. This may or may not make people aware of their routes as they navigate through the passing shoppers. Those people who become aware of the trails of energy they leave may begin to then play with that, moving in new ways through the space and deliberately crossing the paths of other people."
The Huge Entity
Big Screen Liverpool (in association with moves09)
Friday 24th April / 1 - 3pm