Mabon

Roger Thorp (b. 1955)
‘The Dreamer’s Heart’ is a short film
poem that has been previously exhibited
as an audio work at Auditorium Parco
della Musica in Rome. The work is a
nostalgic lamentation which evokes a quiet
and subtle sense of urgency to protect
what is unique and authentic, in contrast
to the pervasive erosion endemic to our
contemporary world.
Roger Thorp’s interest in the poetic
use of word and image, to evoke a deep
emotional response, are key to his creative
process. His artworks are unapologetically
infused with a nostalgic romanticism,
transmitting an enormous sensitivity
towards the earth, humanity and a universal
inter-connectedness between matter and all
living things. Primarily consisting of video
work and multi-media installation, his work
is informed by a deeply-felt belief that as
a society, and as individuals, we need to
come home, to remember a less rapacious
and frenetic way of living, more connected
on an emotional level to each other, and to
the rest of the natural world. If his work
offers up an urgent protest, it remains an
optimistic and tender one.
Thorp is a British artist born in Derbyshire.
He currently lives and works in Cornwall.
He previously worked as a producer on
music videos before directing / producing
programmes for NGO’s such as WWF, ILO,
Greenpeace and the Red Cross, working
in Australia, Mongolia and the USA. He
has also made two feature films. Other
work by Thorp as a writer / director
has been screened in Rome, Barcelona,
Berlin, Oslo, Copenhagen, Istanbul, USA,
Cornwall and London. In 2015 he founded
‘The Olive Network’ a sophisticated web
platform built to foster tolerance and
understanding throughout diverse global
communities by focusing on the positive
long-term contributions of charity, the arts
and humanities. Thorp’s artwork has been
exhibited extensively.
‘The Dreamers Heart’
single channel video (duration 01:38)(duration 01:38)
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