Homeland 2022 Master (AW2)
For the past nine years, Homelands has lived up to its name and its remit, welcoming original film and video artworks from all over the world, each of them exploring the nature of home and community, what it means to have or not have a home ‘land’ but also what it means to be human. This year artists also had the theme of 'Through Light and Shade' to respond to. The isolation wrought by the pandemic is visible in many of the entries, achieved through highly original computer-realized imagery, distorted, layered, glaring and interwoven as well as live performance and sometimes a stylized mix of the two.
For the past nine years, Homelands has lived up to its name and its remit, welcoming original film and video artworks from all over the world, each of them exploring the nature of home and community, what it means to have or not have a home ‘land’ but also what it means to be human.
This year artists also had the theme of 'Through Light and Shade' to respond to. The isolation wrought by the pandemic is visible in many of the entries, achieved through highly original computer-realized imagery, distorted, layered, glaring and interwoven as well as live performance and sometimes a stylized mix of the two.
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Stephen Gunning
Title of Film: In Shadows
Length and Year: Duration 6’20” (2016)
Artist Statement, Project
A photographic, sound exploration, filmed in Essaouira, Morocco during the Gnaoua
Music Festival.
The photos are set to a soundtrack, constructed from field recordings in form the
surrounding area.
The film employs a long take using a fixed high-angle camera, records the movement of
shoppers; they pass through a time-lapse, slow fades to emerge and disappear as mere
shadows.
When stallholders light their lamps, a bright yellow glow suffuses the whole picture.
Creating an atmosphere that captures changes in natural light and subtle shifts in
movement. Stark light and deep shadow are visual strategies I explore to describe the
transition from day to dusk.
About the artist
Stephen Gunning is a Dublin based audio visual artist. A large proportion of his work has
dealt with the changing rhythms of cities and the human interactions within, which are
recurring themes in his video work.
In the past, he has created audio-visual installations in unusual places that tend to resonate
on a social and a psychological level. Certain works have employed the language of
documentary filmmaking but within that he has tried to take a highly visual and poetic
approach.
He continues to explore new work through international residencies.
Some selected exhibitions include:
Optica, Festival Audiovisuel de Paris www.opticafestival.com.
Rencontres Internationales, Paris/Berlin.
Tulca Galway and EV+A Limerick City Gallery.
Mothers Tankstation, Dublin.
The Lab, Dublin and Context Gallery, Derry.
Upcoming projects include: ZKU Center for Art and Urbanistics, Berlin.
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