Film Workshops

EXPOSING TIME
Film screening
16 February 2008, 2–4.30pm, Roger Evans auditorium (YSP), free

Exposing Time is a special afternoon series of artists' film and video
screenings about the interaction of the moving image with the
elemental processes in nature. The works in the programme use film and
video as a measure of not only time, but of the landscape itself and
our relationship to it. From the literal scarring and decomposition
of the image through direct exposure to earth, wind and water; to the
organic interplay of the elements with the mechanics of the recording
apparatus itself – all the works in the series depend upon the mutual
participation of the maker with the unpredictable forces of nature.

Featuring work by Schmelzdahin, David Gatten, Chris Welsby, Larry
Gottheim, Rose Lowder, Robert Morris, Nathaniel Dorsky and Alix
Poscharsky amongst many others.

Curated by William Rose


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DECOMPOSING THE IMAGE
2 day workshop
2+9 February 2008, 10–4pm/10–4.30pm, YSP, £20

Running over two consecutive Saturdays, this intensive hands-on
workshop organised by no.w.here will provide participants with the
opportunity to experiment with the possibilities of cameraless
filmmaking. Using the natural landscape of the park, relationships
between the moving image, nature and the film strip will be explored.
Activities will include: applying organic materials found in the park
to the film strip using homemade emulsions; exploring bacterial and
atmospheric decomposition of found footage through exposure to the
natural elements; and the retrieval, study and editing of film that is
currently out in the landscape of the park. The workshop will also
include screenings of artists' work and opportunities for discussion.


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Both the screening and workshop take place at the Yorkshire Sculpture
Park, West Bretton Wakefield WF4 4LG

For information on the screening and workshop, or to book call 01924
832642 or email shep@ysp.co.uk

Exposing Time and Decomposing the Image is organised for the YSP by
no.w.here, an artist run project space that expands and examines film
within contemporary arts practice. http://www.nowhere-lab.org