Available to watch online for one week from Sun 8 August, we are delighted to present a series of short films exploring the theme of ‘film as material’ by two key experimental filmmakers that have both inspired Laura Aldridge’s own work, Storm de Hirsch and Jennifer West
This film programme is available to watch for free, however if you would like to make a donation you can choose a ticket price at checkout via the sliding scale, or make a donation via out website
Read more about the film programme here
Click the individual film tabs to the right to read a description of each film below ↓
Nirvana Alchemy Film (16mm black & white film soaked in lithium mineral hot springs, pennyroyal tea, doused in mud, sopped in bleach, cherry antacid and laxatives - jumping by Finn West & Jwest), 2007, 2 minutes, 51 seconds, silent
16mm film transferred to digital video
Jennifer West is an American artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, and has gained international recognition for her unique explorations of materialism in film. Subjecting the 16mm, 35mm and 70mm celluloid in her films to a series of unorthodox - and at times bizarre - procedures, West has sprayed them with perfume, skateboarded over them, doused them with makeup, pepper spray, household chemicals and even dragged them through tar pits. Through this physical manipulation of her film negatives, the artist underlines the performative aspect to her work—simultaneously highlighting the unintentional visual results of her interventions. She has produced over 70 films since she started working this way in 2004.
- Year2007
- Runtime2'51
- CountryUnited States
- RatingPG
- Note16mm film transferred to digital video
- DirectorJennifer West
Available to watch online for one week from Sun 8 August, we are delighted to present a series of short films exploring the theme of ‘film as material’ by two key experimental filmmakers that have both inspired Laura Aldridge’s own work, Storm de Hirsch and Jennifer West
This film programme is available to watch for free, however if you would like to make a donation you can choose a ticket price at checkout via the sliding scale, or make a donation via out website
Read more about the film programme here
Click the individual film tabs to the right to read a description of each film below ↓
Nirvana Alchemy Film (16mm black & white film soaked in lithium mineral hot springs, pennyroyal tea, doused in mud, sopped in bleach, cherry antacid and laxatives - jumping by Finn West & Jwest), 2007, 2 minutes, 51 seconds, silent
16mm film transferred to digital video
Jennifer West is an American artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, and has gained international recognition for her unique explorations of materialism in film. Subjecting the 16mm, 35mm and 70mm celluloid in her films to a series of unorthodox - and at times bizarre - procedures, West has sprayed them with perfume, skateboarded over them, doused them with makeup, pepper spray, household chemicals and even dragged them through tar pits. Through this physical manipulation of her film negatives, the artist underlines the performative aspect to her work—simultaneously highlighting the unintentional visual results of her interventions. She has produced over 70 films since she started working this way in 2004.
- Year2007
- Runtime2'51
- CountryUnited States
- RatingPG
- Note16mm film transferred to digital video
- DirectorJennifer West
