Swan

Swan, 1986, 16mm film, 4 minutes

Close up images of a swan are de-contextualised via repetition and framing; abstracting the natural form until it becomes a blank screen which the viewer can project their own meaning onto The images are further abstracted through re-filming the bulb of the projector creating yet another surface tension. The delineation of recognisable forms almost dissolves into a pulsating swirl of darkness and light. 

In depicting nature, or more importantly, using nature as a visual metaphor for the expression of human subjectivity, the luxurious images of a white swan preparing for flight repeatedly extending and folding its wings allow the viewer to contemplate the incongruence of moment. 

Collection
Arts Council England

Solo Exhibitions
2009 Talwar Gallery New Delhi 
2009 Reina Sophia Museum of Contemporary Art Madrid  
2003 Talwar Gallery New York
2002 Turnpike Gallery, Leigh 
2002 Gallery Of Modern Art, Glasgow 

Group Exhibition
2002 Spike Island Bristol 

Screenings
2017 Non-linear: Dark Cinema CLOSE-UP Cinema London 
1993 Cine Suspect Magdeburg, National Film Theatre
1990 Helsinki Film Workshop, Finland
1990 Kommunales, Bremen, Germany
1990 Centre for Contemporary Arts, Warsaw, Poland
1990 US Tour
1989 Viper Lucerne, Switzerland