Oscillating - pt.1

OSCILLATING: Some thoughts on waveforms; linking the sounds caused by melting snow, Sun Ra, and a community garden with an ancient ridge and furrow growing area.

The accompanying Substack post contains contextual images and animations.

On Hannah Fields was completed in August and released online. You can watch it here: https://vimeo.com/1003533440

It will have an in-person screening next alongside works by other artists including Karel Doing at The Metabolising Analogue at Vasulka Kitchen Brno, Czech Republic, on 16th Feb.

I hope to be a bit more active on the newsletter in 2025. I’m currently part of Baltic Analog Lab’s Film School, developing the photochemical & expanded animation dimension of my practice. I’ll be reporting my findings, alongside other studio notes, here over the coming year.

Quite a few of you have come to me recently via the incomparable Edge of Frame (big thanks to Edwin for the support). Those of you who don’t know, Edge of Frame is a blog and occasional screening event that champions experimental animation, and has been for over a decade an indispensable community-building resource. Edwin Rostron, who runs it, has revitalised it as a Substack as of this year - essential for anyone interested in the field. (Sign up for news of screening events in London very soon!)

My good friend and longtime collaborator DrumTalk has just released the beat tape Cloud Machine Vol. 1, which I was very happy to provide the artwork for. A producer’s tribute to the hiphop tradition of album interludes, it’s a very satisfying thing and the music is killer as always. You can buy it here; proceeds will go to Medical Aid for Palestinians.