JOE news

This has been a great opportunity to experiment with large media screen technology and for it to be in such a very public space as Glastonbury was fantastic.

My work was shown both in the day and at night, where for me it really worked when it looked equally stunning from a distance as from close up, when it really pulsed, throbbing with energy, surrounded by the noise of the music, and general hum of the crowds.

People reacted to the work in so many different ways and with it capable of being seen from such a distance it was really hard to gauge the reaction to the work. I felt it was a great success.

From a distance it loomed out against the night sky as smoke drifted around the screen. I could see it from all over the place, looming large amongst the haze and smoke of Glastonbury village. It was large, bright, pulsing with energy and it was great to watch.

Thanks to the Cultural Olympiad, the line up at this year’s Glastonbury Festival will include myself!

I have been selected for the Glastonbury Festival Big Screens,, which is made up of two 25msq screens and is hosted by the arts council and the BBC. They have told me that the Village screen will be showcasing the work of some of the best new digital artists, film-making talent, VJs and games developers from around the UK. They have chosen 7 artists to be at the site to show their work, network and have a play with the possibilities.

I will be showing my abstract animations on the Village Screen. It’s very exciting to be able to show my work at Glastonbury. This is a unique festival and being part of the event and working with the screen team will I’m sure be a stimulating experience. This is the first time the arts council have attempted showing audiovisual works here and I feel very lucky to have been selected.

The Village Screen project is a collaboration led by the Region’s 2012 Creative Programmer, Glastonbury Festival, Team South West and Relays (Legacy Trust UK programme) and including the UK’s network of Creative Programmers, screen agencies and the BBC’s Live Sites team.

I will be joining a team of seven artists on the Glastonbury site this year to work on arts council big screen commission. Not really sure what to expect or who the other artists are yet, but excited about the opportunity.

I have secured a commission to work with the Council and young people from Weymouth on a short film about being homeless.

This film will attempt to try and reduce the number of young people leaving home, by having young people who have experienced homelessness talk about the realities of being homeless and the options available. And the Council wish to explain to young people throughout the borough the practical help they can offer in family mediation and in securing accommodation.

Janice Munday, Young Persons Housing Advisor, talks about how she can mediate with families and liaise with other agencies in an attempt to resolve the issues which lead to the young person becoming homeless. She strongly advises young people to come forward early so that she can offer mediation in an attempt to resolve issues before they lead to leaving the family home or they are evicted.

Great news! Had my work selected for Hipersonica - a music/soundart event which is part of the famous FILE - Electronic Language Festival 2009 -Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The event will take place at SESI’ Cultural Centre, located at Av. Paulista, 1313, Sao Paulo, Brazil. It will be hold from July 27th to August 30th, 2009.