Lumen focus on artistic work which experiments with elements of still & moving images, av performance and related sound to express artistic ideas
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“Our year round artistic programme of commissions and residencies support Lumen’s aim to nurture and exhibit art of excellence from established and emerging artists for audiences” – artistic director Lucy Dusgate
2010:
Commissioning programme in 2010:
Lumen have secured ‘imove Yorkshire’ and ‘Awards for All’ funding. This enables us to produce a series of 8 new artistic commissions around the theme of human movement, and be site specific. This will produce a DVD and over ten screenings of the work to audiences, including free public outdoor screenings across the Yorkshire region. There will also be a programme of media training and master classes to enable all to participate.
We are developing a year round momentum that involves commissioning, audiences and art practitioners. This will support some of the UK’s brightest and talented contemporary artists.
Full details to follow
Exhibition project – ‘Art in Unusual Spaces’
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Lumen have programmed two media spaces in the Merrion Centre in central Leeds for Dec 2009 – Jan 14th 2010. The location places art within a shopping centre that attracts over 180,000 visitors a week, bringing media art to the masses.
We have selected contemporary experiment work from leading filmmakers, artists and animators:
onedotzero - mardi gras still
onedotzero – citystates 09 – this programme investigates how cities are changing, and in turn, how we are changing our cities. Includes d-fuse’s av odessey that captured urban expansion across ten Asian cities
one minute shorts vol3 – Kerry Baldry’s collection of artists work gives a snapshot of some of the exciting work being produced with an eclectic range of techniques including stop frame, video, film, Super8 and 16mm, splitscreen, superimposition, animation, digital and live action
VIEW shorts – 22 artists from across the UK and as far as the USA. This collection shows experimental work from artists working in film to explore themes of memory, place and culture
Sheena MacRae – Macrae’s work manipulates popular iconography in film and video through compression, exploring the modern fascination with speed, nostalgia, information and entertainment
The project is coordinated by Leeds City Council with additional funding from the Arts Council of England
2009:
Light Night – open submission programme
October saw Lumen screen international short films by media artists. This programme was projected on a fantastic scale onto the entire frontage of the city centre Civic Hall building in Millennium Square, Leeds. Attracting audiences in excess of 45,000 over the festival evening.
Using high end projection this formed the centre piece of the annual Light Night festival 2009
Programme schedule: CivicHall_programme
Image – Russell Chartier & Paul Botelho USA – film Confined 10-01-02
NORTH film commission:
This Opera North commission combines Lumen’s film artist Phil Slocombe with Norwegian sound artist Terje Isungset. The Assembly Rooms hosted this spectacular tryptic installation film and sound piece. Lumen’s imagery takes us deep into the real North and the North of our collective imaginations.
Insungset is considered the pioneer of ice-instruments, at once avant-garde and deeply rooted in the traditions of Scandinavian music. Audiences were immersed in an unforgettable experience of falling snow, cracking ice and the real people for whom this is home. Our thanks to Opera North for commissioning the project. October 2009
Events in 2009
- We welcomed artist Ingrid Pollard as she presented her film and gave a talk as part of Black History Month in October 2009 at the Hyde Picture House cinema
- Our Evolution Festival ran in May 2009 – see our festival page for details.
2008:
COMPOSURE commissions – a selection of the eleven short films shot in HD
See our our vimeo site to view the films
James Shilton
The COMPOSURE commissions – Artists from the North of England take on the challenge of creating a short film limited to a single, locked-off shot. Their diverse responses exploit the superb detail of HD (high definition video) and explore the tension between the still photograph and the moving image. The resulting films display a surprising range of approaches, from darkly humorous to serenely contemplative. Screened at Evolution 2008, Impressions Gallery and the Independent European Film Festival 2009 (14.3.09 foyer screening)
‘Lost and Found’ (above image) by James Shilton UK (3.09min) – an emotive film that shows a moment in life when love can be lost and found at a Train station, The main characters is trying to cope with her loss, whilst the character in the background is waiting to find his.
Katy Woods
‘Twin Piers, Whitby’ by Katy Woods UK (2.42min) – evokes the grandeur of the North Sea from coastal England. Based in Sheffield Katy’s main areas of interest is landscapes and places “It’s about finding places out of sync with everyday and urban routine.”
Loiuse K Wilson
‘Examination Schools’ by Louise K. Wilson UK (3.20min) – her artwork takes the form of installations, sound pieces, live events and videos. This piece centres on the recitation of a text Speaking Ears, Listening Lips specially written by Rebecca Loncraine. This three-minute video explores ideas around the disembodied voice, acoustics and memory within architecture.
Esther Johnson
‘Highway Home’ by Esther Johnson UK (3.10min) – the inhabitant of a motorway island house shares his experiences with the viewer. Esther is an established artist in the documentary field and brings a light touch to humanise her films.
Pete Spence
‘Wind turbine’ by Peter Spence UK (2.40min) – These majestic structures point the way forward and signify the move towards sustainability measuring the balance between technology and nature. Shot on the Yorkshire Moors, this is a notable short film that leads us into the subject of environmental art.