Australian experimental filmmakers, Richard Tuohy and Dianna Barrie on their methods, film labs movement and experimental filmmaking practices today.
The programme is presented by Emami Art as a part of 𝗘𝗔𝗘𝗙𝗙 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝘀.
Date: Tuesday, 24 September, 2024
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Venue: 4th Floor, KCC
The programme is presented by Emami Art as a part of 𝗘𝗔𝗘𝗙𝗙 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝘀.
Date: Tuesday, 24 September, 2024
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Venue: 4th Floor, KCC
OPEN TO ALL
Richard Tuohy (b. 1969, Melbourne, Aus.) began making works on super 8 in the late nineteen eighties. The establishment of this lab afforded the opportunity to set up darkrooms and install 16mm film processing and most importantly printing and sound recording equipment. Since 2009 he has been an active and vocal member of the international artist run film lab scene. In 2011 Richard and Dianna started the Artist Film Workshop which in 2012 became a membership based artist-run film lab, itself also part of the international labs network. AFW has become the center of experimental film practice on film in Australia, being the focus for regular experimental film screenings, touring artists programs, workshops and supporting numerous artists in their personal film practice. As of the end of 2019, AFW has held more than 150 screening events among other activities. Tuohy's own works are firmly in the 'hand-made' film tradition.
Dianna Barrie (b. 1972, Melbourne) found her way into filmmaking as a middle ground between the pursuit of abstract music and philosophy, both of which she has studied formally at the post graduate level. Ever pushing the limits of the hand processing of super 8 led to the establishment of nanolab with Richard Tuohy in 2006. Nanolab is a commercial super 8 film processing laboratory, the only such lab in Australia. Dianna's film work could perhaps be characterised as 'direct chemical' filmmaking. Works generally begin with some form of camera image capture. This is followed by interventions during hand processing and exacting editing and/or printing processes; they are then completed with simple layered sound constructions. This exploration has spread beyond individual work to her joint establishment in 2012 of Artist Film Workshop, where celluloid is embraced and advocated by a community of practitioners in Melbourne.
Dianna Barrie (b. 1972, Melbourne) found her way into filmmaking as a middle ground between the pursuit of abstract music and philosophy, both of which she has studied formally at the post graduate level. Ever pushing the limits of the hand processing of super 8 led to the establishment of nanolab with Richard Tuohy in 2006. Nanolab is a commercial super 8 film processing laboratory, the only such lab in Australia. Dianna's film work could perhaps be characterised as 'direct chemical' filmmaking. Works generally begin with some form of camera image capture. This is followed by interventions during hand processing and exacting editing and/or printing processes; they are then completed with simple layered sound constructions. This exploration has spread beyond individual work to her joint establishment in 2012 of Artist Film Workshop, where celluloid is embraced and advocated by a community of practitioners in Melbourne.