Floating Grounds exhibition closes 30 March
Final weeks for ‘Floating Grounds’ exhibition at The Ferry Gallery in Bangkok, featuring works by Laura Carthew, Kate Blackmore and Jacinta Tobin.
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Floating Grounds exhibition in Bangkok
Featuring works by Laura Carthew, Kate Blackmore and Jacinta Tobin, Floating Grounds is an exhibition in response to structure of The Ferry Gallery, a site-specific video art gallery in the rivers of Bangkok.
Winner Announced: FACT and Channels Artist Bursary 2015
After a long process of deliberation, we are excited to announce the winner of FACT and Channels Artist Bursary 2015 is Apeirophobic Framework (2015) by artist duo Kihlberg & Henry (UK).
Petra Cortright: Calling it art
“I feel weird about watching other people watch me in a video” – Petra Cortright on webcam works in a gallery context, the male gaze, and the many forms of digitally-based work. Questions by Emma Steinfort.
Video Visions unveiled
Explore the spatial aesthetics, look deep into the video vortex and experience the new world – these are the video visions of artists experimenting with the medium today.
Keith Deverell: Portraying the Pastafarian
Keith Deverell delves into his love of ASMR, his relationship with technology, and the appeal of narrative. Questions by Emma Steinfort.
Travis Heinrich: the Sublime Idiosyncrasies of Everyday Objects
Travis H Heinrich talks about the incredible universality of art, the everyday and how a camera is no different to a paint brush. Interview by Emma Steinfort.
Heath Franco: Suburban Terror
Heath Franco’s colourful absurd and nameless characters are difficult to forget. He speaks to Emma Steinfort about the importance of rhythm, directness, and an altered reality.
Alexander James: The shifting distinction between humanity and nature.
Alexander James is a Sydney-based artist whose creations combine conceptual depth with an enigmatic beauty. James discusses the sky’s way of expressing time, and the journey of discovery to create his work Weathersounds (2013). Interview by Emma Steinfort.
Interview with Aaron Christopher Rees: The world is a camera now
Aaron Christopher Rees articulates some thoughts on the gaze in space, and the overflowing abundance of images. Interview by Emma Steinfort
Channelling Pilar Mata Dupont
We took a moment to ask Pilar Mata Dupont a few questions about her practice. Interview by Emma Steinfort
Channelling Tania Lou-Smith
Channels 2013 artist Tania Lou-Smith discusses at the incongruity of an action in its location and the power of capes. Interview by Stephanie Milsom.
Join the team
Channels is currently seeking new team members to join the team for the delivery of our 2015 festival.
Make Channels a reality
Help us put on a ten-day festival this September. Channels is almost ready to bring you the very best of contemporary video art from Australia and around the world, but we can’t do it without your support.
Submissions now open
Calling all artists working in video: Channels Festival open call for local and international submissions.
Channels new team announced
We are delighted to announce a brand new team to lead the Festival into its 2015 edition and beyond. Nikki Lam comes on board as the new Artistic Director, Shannon King as incoming General Manager and Melissa Edwards as the Festival’s Lead Producer.