Press Release

Visual Deflections featuring Piplotti Rist

Curated by Eleanor Lawler and Katherine Nolan
Corbet Place: Sat 29th August 2009, 6.30pm till late

(Entlastungen) Pipilottis Fehler <(Absolutions) Pipilotti’s Mistakes>, 1988, video by Pipilotti Rist (video still). Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth

Piplotti Rist’s pioneering video work has been aspirational for a generation of emerging artists. This event will screen a selection of these artists alongside Rist’s (Absolutions) Pipilotti’s Mistakes. Her influence is reflected in the concept of Visual Deflections, a homage to her use of disjuncture and distortion

The idea of Visual Deflections infers the interruption of the image through distortions of time, movement, light and space. It may also suggest a manipulation of assumptions and identifications that reverberate between the spectator and screen

The works will be shown as a screening from 6.30 Sat, and video installation will continue until Sun 11pm. The venue, Corbet Place , is part of the The Old Truman Brewery at the heart of Shoreditch’s vibrant creative scene. The brickwork of the club provides a stripped back aesthetic for the screening, which will be followed by music curated by Back to the Wood

Artists: Piplotti Rist, Clint Enns, Ted Sonnenschein, Tessa Garland, Katherine Nolan , Eleanor Lawler, Jonathan Gilhooly, Jan Hakon Erichsen, Ciara Scanlan, Victoria Melody, Anders Weberg, Theo Tagholm,Lisa Flynn, Hillary Williams, Mathew Guillford , Alan Magee, Jeremy Newman, Saskia Vermeulen, Angelo Picozzi , Liam Herne, Sarah Breen Lovett, Ella Bertilsson , Lia Chavez, Vanessa Daws.

Corbet Place
The Old Truman Brewery
15 Hanbury St
E1 6QR
Tube: Liverpool St
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6.30 pm till late
Free Entry

Pipilotti Rist confirmed for Visual Deflections

(Entlastungen) Pipilottis Fehler <(Absolutions) Pipilotti’s Mistakes>, 1988, video by Pipilotti Rist (video still). Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth

We can now confirm that Piplotti Rist will feature as part of Visual Deflections. Pipilotti Rist’s pioneering video work has been aspirational for a generation of emerging artists. This event will screen such artist’s alongside Rist’s (Absolutions) Pipilotti’s Mistakes.

LAST CHANCE FOR SUBMISSIONS. We are looking for short films (5 mins) that respond to the concept of Visual Deflections. Email entries to visualdeflections@hotmail.co.uk. Please send links or high resolution .mov via www.yousendit.com.

Get your submission in now!! Entries must be received by 17th August 2009

Work will be selected around the idea of Visual Deflections which infers the interruption of the image through distortions of time, movement, light and space. It may also suggest a manipulation of assumptions and identifications that reverberate between the spectator and the projected image.

Enquiries to visualdeflections@hotmail.co.uk

Artists 2009

Artists announced 2009...more to follow. To submit an artwork see call for submissions . Deadline 17th August 2009.

Clint Enns, Ted Sonnenschein, Tessa Garland, Katherine Nolan , Eleanor Lawler, Jonathan Gilhooly, Jan Hakon Erichsen, Ciara Scanlan, Victoria Melody, Anders Weberg , Theo Tagholm

Tessa Garland (2009) Still from No 1 Wilywyne Crescent


Clint Enns (2008) Still from Winnipeg Stories: Sacrificial Memories

Deadline Extended: Call for Artists

We are still accepting short films to add to the exciting submissions received thus far for the Visual Deflections screening event. The extended deadline is the 17th of August.



Visual Deflections returns as a showcasing opportunity for new and emerging artists working in lens-based imagery. Building on its previous success at the Roxy the project aims to stage a screening to provide an opportunity to engage with contemporary artists working with the moving image.

Work will be selected around the idea of Visual Deflections which infers the interruption of the image through distortions of time, movement, light and space. It may also suggest a manipulation of assumptions and identifications that reverberate between the spectator and the projected image.

Requirements:

- Videos: 5 mins approx. Format pref quicktime on disc. DVDs also accepted.
- Artist’s statement
- SAE for return of work

Deadline 17th of August 2009

Submissions to:

Visual Deflections
Flat 2
75 Herne Hill
London
SE24 9NE

Enquiries to visualdeflections@hotmail.co.uk
Info at visualdeflections.blogspot.com

The event will be held in Corbet Place in Shoreditch on the 29th August 2009, in association with Back to the Wood. The brickwork of this venue in the Old Truman Brewery provides a stripped back aesthetic for cutting edge music and contemporary art.