tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43980606181177971062024-02-20T14:52:36.592-05:00Swap ShotsA mobile film exchange created by Roxane Permar for the 7th International Festival of Experimental Art at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall, St Petersburg, Russia, 18 to 27 July 2008Roxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-54575694028537328652009-11-05T14:04:00.003-05:002009-11-05T14:10:35.220-05:00ISEA 2009 in BelfastI presented a paper about Swap shots at ISEA 2009, an international symposium for electronic arts that was held in Belfast this year. Each year it takes place in a different location. It was a huge event, taking place across Ireland, with exhibitions in Dublin as well as Belfast. It was really interesting to re-visit the project. I got in touch with everyone to find out if they could give me feedback about their experience which I could incorporate in my presentation. There were so many keynote speakers, special sessions and discussion panels at the Symposium, that it was impossible to do everything over the five days that I was there. One of the best things for me was the chance to connect with friends and colleagues from all over the UK and also from India and Australia. It was also incredibly exciting to meet new people and make new connections with artists and writers from so many parts of the world.Roxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-31807396808724803092008-11-23T08:08:00.005-05:002008-12-01T07:04:50.706-05:00New Film Stills<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBSjgiJVVwUn_afsuLGQKAg-bkL4PKlKae4pug2EKIzm100pMNTKzgXJ6QyFAX6tdgyMhF4V3KdP3_Y_F_fCyR35vUdufwjLn1ODbDMGkgcVfeiMdNsERJmkcnCl7FgLxQEC0CaXG1zcs/s1600-h/film+stills_sreejata.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: undefinedpx; height: undefinedpx;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBSjgiJVVwUn_afsuLGQKAg-bkL4PKlKae4pug2EKIzm100pMNTKzgXJ6QyFAX6tdgyMhF4V3KdP3_Y_F_fCyR35vUdufwjLn1ODbDMGkgcVfeiMdNsERJmkcnCl7FgLxQEC0CaXG1zcs/s400/film+stills_sreejata.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271839519835976450" /></a><br /><br />These stills are from films by Sreejata Roy in India. Her films are called Stationary Journey and I have used them to form the framework for the compilation film for the whole project.Roxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-38725679513833607352008-11-23T07:30:00.002-05:002008-11-23T07:33:21.550-05:00Thank youI wish to thank everyone who took part in the project. Without their enthusiasm, talent and skill, this project would not have been successful. Over thirty people created new films on their mobile phones which were then exchanged, again by mobile phone, with each other. Some people made just one film, while others made upwards of a dozen. Approximately one third of the participants were based in Shetland. Other locations included Australia, China, England, Germany, India, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Scotland and the United States.Roxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-48740121853772617462008-11-23T07:18:00.004-05:002008-11-23T08:19:05.886-05:00Exhibiting Swap ShotsI have been working on making a compilation film from the project. It is being exhibited in two locations in November and December - at the Shetland Arts Bonhoga Gallery Stairwell Projection Space and at ET4U Contemporary Art in Westjutland in Denmark. The project generated approximately 140 films, most of which are six seconds long. The compilation film is 18 minutes, 36 seconds long.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAhsEQgCkLiHibVZKCgqghYr-JxCRVughVX-NibwhvezVtYNhMyA2KTyKfZiLnWCn4s1ZczjCYfhyQFbJ2R5kV3p_ivsrmqF4sjoRpYfxp7EuTLInbylJHM450M6vHVljoHclkLr1dIvT/s1600-h/invitation+card_square+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: undefinedpx; height: undefinedpx;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAhsEQgCkLiHibVZKCgqghYr-JxCRVughVX-NibwhvezVtYNhMyA2KTyKfZiLnWCn4s1ZczjCYfhyQFbJ2R5kV3p_ivsrmqF4sjoRpYfxp7EuTLInbylJHM450M6vHVljoHclkLr1dIvT/s400/invitation+card_square+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271841762794055330" /></a>Roxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-63293476027116571652008-08-27T12:51:00.002-04:002008-08-27T12:54:50.982-04:00Re-StartingHuge apologies for those of you who have been looking for new posts here over the last few weeks. I have been battling against cat dander! I am hoping to get back into the swing of things again soon, so I will be trying to re-start the film exchanges. I have received some new films from Norway and India, which I will try to post soon.Roxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-75075121475363032612008-08-27T12:45:00.006-04:002008-08-27T12:48:55.872-04:00Forgotten Film Stills<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTzqq03RSTuLqSJsvfoNZ2Za0aN0TOJqgpRW3RQI0DGeEY2x_Z6HP0_1rCEZ50-qCsxYt6cQ7Y63HWDYWAuPpqJDhJmvE63yIFHIGzg6UlfjqhosshKN2hDgA9Sqgl-stw2esDGreTdsJ/s1600-h/film+stills+9.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTzqq03RSTuLqSJsvfoNZ2Za0aN0TOJqgpRW3RQI0DGeEY2x_Z6HP0_1rCEZ50-qCsxYt6cQ7Y63HWDYWAuPpqJDhJmvE63yIFHIGzg6UlfjqhosshKN2hDgA9Sqgl-stw2esDGreTdsJ/s400/film+stills+9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239239823805204194" /></a><br />I have been organising files and folders today and discovered this set of film stills some of which I believe haven't been posted.Roxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-16924146537465353862008-08-12T19:16:00.002-04:002008-08-12T19:34:52.676-04:00Anya's Animation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2DZ2s_vApcvJbU7T4OqshVga8ukK9KL_q16LBse8FM4OKYMWIOR_3CRZ70NoDthQlJjQpH69IrNAn6GpLsEBzW1wRTHTc_zj4QP6J8N8lCEcVXiuwmRePFxEhTuy2d0FxuHvGNhVvKiw/s1600-h/anyas+anim+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2DZ2s_vApcvJbU7T4OqshVga8ukK9KL_q16LBse8FM4OKYMWIOR_3CRZ70NoDthQlJjQpH69IrNAn6GpLsEBzW1wRTHTc_zj4QP6J8N8lCEcVXiuwmRePFxEhTuy2d0FxuHvGNhVvKiw/s400/anyas+anim+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233778064997099170" /></a><br />Anya has sent another animation from which these stills are taken.Roxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-34720869921891856162008-08-07T21:45:00.004-04:002008-08-07T22:23:18.501-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFq42q6grjrtlwkoT3_jgaUzvm3gDgK8ZAW0XSKxacq62E6Gc2-u02VuMcX1VJBc4KjiiCweTgKLvasIpCUrZ8Lc1XVGBEJccrkpflsiYj5gATwz4NjvmAp5bwTFUQyK0y6DvDsAoMOMn/s1600-h/film+stills+l5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFq42q6grjrtlwkoT3_jgaUzvm3gDgK8ZAW0XSKxacq62E6Gc2-u02VuMcX1VJBc4KjiiCweTgKLvasIpCUrZ8Lc1XVGBEJccrkpflsiYj5gATwz4NjvmAp5bwTFUQyK0y6DvDsAoMOMn/s400/film+stills+l5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231966758553853858" /></a><br />I believe these are the last film stills I have received to date. My next plans include putting the videos onto the Internet, acknowledging all the people who have made films and collecting a few more films by email from some of the artists who weren’t able to get their films sent through their mobile phone networks.<br /><br />Left to Right Top: Climb; My House on Nevsky Prospekt, Other Roo Chases<br />Left to Right Bottom: Roo Chases; Reform Lane; CloudsRoxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-16118113230421412052008-08-05T21:08:00.001-04:002008-08-05T21:54:03.198-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLolfdpNZOOKF7rvgAfz0ISIvQ11IkU_iAEI03GAPeNPwdoBD6XUo8GH75arFWTXPBfZpRjWCXaDqgMmxu2R_iKsof8r05mV42mW7uQJ3ayA68iIlujFDCyastzQskdwVKSFmvyOH11Dw/s1600-h/film+stillls+14.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLolfdpNZOOKF7rvgAfz0ISIvQ11IkU_iAEI03GAPeNPwdoBD6XUo8GH75arFWTXPBfZpRjWCXaDqgMmxu2R_iKsof8r05mV42mW7uQJ3ayA68iIlujFDCyastzQskdwVKSFmvyOH11Dw/s400/film+stillls+14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231217014860840594" /></a><br />Left to right, Top Row: Bushie Friends, Mailboaters, Watery<br />Middle Row: Rainforest, Crane, Grasses Waving<br />Bottom Row: Clover Waving, Waking Up 1, Honeysuckle WavingRoxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-26934531113173091392008-08-03T20:05:00.005-04:002008-08-03T21:15:11.419-04:00Stills from Shetland, Dusseldorf, Australia, Edinburgh and St Petersburg<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNDE2gbSS0DjpVFR1_z8yu-u8cLPESiJrvy4W4hJLcr5ofRjkjv6WdQgFXZbjad1Z-TrMBeCcj75Gmu5X-etmIaTvQxx6OlymYXOAhb2JCh9vY5EKhfFNW3-08OYdgXiMc3O-IJuS2QVo/s1600-h/film+stills+13.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNDE2gbSS0DjpVFR1_z8yu-u8cLPESiJrvy4W4hJLcr5ofRjkjv6WdQgFXZbjad1Z-TrMBeCcj75Gmu5X-etmIaTvQxx6OlymYXOAhb2JCh9vY5EKhfFNW3-08OYdgXiMc3O-IJuS2QVo/s400/film+stills+13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230464247782276962" /></a><br />Left to right, Top Row: Please! Please!; Swing; Flutter<br />Middle Row: Hill; Good Night!; St Isaac’s Square<br />Bottom Row: Cat: Sculpture; ShoesRoxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-61609457335332927252008-08-03T19:53:00.002-04:002008-08-03T20:04:38.322-04:00Russian Exchange<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAribPXUy_Zhl2p2DkOjVj3M82EWNdtLcO26yWCnYy59kGU0s7pyYahiqfwNo0tyOK7Bhn4LayonJtak5dGzYdYHkPV19OFU55n_p0PfaApQ5vzIuPfCw4cz-7a4N2XFtRMXJlKPpLQQq/s1600-h/maksims+photo.doc"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAribPXUy_Zhl2p2DkOjVj3M82EWNdtLcO26yWCnYy59kGU0s7pyYahiqfwNo0tyOK7Bhn4LayonJtak5dGzYdYHkPV19OFU55n_p0PfaApQ5vzIuPfCw4cz-7a4N2XFtRMXJlKPpLQQq/s400/maksims+photo.doc" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230444384568348850" /></a><br />Today Maksim sent this photo of me speaking about the project and exchanging films with Russian visitors to Manezh. You can see his photo in the Archive for 27th July. He is a student in St Petersburg and doing a placement in the Manezh over the summer. He helped me during the Festival, setting up and looking after the exhibit.Roxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-51594238651562107532008-08-02T17:53:00.003-04:002008-08-02T17:57:27.125-04:00Back in ShetlandI have just arrived back in Shetland tonight after travelling through London, Newcastle, South Shields and Edinburgh. I have been receiving more films by email and will begin circulating them next week.Roxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-77185801157920856472008-08-01T19:21:00.004-04:002008-08-01T19:55:00.558-04:00Anya's Animation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Zlm5HshnprMOJVSdxzYA5mUUdeoRoXrIabzGhog_oBabzgoJWj8EQTT9CYRGIe97wfi8vIqQOZ3MNQNdCha-8hbCaLrAZTf1_Wv8b3uljgN-s6cvgXLAhtCO-vJ91gzpuxqQ4ApPaDxT/s1600-h/anya's+film+stills+.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Zlm5HshnprMOJVSdxzYA5mUUdeoRoXrIabzGhog_oBabzgoJWj8EQTT9CYRGIe97wfi8vIqQOZ3MNQNdCha-8hbCaLrAZTf1_Wv8b3uljgN-s6cvgXLAhtCO-vJ91gzpuxqQ4ApPaDxT/s400/anya's+film+stills+.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229702039442135586" /></a><br />I met Anya on the last day of the Festival in Manezh. She has just got a place to study animation at the Cinematography Institute in St Petersburg. We swapped films by Bluetooth, and she has sent me another film by email. These stills are from her animation entitled, Alukards Fait!Roxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-35847663792161237972008-07-31T16:43:00.005-04:002008-07-31T16:46:07.617-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfVhXGS7exVB06jGkQC_ppEo8ZogPv3kXonBM5UUKGe_ZiZzi6nsXihuXqYmMQTfKSvhqY8stpA_qltKf6sxA298M9JK6NKdsoXrRspMZlMp3Wfei78OTndJovpObqKWlSX713VZehOnm/s1600-h/roma+film+stills.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfVhXGS7exVB06jGkQC_ppEo8ZogPv3kXonBM5UUKGe_ZiZzi6nsXihuXqYmMQTfKSvhqY8stpA_qltKf6sxA298M9JK6NKdsoXrRspMZlMp3Wfei78OTndJovpObqKWlSX713VZehOnm/s400/roma+film+stills.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229281880823996610" /></a><br />These film stills are from Roma’s film, one of four young Russian people who came to the gallery on Sunday, 27th July, the last day. We swapped this film by Bluetooth, but sadly it was too big to send as a picture message on my mobile. For the time being I thought I’d post a few stills here.Roxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-13418053279940572082008-07-30T20:05:00.001-04:002008-07-30T20:09:15.214-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgOPdfnuIxqAM8Ysmt5wefwk80Yb2SVmQSJL5mATfTVSfVhuSEUrXDepIYHyjyqDuW0nocAUvPsRgAfkymVg9_w-8EpNexueo_ev55L6azGIBUfNqqC1XZa7o84v63J_OJHpRELE9CqqU/s1600-h/film+stills+12.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgOPdfnuIxqAM8Ysmt5wefwk80Yb2SVmQSJL5mATfTVSfVhuSEUrXDepIYHyjyqDuW0nocAUvPsRgAfkymVg9_w-8EpNexueo_ev55L6azGIBUfNqqC1XZa7o84v63J_OJHpRELE9CqqU/s400/film+stills+12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228963221851034498" /></a><br />Left to Right , Top – Lerwick, Edinburgh, Sculpture on the Neva;<br />Middle: Crab, Bee Loving; Bunting. Bottom: Crane; Flying Saucer; DahliaRoxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-22256222679451314842008-07-29T13:35:00.004-04:002008-07-29T13:40:59.556-04:00<a href=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlqkdijf-eRDHAig5-KNFa4LiescfYBRaN5CQSornWgiVtw-IAVToXTx91cGGMDx5OvlAH5i_fp6XkgBFTASjnYll3BySKEVpxKhWNO-HGgkNrmggf-m9FzIA69msHHDdd8HCLw-0QklF/s1600-h/film+stills+11.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlqkdijf-eRDHAig5-KNFa4LiescfYBRaN5CQSornWgiVtw-IAVToXTx91cGGMDx5OvlAH5i_fp6XkgBFTASjnYll3BySKEVpxKhWNO-HGgkNrmggf-m9FzIA69msHHDdd8HCLw-0QklF/s400/film+stills+11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228491196337255506" /></a><br />Left to right - top: Face Forming in Clouds; Hello from London. Middle: Let Sleeping Bluebottles Lie; Masha and Andrei at Manezh; Fishing. Bottom: Guitars; Woman in Pink; Dahlia 2Roxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-52473980892851600772008-07-29T13:32:00.002-04:002008-07-29T13:41:54.132-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZjizTj_XKac6Ho_hb92YxMnBAd9kujyC-jM7ciFBtSGuCcooe9heL5j16k-g6nCglw8XeOL_Kng7ps9qmPRe1xTSoeL4YZS1UeiknKDI_8V9rnilh_cBNmK_VNzgHMBeamWC2QK2XFGy/s1600-h/film+stills+10.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZjizTj_XKac6Ho_hb92YxMnBAd9kujyC-jM7ciFBtSGuCcooe9heL5j16k-g6nCglw8XeOL_Kng7ps9qmPRe1xTSoeL4YZS1UeiknKDI_8V9rnilh_cBNmK_VNzgHMBeamWC2QK2XFGy/s400/film+stills+10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228490586195594866" /></a><br />Left to right, Top - Dahlia; Navy Day, Waterfalls; Old Navy Couple. Middle: Waking Up 2; Watching Our Films at Manezh; Pausing in the Rain Forest. Bottom: Salute; 60º NorthRoxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-79647712998629659322008-07-28T18:46:00.004-04:002008-07-29T13:42:45.673-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWa1MApMN5Yu7Y87p0Z6ghF987CKhQY2aeSkxnigh7Z0BNDTFLadaJg44Uyz-k9BpQPBaiXZOOx8YaLLuqDepUJ4_Jq5xRUif0pxP04esJkqSTbTOQG_g1KUgBPc7nPw4gf0TbH1e2uKm/s1600-h/film+stills+8.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWa1MApMN5Yu7Y87p0Z6ghF987CKhQY2aeSkxnigh7Z0BNDTFLadaJg44Uyz-k9BpQPBaiXZOOx8YaLLuqDepUJ4_Jq5xRUif0pxP04esJkqSTbTOQG_g1KUgBPc7nPw4gf0TbH1e2uKm/s400/film+stills+8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228202116563021378" /></a><br />Left to right - top: Dry Stane Dyke, Sunny Queensland, Tea. Middle: Reeds, St Petersburg Seen from Shetland, Red Dress. Bottom: Nevsky Prospekt, Clouds Forming a Face, Shetland News 24th July 2008<br /><br />Huge thanks to everyone who has sent films as well as those who are sending films. I have shown more today informally as the Festival has ended, using my mobile phone to play them as a continuous programme. I am relieved as feedback is good! The collection of films is working to reveal similarities and differences in slices of life in different places. The different ‘eyes’ through which we are looking is giving a varied perspective. <br /><br />I travel to London tomorrow and I am not sure if I will be able to up-date and add more film stills.Roxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-27233960146848394152008-07-27T21:18:00.003-04:002008-07-27T21:25:44.653-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sktRejBwr3POEOCrkTPSCwzNYI_RsAxzaPnJvkIxx-5N3v3wUfiPTtTEWn4p9NSaM1yxcCxt_Q4MLv60m4Yl9_VLplU2DuQWVEVjEA1Dpbzu8zZje2g42OXbsAAFky9ZjpCFwVilUODO/s1600-h/film+stills+7.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sktRejBwr3POEOCrkTPSCwzNYI_RsAxzaPnJvkIxx-5N3v3wUfiPTtTEWn4p9NSaM1yxcCxt_Q4MLv60m4Yl9_VLplU2DuQWVEVjEA1Dpbzu8zZje2g42OXbsAAFky9ZjpCFwVilUODO/s400/film+stills+7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227869371385993538" /></a><br />Selection of film stills, clockwise from top left: Glasgow; Possibly A Russian Dog?; Glass Egg; Wish You Wee Here; Mareel; Definitely an Edinburgh Dog. I am so far behind posting the film stills here. I have around one hundred films so far. I am finding it a little difficult to keep up! I will keep posting until they are all posted, then I will try to make some links so that the actual films can be watched over the Internet.Roxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-70383986481927812732008-07-27T21:08:00.007-04:002008-07-27T21:14:29.121-04:00Bluetoothing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbqaOfb2KUGzBbMMIA_nv486Qs7Gso4c0td1UnKVGIUooCyFwjeRE8B6EpDLnetvaZtXz8JkrvvLx8h93-cCxm3Dw6IteIWruamD432KFqu9XPSKOy93o8DxF6WqwqvS2I__0-CR6R4vv/s1600-h/IMG_6108+copy.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbqaOfb2KUGzBbMMIA_nv486Qs7Gso4c0td1UnKVGIUooCyFwjeRE8B6EpDLnetvaZtXz8JkrvvLx8h93-cCxm3Dw6IteIWruamD432KFqu9XPSKOy93o8DxF6WqwqvS2I__0-CR6R4vv/s400/IMG_6108+copy.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227866453353472578" /></a><br />Bluetooth has worked so well in the gallery. I have just been asking people if they have it, which leads to immediate action. Everyone takes their phones out, turns on their Bluetooth connection and we all start speaking with each other and sharing films. We had lots of fun exchanging films in this way. Anya has just won a place to study animation at the Film Institute. She swapped a wonderful animation for a selection of both funny and artistic films.Roxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-39122939124825600202008-07-27T20:57:00.004-04:002008-07-27T21:16:08.063-04:00Dynamic Invigilation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYF6FIxYQV-VLsR5wasYXm6v33mhKReCDC_y-uCwDRpHha__uNjqJ487ra1EZyG00HWJAlSGj8urW4LUYoyGE5rsndyXlPtHLMj5DGbwNf3rrk2UijdmMPNARkdugCXqDEVPwh23TjM1Xm/s1600-h/IMG_6069+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYF6FIxYQV-VLsR5wasYXm6v33mhKReCDC_y-uCwDRpHha__uNjqJ487ra1EZyG00HWJAlSGj8urW4LUYoyGE5rsndyXlPtHLMj5DGbwNf3rrk2UijdmMPNARkdugCXqDEVPwh23TjM1Xm/s400/IMG_6069+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227865460765251426" /></a><br />Maksim watched my miniature DVD player while I photographed and looked at the other work in the gallery. Valentina Pavlovna, one of the gallery invigilators who was sitting opposite me, kept directing visitors to my corner in the gallery, advising them that I could speak Russian. She has been invigilating at Manezh for many years and is dynamic in her approach to invigilation. Last year Susan in particular made friends with her during Domestic Dialogues. Of course I was very grateful for her help, because I found many visitors were very shy to speak with me.Roxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-43876925032952438462008-07-27T20:51:00.003-04:002008-07-27T20:57:17.117-04:00Citywide Celebrations<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6KYjeMVbf_ZINCBgUv2m3c8GRjydaEe2F4cFt1eclQnTrO2UM8-JdGfcRWVeFugG-ZBAnWFZEC3wGbI3UXyrvH9OCP0Fu9qj2RMDHqCX0CPu_KhksudZdtW36Mnuo0WTWRNlEN_wNAqO/s1600-h/IMG_6112.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6KYjeMVbf_ZINCBgUv2m3c8GRjydaEe2F4cFt1eclQnTrO2UM8-JdGfcRWVeFugG-ZBAnWFZEC3wGbI3UXyrvH9OCP0Fu9qj2RMDHqCX0CPu_KhksudZdtW36Mnuo0WTWRNlEN_wNAqO/s400/IMG_6112.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227862500658017842" /></a><br />I have concluded that the best way to look at these films is on a mobile phone. I was able to show some visitors most of the films as a continuous ‘show’ on my mobile. Nadya visited on Navy Day when the whole city was celebrating and many were wearing the navy’s blue and white striped t-shirts. She is from Nizhni Novogorod and is spending two weeks in the city. Like many other visitors and artists I know in the city, she is going to email me some films.Roxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-6468633850898624622008-07-27T20:47:00.004-04:002008-07-27T21:18:29.560-04:00Guerilla Tactics<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0vvFjhgwbYfWqVDA5qfAdncIvNvPNmTNaYiHXSiBx-xhmH89bLRLQ9StA6d5sV71zv9sc8Q4is5mZz6BL4I1OB2w_OFAUdsvchBs5cPJ10t6DpBb_RI3urJ5csMwwH_1DFyxaqBuWLQu/s1600-h/IMG_6104.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0vvFjhgwbYfWqVDA5qfAdncIvNvPNmTNaYiHXSiBx-xhmH89bLRLQ9StA6d5sV71zv9sc8Q4is5mZz6BL4I1OB2w_OFAUdsvchBs5cPJ10t6DpBb_RI3urJ5csMwwH_1DFyxaqBuWLQu/s400/IMG_6104.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227861015614519730" /></a><br />I even started trying to send films by Bluetooth to any phones that mine could fine. I am afraid it didn’t work, not even when someone had just been exchanging with me and was still watching the films, as she’s doing here.Roxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-56220224079819527792008-07-26T20:39:00.007-04:002008-07-26T21:29:02.688-04:00Remembering Snowy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xhxlE3sk6VVAGi3Bae5_HATTLeQ3Lmazxv1JRxriq3m8E10c_BjbfL1qExhSly-zCOyAKYXOPVUdY3aqaq4r_vm9Rt_fw0f37MJLQozfpXWkUAzCBmKFAtPUIS9tdg6JgZejpvGtIqm8/s1600-h/film+stills+6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xhxlE3sk6VVAGi3Bae5_HATTLeQ3Lmazxv1JRxriq3m8E10c_BjbfL1qExhSly-zCOyAKYXOPVUdY3aqaq4r_vm9Rt_fw0f37MJLQozfpXWkUAzCBmKFAtPUIS9tdg6JgZejpvGtIqm8/s400/film+stills+6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227498578795875234" /></a><br />These are all film stills from some of the earliest films, clockwise from top left: Pinging Sweetcorn; 56 Degrees; Queensland, Australia; Hens; Joe; Remembering Snowy. Sadly this project already is serving as a memorial. Snowy, a lovely cat from where I live in Shetland, died the day I arrived in Russia. The film will help us remember her.Roxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398060618117797106.post-34632968316409396672008-07-26T20:33:00.002-04:002008-07-26T20:39:03.576-04:00First Bluetoothers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgua5FrBweQKZxLqy391rZK9mk47pd3Ot4tiursX2XMhfgd_yfea1c2tCNu7pIVa7DN2VQIhUQFUwrt-94Wp_kB3NvGSa0GrfM5NukQcFrC_XYttvWsVrNv0TnXd_eSVN9-t0epAFpgODfb/s1600-h/first+bluetoothers.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgua5FrBweQKZxLqy391rZK9mk47pd3Ot4tiursX2XMhfgd_yfea1c2tCNu7pIVa7DN2VQIhUQFUwrt-94Wp_kB3NvGSa0GrfM5NukQcFrC_XYttvWsVrNv0TnXd_eSVN9-t0epAFpgODfb/s400/first+bluetoothers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227486209219069506" /></a><br />Masha and Andrei are the first people at Manezh with whom I exchanged films by using Bluetooth. It has proved to be the best way and in fact the only way that so far I have been able to exchange films directly with anyone so far in St Petersburg. They are designers and were involved in an exchange with the Big Issue in Edinburgh.Roxanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696294292987610653noreply@blogger.com