Willem de Rooij - Arnolfini

A new exhibition, by Dutch artist Willem de Rooij, featuring a politically-charged photographic work in an installation that explores themes of individuality, protest and representation.

Index: Riots, Protest, Mourning and Commemoration (as represented in newspapers, January 2000–July 2002), 2003, consists of 18 large panels each featuring a selection of photographs cut from newspapers. De Rooij is interested in how these images are selected for global distribution in the news media, the ways in which people are presented in protest, and how they stage themselves in front of a camera. The installation presents a large selection of global political struggles, but despite being taken in different geographical and political situations and contexts, there are similarities between the different images presented. Without the newspaper headlines and captions, the formal qualities of the photographs become apparent, inviting a closer look at representation and drawing together the subjects that the title of the work indicates: riots, protests, mourning and commemoration.

Free. Friday 21 November 2014 to Sunday 08 February 2015, 11:00 to 18:00.

Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay. Bristol BS1 4QA

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Vote to choose the best version of Feminism supercut

I am nearly finished a 90 second supercut film about strong female chacracters in films (2000 - 2014). I would like you to vote for any of the previews I previously edited and released on Vimeo. Click the link to my recent blog post below for more details:

WCR Community Radio Documentary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL3rhquskzw

Nantes - Time lapse

A nice time lapse of the city covering major parts of it (the machines, docks, cathedral etc). Could be useful if we decide to do any time lapses?

Blue is The Warmest Colour and Fish Tank

Recently I watched two films, both about teenage girls trapped in their life and identity.

Blue is the Warmest Colour (the 2013 Palme d'Or winner) is about a young girl lost in her own sexuallity and the expectaions society places upon her because of it. Whereas Fish Tank is about a dissillusioned british teenager, absent of friends or an attentive and loving mother, finding comfort in her mothers new boyfriend.

Blue is the Warmest Colour has arguably some of the best and most subtle cinematography I have ever seen, it's also, in my opinion, the best film of 2013 by far, causing me to urge as many people as I can to watch it.

Fish Tank is yet another film with beautiful cinematography, and from what I can tell is influenced by mumblecore, it manages to engage the audience and make you want to almost stand still in the moment as the characters evolve and progress.

Both films I would highly recommend.