Meta-Landscapes: Representations and Perceptions.
An exhibition of moving image works by twelve renowned international artists.
Valletta Contemporary, Malta. April 28th-June 25th, 2022.
Curated by Chris Meigh-Andrews.
This exhibition is centred on the theme of landscape, presenting work by artists who have pioneered the electronic moving image as an art form. The intention is to present a diverse range of attitudes and approaches to the genre, featuring works that explore the potential of the moving image to represent subjective, emotional or imagined exterior spaces.
The exhibited art works incorporate or depict the artist’s personal, intellectual or cultural perspective through images of the natural world- often, but not always in juxtaposition to man-made artefacts or situations.
The eleven participating artists are:
Norbert Attard (Malta),Vince Briffa (Malta), Robert Cahen (France), Peter Campus (USA),Terry Flaxton (UK),Gary Hill (USA), Madelon Hooykaas (NL), Beryl Korot (USA), Chris Meigh-Andrews (UK), Michael Snow (Canada), Yeoul Son, (Korea) and Steina Vasulka (Iceland/USA).
Chair of Jury for Third Istanbul International Experimental Film Festival
I am honoured to have been invited to chair the jury for the 2021 Istanbul International Experimental Film Festival.
Research Seminars: Dept of Digital Arts at the University of Malta
I will be making two presentations about my interest and work with 360 Panoramic images at the University of Malta in Valletta. The first will be for MA Students (Oct 19) and the second (Oct 20th) for research staff.
Interview with Beryl Korot
I have recently conducted an interview with pioneering artist Beryl Korot about the relationship between her video work and music, in particular her collaborative projects with her husband, composer Steve Reich on The Cave (1993) and Three Tales (2002).
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Interview with John Sanborn
My interview with Media Artist John Sanborn is posted in the Interviews with Video Artists section of this web site. To view, click this link.
New publication: Solar Power: Art and Design, Routledge, 2021.
Alex Nathanson’s new book A History of Solar Power Art and Design will be available from the end of July. Published by Routledge as part of their “Advances in Art and Visual Studies”, the chapter on installations includes a comprehensive section on my renewable energy work from 1994 onwards.
Artists & Climate Change
Artists and Climate Change.com have just published an article about my renewable energy installations
“Impossible Object Number 8 (Solar Powered Bicycle Helmet)”
The newest addition to my ongoing “Impossible Objects” series.
Look Cool and Save the Planet!
New publications
To mark 40 years of my work in video and sound installation and to coincide with the acquisition of documentation of my early work (photos, writings, diagrams and publications) by Tate Britain in 2020, I have just published a two-volume catalogue raisonné
Video & Sound Installations: 1980-2020 ( ISBN: 9781034316350)
Video & Sound Installations: 1980-2020: Essays, Writings and Texts ( ISBN: 9781034316350)