How We Fall (2017)
Commissioned by The Barbican, London 2017
Cement and Light:
‘How We Fall’ uses technology most commonly seen in cinema or high-end productions, against it’s usual purpose – to observe a cloud of cement dust – a messy, ephemeral material. This continues an interest in the observation of moments of dramatic transformation. Using complex filming systems to capture elemental materials undergoing a moment or process of change, ‘temporal sculptures’ are created, exploring our relationship with change and disintegration, the passing of time, and in this case perhaps moments of personal or collective trauma.
The sound for this piece, made in collaboration with composer Jo Wills, is created solely from audio recorded during the shoot.
Bullet time photography setup by New World Designs
Lighting and Technical Assistance by Paolo Catalano
Filmed at and thanks to Islington Mill, Salford
Supported by The Arts Council England
