Exhibition: Motor Functions   Steve Hutton

‘Motor Functions' is specially curated for Flip 07.

Steve Hutton‘s kinetic sculptures use materials that are quite commonplace, second hand and rescued from skips.  Often, mechanical motion is incorporated so that a sense of struggle, frustration and latent eroticism is expressed, as components persevere in their repeated though idiosyncratic movements. Sometimes a rhythm and degree of grace is achieved.

Steve Hutton has recently graduated from Wimbledon College of Art and has exhibited in numerous group shows.  Motor Functions is his first solo public show.

Steve Hutton - sshutton@btinternet.com

PRIVATE VIEW: Thursday 1st November 6pm. All welcome.

Flag Metamorphoses

A participatory art project.- A series of animations with many authors. The flags of every nation in the world will transform into each other through flash animation.

Between each two flags, scenes appear that show an aspect of the relations between the two countries. This series of animations is an exploration into the meaning of imagery on flags, aiming to create interrelated associations through the questioning, reassessing, fluidising and re-mixing of diverse national iconography.

Location: Lock Works Cafe Bar.
www.flag-metamorphoses.net

Puppets, Models & Maquettes Sat 12.30 – 4.15pm

Exhibition presented by Nick Roberson from Mackinnon & Saunders who design and build animation puppets, models and maquettes, and have worked on a number of high profile productions.

The exhibition will include work from The Corpse Bride, Mars Attacks, Andy Pandy, Max & Co; more to be confirmed. Nick will set up the display in the cinema and will be available to talk about his work 12.30 – 1.30pm.

Neeta Madahar: Falling  Wolverhampton Art Gallery

As part of Flip Festival 2007 Wolverhampton Art Gallery have programmed a piece of fine art animation in the recently launched space, Vision, dedicated entirely to the display of new-media works.

The video animation ‘Falling' is by British artist Neeta Madahar. The animation features countless sycamore seeds spinning towards the viewer, seemingly without origin or destination; their descent is slowed to a dreamlike pace.  The title Falling refers to the literal falling of the seeds but Madahar also uses it to allude to the loss of control. The experience combines childlike wonder and adult anxiety.

The piece will be on show in the Vision Space at Wolverhampton Art Gallery for the duration of the festival.

Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton. WV1 1DU
Tel: 01902 552055
Email:info@wolverhamptonart.org.uk
www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk

Videotheque & Resources

This year Flip has introduced a videoteque where you can access and view online all the 2007 Open Shorts, the competition films, Trunk music videos and the student films as well as some selected films from the archive. So don't put up with the boring bits between sessions, visit the videotech and keep your animation topped up.

The Videotheque is situated in ‘The Greenhouse' within Light House.

Also in The Greenhouse is the Flip resource area, where you can find all the latest Animation info and a few free magazines if you're lucky!