Forget, Remember, Become

On November 20th 2012 the European Commission regulation on data protection published the report The Right to be Forgotten – between expectations and practice (EC law, 2012). In the initial opening of this report the language around ‘right to erasure’ or ‘right to oblivion’ has been ambiguous and at points seemed intently abstruse.

This research is a 
studio focused material investigation where the end product is an artefact – where the thinking is, so to speak, embodied in the artefact, the goal is not primarily communicable knowledge in the sense of verbal communication, but in the sense of visual or iconic communication. The intent is to establish a visual link between the ‘erased’ and the ‘perminant’ and how that shapes what the form becomes. 



Mark


U-TURN

This time of unrest and uncertainty has given further the rise to considering new alternatives to the structures that serve as the platform in dealing with matters of public concern. U-turn after U-turn, eviction law, student grades, free school meals and PPE many other social and public issues have seen a rise in action by ‘the public’. This rise in public action taken against the systems has evoked a new layer of alternate forms of public expression and discourse when addressing ‘matters of concern’.

This audio-visual graphic work focuses on the literal and abstract nature of the ‘U­-turn’ it’s uses and place within the creative process and how the ‘U­-turn’ can be seen as a result of an action of protest and ultimate move to a new front. The piece is an amalgamation of captured speeches, quotes and live audio recordings from politicians. The piece questions the U-turn as a state, what does being in a structured landscape mean and how do the places we find ourselves in, imprint our body and consciousness.

The audio was kindly provided by Amos Cochran.You can view more Cochran’s great work here: http://www.amoscochran.com/

Viewers are invited to explore the work via the link.
Headphones recommended.







Mark
Mark



Tokaido

This piece of work is a collaboration between percussionists and composers Zands, Louise Anna Duggan and myself.

“Tokaido” is the name of the Shinkansen bullet train line from Kyoto to Tokyo and the piece was inspired by the feeling of hurtling through various landscapes, towns and cities.
It features a Nepalese singing bowl that remains constant throughout and a manipulated Turkish darabuka which opens the piece and reappears in various guises. The journey reaches its end as Mount Fuji enters the frame of the train window.

Tokaido was recorded at Real World Studios and released on the Deutsche Grammophon Label.

This is part of the Deutsche Grammophon’s project “12” representing today’s innovative and creative musicians.









Jokull

The first of Iceland’s 400 glaciers to be lost to the climate crisis, Jökull, is the focal point of a visual design project that uses line as a means of measurement. This project seeks to capture the diminishing presence of Jökull through a series of line-based visual elements that chart its retreat over time. The lines represent both the physical boundary of the glacier as it shrank, as well as a metaphor for the fragile boundary between nature’s resilience and human impact. The visual narrative serves not only as a tribute to Jökull’s existence but also as a stark reminder of the urgent need for  action, aligning with the memorial plaque to be unveiled by scientists and local communities as a somber acknowledgment of what has been lost.