SURGE Revisited!

It was wonderful to receive the link today for the film made by Plymouth College of Art about the exhibition we had there last year- it certainly brought back great memories of working with George Mogg, Ruth Simons, Simon Finn, Hannah Jones and Leah!

Hope you enjoy watching!!

https://vimeo.com/113607642
https://vimeo.com/113607642

The dynamics of song

Just spent a fascinating day with the amazing Jason Tinsley further developing the animation of Joanna Foster and the Singing for Breathers 'Round.' The stills below in no way do justice to the delightful interplay of vocal dynamics which mesmerised us as they unfolded on the screen.  The animation will be premiered at the Private View of the Breathe Exhibition on November 11th at the Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, hope to see you there!!

Collaboration Phase 2: Animating song

Since recording the Singing for Breathing group's round composed by Joanna Foster, I have set to work with the brilliant Jason Tinsley to bring a visual dimension to the composition. Below are some early stills from the animation which we will continue to work on to show on November 11th at the Royal Brompton alongside the performance of Joanna's full composition.

In Lively Conversation!

Tuesday 30th September saw the lively and interactive evening of conversation with Medical Researcher Rebecca Tanner, Composer Joanna Foster and myself led by curator George Mogg. Karen Taylor introduced the evening and welcomed a wide and varied audience which included patients, Singing for breathing group members, Physiotherapists, Researchers, Artists and a Professor of Physics. A huge thank you to everyone who took part and for The Royal Brompton Hospital for hosting us so generously and to Annabelle Bond for capturing the event in the photos below.

Come join us at Breathe: Artists and Researchers in conversation with George Mogg

Tuesday 30 September 6.30pm to 8.30pm

The Coffee Shop, Sydney Wing, Royal Brompton Hospital 

George Mogg, curator, leads a discussion exploring the Breatheproject.   Places are free but booking is essential.  Please RSVP to j.halton@rbht.nhs.uk or call 020 7352 8121 x 4087 to guarantee your place.

Look forward to seeing you there!!

Breathe will be part of Kensington & Fulham Open Studios

I'm really excited that Breathe will be a part of KF Open studios, and even more so be be selected as the artist of the day today!

The exhibition to accompany Open Studios is Tuesday 7th October – Sunday 19th October at The Chelsea Gallery, ChelseaOld Town Hall, Kings Rd, and the private view will be Wednesday 8th October. 

The details of the exhibition are included on their website:  

http://www.kfopenstudios.co.uk/#/all-exhibiting/4585573359/rb-h-arts---hospital-art-tours/8421450

Singing for breathing in fine voice!

Today we recorded a short exert from Joanna Foster's composition for the Breathe Project. The Royal Brompton Singing for Breathing group under the leadership of Joanna Foster and Katie Rose Window performed a rousing round of breathing gestures which I will work on representing visually in collaboration with Jason Tinsley.

The joy of it all coming together: Breathe Exhibition installed

Over the last few days George Mogg, Karen Taylor, Annabelle Bond, Emma and I have installed the outcomes of the work with the Royal Brompton and Harefield hospital NHS trust collaborative Breathe project. We were supported by many people behind the scenes including the Inplas team, Bespoke Framing and Paz and Pat of the Estates team. A big thank you to all involved not least of all the patients  and staff who have contributed their breath to generate visual outcomes of the project. Some of the pictures below illustrate some of the highlights of the installation process. The exhibition opens tomorrow, September 15th at 9am and I look forward to taking Joanna Foster, Katie Rose Window and the Royal Brompton Singing for Breathing Group around it tomorrow!