What pieces or projects have you been working on lately?
Breathing Surface explores how paper and the human body record and reveal memory through touch and movement, drawing a parallel between the visible mark left by a crease in paper and the lasting imprint of experience on the body.
The project follows three performers from varied backgrounds, without defining them by discipline. Their movements form a woven, non-linear story. Paper shifts from passive to active, becoming surface, structure and sound, touching the skin.
What did you learn (or unlearn) while working on them?
I learned and developed my knowledge of the black-and-white darkroom process, having primarily used digital photography prior to this. I also learned the benefits of working with collaborators who have complementary skill sets and aligned visions.
What words, ideas or emotions were going through your head?
Balance, harmony, space, quiet.
Were there any conversations, movies, music, or books that made their way into that work?
A discussion of paper as a versatile, tactile and organic material, and how it can be moulded to reflect each dancer’s style.
What’s been the most difficult thing you’ve faced recently in your creative process?
Simultaneously having to create and analyse.
What is your favorite coffee shop and why do you like going there?
The studio/apartment upstairs, where I can share ideas and collaborate.
If your life were a movie this month, what would it be called and who would write the soundtrack?
Slowly Emerging. Soundtrack by Hiroshi Yoshimura.
Which studios, laboratories, or workshops have you collaborated with recently or would you like to collaborate with in the future?
Making Books School by London Centre for Book Arts.
Recommend one or more artists you follow who inspire you, and tell us what you like most about their work or their way of working.
I have been enjoying, for some time, the artistic eye of Pavlos Kozalidis and his graphic, composed way of seeing.
Director: Jimin Lee
DOP: Christopher Faulkner
Photographer: Rob Palmer
Talent: Harry Symington // Donna Kim // Elisa Blasi
Stylist: Hannah Lewis
Hair & Makeup: Yankee Tsang
Set Design: House of Baby
1st AC: Mikey Sneddon
Sound: Jan Brzezinski
Editor: Jimin Lee // Christopher Faulkner
Fine art photographer based in London with focus on form and the human element.