The Man Who Fell to Millom (2018)

Disaggregated Industries Screen Shot 3 2018 Vernon:Topping

Here’s a video I’ve made in collaboration with the genius ears of Mark Vernon. And some screenshots. The Man Who Fell to Millom (2018) is a short, atmospheric, science fiction film set in Millom. As a Glasgow-based artist commissioned by the Moving Mountains Festival to make a film about Ghyll Scaur Quarry, I was acutely…

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Matter Matters – 2nd Nov. The Millom Palladium from 6.30pm

I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with Mark Vernon on a new video work, The Man Who Fell to Millom (AKA Disaggregated Industries), commissioned by the Moving Mountains Festival. It’s screening in an installation alongside sculptural work by Irene Logan and a choral piece by Kris Wilkinson Hughes at The Millom Palladium on 2nd Nov.…

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nou screening at The Psychedelic Film and Music Festival, NY

Psychedelic LAUREL 1872dpi (1)

nou, will be making its North American Premiere at The Psychedelic Film and Music Festival in at The Producer’s Club, New York, on Saturday 6th Oct. Loads of interesting performances going on, including ‘THE PSYCHEDELIC MAESTRO’, Simon Boswell playing at the Mercury Lounge. A huge thank you to Dan Abella, Jon Stevens and the team…

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Nigel Kneale

Thinking about the smooth and the rough, about the digital and the analogue and cutting things up has sent me down a Nigel Kneale route. Here’s a link to The Stone Tape (1972) – everyone raves but it’s too overwrought for me, and I like a bit of Bronte, as you know. Here’s a link…

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The Bear

Close the internet! This is my colleague R’s new housemate. I kid you not. This is The Bear. As of today, no further cats are required.

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Pamela Doove, amongst others

Always a risk to go see telly live but The League of Gentlemen was pretty perfect. Pamela Doove’s audition Review of show on The Guardian here.

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Dylan Moran in Edinburgh

He has actual jokes, which is sort of confusing now, though they are good jokes. And he has stopped drinking and obviously, we should be supportive of such decisions. And yet, and yet… Maybe I went to see Bernard Black and saw Dylan Moran. Must happen a lot. I mean, that must be a huge…

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