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LIGHT WRITING 2nd December - 23rd January 2011. Light Writing considers the relationship between word and image in artists experimental film and video

Artists: Steven Ball, Ian Breakwell & Mike Leggett, Steve Hawley, Louis Henderson, David Lamelas, Laure Prouvost, Richard Serra, Erica Scourti, John Smith, pete spence, Maria Theodoraki and Ryszard Wasko.

Curated by Duncan White and Steven Ball

Animated text is commonplace in everyday contemporary media, but artists have been experimenting with the interface of word, language, image and movement in film and video for decades through formal exploration. This programme of works by historically significant, established and emerging contemporary artists encompasses a range of approaches to mobilising the visual, semantic and linguistic with puns, palindromes and performance; referencing literature, philosophy, poetry, and media.

The programme is part of 'Light Writing' an event based research project into the relationship between word and image in experimental film and video led by Dr Duncan White based at British Artists' Film and Video Study Collection, Central St Martins College of Art and Design.