Experiments in Image-Based Art
Over the last several years, I have been making art and experimenting independently in Photography, Film and Video. This has been inspired by my grandmother, a photographer herself, my peers and my academic background in film studies but is largely consistent of self-taught experimentation and results. This page details some of the updates regarding my work, further experiments, new avenues of interest and thought processes relating to my image-based work.
August 2023
While working at the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto, I participated in several workshops in shooting and developing Super8 and 16mm film in black & white and in colour. I recently participated in a "Film as Object" workshop with the Media Commons at the University of Toronto exploring archival and preservation practices in film. For the summer, I will work as one of the Collections Assessment Assistants at VTape in Toronto. I'm currently working with analogue film and photography and video, I have been working towards shooting collaborative experimental films, documentary video and photography projects.
October 2023
I'm building a darkroom in my basement! I've wanted to have the facilities to practice and make prints in a home studio to strengthen my practice and make it more mobile, hopefully being able to transition my work between my two residences in Johannesburg, South Africa and Toronto, Canada.
February 2023
The darkroom is built! Since October, I've been working on developing B&W 35mm rolls and scanning them at home. This year, my goal is to learn how to bucket develop analog Double 8mm moving-image film and colour still film. My filmmaking using camcorders has continued and I'm currently working on a project for Charlie's Freewheels storytelling club. The project "L'Eau de la Shwin" is inspired by the Super 8 filmmaker Teo Hernandez and revolves around movement and the tactility of bicycle mechanics.
▴ Photography experiments shot in Toronto and hand-processed at the Hart House darkroom in April 2023.
▾ Video experiments shot in Toronto on Canon NTSC zr60 digital video camcorder in May 2023.