In the midst of MIFF (Melbourne International Film Festival), film and architecture collide. At this month’s Process we present the offspring of these disparate, but strangely congruent, disciplines. From polished project show-reels to designs informed by cinematographic processes to the intangible worlds of the virtual, Process plumbs the depths of the confluence of Architecture + The Moving Image.
Squint Aust’s Fooch will be giving a short lecture and presenting squint films for the night.
This July, Melbourne’s CINECITY group will present a series of workshops exploring the relationship between architecture and cinema. As part of that group, Squint/Opera/Australia’s very own Fooch will be also be giving a presentation and exhibiting our squint films.
Fellow squintie down under , Fooch was interviewed on “The Architects” , 9th June 2009 on the topic of Digital Representation.
The Architects is a weekly discussion show on Triple RRR 102.7 FM (7-8pm Tuesday) talking about Architecture, Sustainabilty and Design.It is presented by Simon Knott, Stuart Harrison & Christine Phillips with Rory Hydeas the International Correspondent in Europe.
We are showcasing a series of films on the big screen in Federation Square Melbourne from the 4th of June till the 5th of July. This comes in conjunction with the FedSquare “Light in Winter” festival. The screening is curated by Melissa Delaney under the “Notes of the underground” series.
So come on down to fedsquare to watch us on the big screen.
Screen Time: 4 June - 19 June 8pm daily. 20 June - 5 July 3pm daily
Location: Big Screen, Federation Square Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Following on from the success of Doodlearth, Squint/Opera and Serge Seidlitz have created a new arts cafe called The Doodle Bar and the launch party is on Friday 5th June 2009 from 6pm until midnight.
We believe in the Freedom of Doodle. We wanted to create a space that will act as a platform for people to get together, to inspire, share, develop and evolve their ideas, unleash their potential creativity and have fun! White-washed from top to bottom and with an illustrated map of London weaving across the walls, all those who come to the Doodle Bar are encouraged to doodle on the walls, tables, chairs and even the waiters.
Squintie Alice Scott, and Sam Britton from Squint Opera Music, will be giving a presentation at the Thrilling Wonder Stories: Speculative Futures for an Alternative Present event at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London on Friday 29th May 2009. Theirs will be part of a series of talks given by a varied and fantastic line up of authors, architects, artists and designers who will be discussing the speculative visions of the future that we devise, investigating how ’slipping suggestively between the real and the imagined, they offer a distanced view from which to survey the consequences of various social, environmental and technological scenarios’. This free event will run from 11am until 5pm and is open to all.
From the front cover of icon… to page 28 in the News of The World on Sunday. Our design for a supermarket of the future has appeared in NOTW, Sunday 10 May 2009.
squint/opera was asked to design the front cover of the icon magazine (June 2009). Here is our interpretation of urban farming in London and some more pages from the magazine showing different stages of the image along the way.
squint/opera’s head of 3d Ryan Lintott is in the May edition of CG World + digial video (Japan). The article goes into depth about Ryans influences and inspirations which have shaped his career and how this has helped with directing the 3d on the imagina award winning film from squint/opera ‘Restoring Historic Jeddah’.
Squint/Opera’s Flooded London images are currently being exhibited at the Jacaranda Gallery in Amman, Jordan. Nick Taylor, one of the artists involved, went along to the exhibition launch to explain the pieces. The exhibition will run until the end of April.
Our very own squintie Nick Taylor was interviewed when he presented our films at the recent ‘Soiree Video’ at the Le Cube cultural space in Paris; an evening dedicated to Squint/Opera.
Jubilant dolphins, statues that come alive, boom box buildings and pulsating cacti - these are all part of our sun drenched new film Vivre Sur La Mer part of an international competition to design a new offshore extension to the coast of Monaco.
Shot on location in Monte Carlo and the Cote d’Azur, the film follows the adventures of a jogger around the city. As she runs, the rhythm of her footsteps spark off a series of magical events and bit by bit the new extension to the city is rolled out onto the sea.
Squint/Opera screening at the 2009 Nemo Festival in Paris
Several of Squint/Opera’s films will be screened as part of this years jampacked Nemo Festival in Paris. Alongside an exciting line up of artists who are delving into new forms of cinematic, new media, interactive and live art, Squint’s films will be shown as part of the Panorama International on the 9th & 10th April at the Le Cube Centre Numerique. For more information please click here.
Flooded London 2090 is being exhibited at the Jacaranda Images Gallery in Amman, Jordan. The exhibition will run from the 5th April 2009 - 30th April 2009. For more information visit Jacaranda Images. Download the invitation to meet the Artist Nick Taylor
