[spectre] Lighthouse: a talk by semiconductor, 1 July

[Honor Harger]

Dear Spectres,

If any of you are in, or near Brighton this Thursday, please come  
along to the first of our new Monthly Talks, which will take place on  
the first Thursday of each month.

Our first Monthly Talk is by artists/filmmakers, semiconductor.

I really hope to see you here.

Best wishes,

Honor Harger

Director
Lighthouse
http://www.lighthouse.org.uk


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Semiconductor Talk at Lighthouse

Thursday 1 July 2010
6.30pm: Doors & Bar
7.00pm: talk begins
At: Lighthouse, 28 Kensington St, Brighton BN1 4AJ
Entry: £3

This summer, Lighthouse is launching a Monthly Talks Programme.

Talks will be held on the first Thursday of each month, and will  
feature key national and international figures within moving image  
and digital art.   We are thrilled that the inaugural monthly talk  
will be given by filmmakers, Semiconductor.  Semiconductor are  
Brighton-based artists and filmmakers, Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt.

For over a decade Semiconductor have worked with video, sound and  
digital animation to explore our relationship to scientific  
knowledge.  Following their residency at NASA's Space Sciences  
Laboratory in California, semiconductor created a remarkable body of  
work, including the films Magnetic Movie (2007) and Brilliant Noise  
(2006) which confirmed their reputation as one of the most  
influential contemporary artist-groups working with moving image.

At Lighthouse, Semiconductor will discuss their recent experiences in  
the Galapagos Islands.  Their participation in the Gulbenkian  
Galapagos Artists' Residency enabled semiconductor to begin a new  
body of work, entitled Worlds in the Making, which explores the  
formation of landscape through volcanic activity and mineral  
formation.  The talk marks Semiconductor's last public appearance in  
Brighton before beginning an Artists Research Fellowship at the  
Smithsonian later this year.

More: http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/whatson/monthlytalkjuly.htm
http://www.semiconductorfilms.com/

Future talks will critically examine issues within moving image  
practice and theory, and will give audiences an opportunity to engage  
with some of the most vibrant figures within both the film and arts  
sectors.  Forthcoming speakers include the artistic director of the  
BFI, Eddie Berg and the director of FACT in Liverpool, Mike Stubbs.


About Lighthouse

Lighthouse is a leading arts agency in South East England supporting,  
commissioning and showcasing new work by artists and filmmakers.  As  
well as being a vibrant venue for events in Brighton, Lighthouse  
supports artists and filmmakers by offering opportunities for  
development through commissions and mentoring programmes.  Lighthouse  
advocates for moving image, media arts and the new forms of practice  
made possible by digital technologies.  It has an ongoing exhibitions  
programme and also runs regular events for digital and moving image  
artists and filmmakers.

The chair of Lighthouse board is Anthony Lilley (OBE). The director  
is Honor Harger.


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