Artists announced for NORTH pt2
Esther Johnson
"Esther Johnson, MA RCA, takes a poetic approach to documentary and narrative through film, video, audio and photography. Her work reveals resonant stories that would otherwise be hidden or ignored. Recurring themes include personal histories, heritage, tradition, architectural vernacular and precarious futures. Her work has been exhibited internationally including Tate Modern; Tate Britain; BFI; ICA; Science Museum; FACT; Cornerhouse; Site Gallery; Sotherby's New York; NASA, California and the BBC. She has written for several arts publications, is an independent film/video curator, and is Senior Lecturer in Film and Media at Sheffield Hallam University. Johnson was nominated for 2008 Northern Art Prize."
http://www.blanchepictures.com/
Milk, Two Sugars
"Milk, Two Sugars is two people. We write, paint and draw, brew beer and make films and create galleries. We live, work and play in Yorkshire, the centre of the North of England. Nothing good ever came from the South of anywhere. We are the North. Northern humour, Northern Soul. One day, we might take this 'art' thing more seriously. Unless that means going south. Selling work, networking, applying for funding and being po-faced about our vision is a concern we leave for other people with plenty of time on their hands. We have fun. We are all flecks of dandruff on the shoulders of eternity. Think on that and sleep well."
Luke Powell & Tom Blaker
"Powell and Blaker have formed a creative partnership based in Huddersfield. Their practice is concerned with producing work where processes and materials are just as important as finished objects. Works are informed by interests in historic architecture, rural landscape and the rustic aesthetic. The pair use traditional skills as a visual language to produce unexpected geometric pieces."
http://www.stoneandgardens.co.uk/
