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A man uses different words to describe an amphibian as the film evolves.
Fred Camper, Chicago Reader 2001, wrote:
London artist John Smith uses light-hearted humour to explore theoretical concerns – Gargantuan, for instance, is both pleasantly silly and acutely conscious of how imagery depends entirely on its framing.
Elaine Paterson, Time Out 1992, wrote:
A wonderfully witty example of how to conduct pillow talk with a small amphibian.Read More »
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Lost Sound documents fragments of discarded audio tape found on the streets of a small area of East London, combining the sound retrieved from each piece of tape with images of the place where it was found. The work explores the potential of chance, creating portraits of particular places by building formal, narrative and musical connections between images and sounds linked by the random discovery of the tape samples.Read More »
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The destruction of a home for the building of a road is captured and contrasted with quotations from the residents.Read More »
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Filmed from the artist’s window during lockdown, short fragments from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s speeches relating to COVID-19 are combined with views of the London skyline.Read More »