A film documenting The Seaside Sister’s residency on board LV21. Dubbed the queens of coastal themed craft in this review on Vintage By Hemingway, visitors were treated to vintage seaside inspired souvenirs and workshops. Nick Brown of the rare vinyl record shop Intoxica treated us to a surf and nautical themed DJ set. And the enchanting mermaid aka soprano Sophia Brumfitt lured visitors deep into the ship with her beautiful voice.

For more information about LV21 visit: www.lv21.co.uk

A film documenting day 3 of Figure Ground’s artist mini residency on board Light Vessel 21 at Gillingham Pier when the public were welcomed onto the lightship to explore the installation art. The 5DmkII definitely helps when filming in low light conditions, sometimes in confined spaces too!

For more information about LV21 and the artists residency, visit: www.lv21.co.uk

We’ve just launched the Encounter website, another custom designed wordpress theme packed full with social media features. Between July and November 2011, Encounter will transform six urban sites in Medway and the boroughs of Gravesham and Swale.

The ‘encounters’ are temporary, site specific installations, performances or events developed in partnership with local community groups, which take place in familiar spaces in the heart of the community – empty shops, vacant buildings, businesses, high streets and public squares.

Encounter is produced by NKLAAP, North Kent local authority arts partnership, and supported by the Arts Council and KCC.

A short film documenting day 1 of Figure Ground’s artist mini residency on board Light Vessel 21. After taking inspiration from the ship and exploring the space the 20 selected artists return in April to install their work.

For more information visit: http://www.lv21.co.uk/2011/03/artist-residency-open-day/

Focal Point was a spectacular performance of aerial daredevilry and pyrotechnic explosions on board LV21, the finale of the FUSE Medway Festival.

Focal Point was a unique commission by FUSE. The finale performance brought together LV21, an iconic lightship moored on the Medway currently being transformed into a floating cultural centre, exponents of multi-disciplinary aerial performance Scarabeus Theatre, and creative pyrotechnicians The World Famous.

You can watch the film here: http://www.spaghettiweston.com/focal-point.html

I produced this film for a youth theatre project devised by Play On Words Community Theatre, filmed on location at Fort Amherst and The Great Lines, Chatham.

Liberty Property Trust and Kent County Council commissioned me to produce a series of films and motion graphics for the 2009 Rouse Kent Public Art Award. Presented by Janet Street Porter this year’s winner was Hei People, a series of three site specific temporary scarecrowesque installations by Reijo Kela.

I had to declare an interest when the Hei People were shortlisted as I produced the films and photography for the project. I am currently cutting a documentary of the Hei People which I aim to finish later this year. The organisers managed to keep the winning project under wraps until the formal announcement.

Runner Up was awarded to Clio Barnard’s Plotlands, a film projection and book. Breaking Boundaries, a ‘shared space’ highway scheme in Ashford and ] And Here, a film celebrating the built environment of North Kent were highly commended.

The Medway FUSE Festival ’09 was launched this week with the arrival of the Neo-Futurist Collective at Upnor village.

A Call to Arms
After a grand arrival by boat, four members of The Neo-Futurist Collective stumble ashore – a man in a wet suit, another one wearing a pair of giant ears, one wearing a mask of a greek god and carrying a box of light bulbs and a woman with a basket of cakes and a huge ball of red thread…

A short absurdist ceremony follows where the Neo-Futurists announce their intent to the assembled crowd, followed by official speeches from local dignitaries. During the ceremony The Neo-Futurist Collective unveil a blank map of the Upnors to be filled in during the project.

This year’s festival is likely to be the biggest arts event in Kent. I’ll be creating a photographic journal and documenting this year’s festival which starts in Chatham on June 6th with a Bollywood carnival parade.

The article also publishes other images that I shot whilst documenting the project. As well as shooting digital stills I also filmed the installation of the artwork in HD and in timelapse formats. The timelapse film was projected during launch events at the various locations that the Hei People ‘appeared’ and will be incorporated into a documentary due for release later this year.

Despite a number of incidents of vandalism the Hei People managed to create quite a stir across the North Kent region.