All Outputs (9)

Gastric Tones [audio installation] (2017)
Digital Artefact
Holmes, P. (2017). Gastric Tones [audio installation]. [Gallery exhibition]

Audio recording and acrylic speakers.

In his previous sound works, Paul Holmes has captured and transformed recordings of the human voice; this is the first piece that makes use of involuntary human noises. To create this installation, the artist... Read More about Gastric Tones [audio installation].

Storm Piece [audio installation] (2017)
Digital Artefact
Holmes, P. (2017). Storm Piece [audio installation]. [Gallery exhibition]

20 channel voice recording. Audio speakers.

The huge oceanic swells that hit the western European coast bring visitors from all over the world to experience the surfing. These great breakers have their origins in the Atlantic storms that blast t... Read More about Storm Piece [audio installation].

Ballygunge Phari [HD video] (2017)
Digital Artefact
Holmes, P. (2017). Ballygunge Phari [HD video]. [Gallery exhibition]

HD Video, black and white, silent.

Named after one of South Kolkata's busiest intersections, this work captures the roaming inhabitants of the city, and its relentless streams of traffic, and creates a shadowplay.

The men and women of Kolkata,... Read More about Ballygunge Phari [HD video].

The Persistence of Vision [HD video] (2015)
Digital Artefact
Holmes, P. (2015). The Persistence of Vision [HD video]. [Gallery exhibition]

HD Video projection. Black and White, silent.

"Instruction painting separates painting into two different functions: the instructions and the realization. The work becomes a reality only when others realize the work." Yoko Ono.

A film script... Read More about The Persistence of Vision [HD video].

These Measures are for your Protection [HD video] (2015)
Digital Artefact
Holmes, P. (2015). These Measures are for your Protection [HD video]. [Gallery exhibition]

HD Video. Colour, sound.

The use of stress positions as an interrogation technique bordering on torture can be traced back to the Spanish Inquisition and before. In more recent times these methods were reportedly deployed in the defence of fundam... Read More about These Measures are for your Protection [HD video].

Outside the Box [HD video] (2015)
Digital Artefact
Holmes, P. (2015). Outside the Box [HD video]. [Gallery exhibition]

HD Video, Silent, Black and White. Duration: 22 minutes.

To make this video artwork, the faces of jazz guitarist and composer Haftor Medbøe's quartet were filmed in extreme close-up, as they rehearsed for a performance at the Edinburgh Jazz & B... Read More about Outside the Box [HD video].

Memory's Journey [audio installation] (2014)
Digital Artefact
Holmes, P. (2014). Memory's Journey [audio installation]. [Festival exhibition]

Voice recording, outdoor speakers, wind-up stands.

This sound sculpture responds to resonances between the work of Robert Burns and Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore.

As Burns is in Scotland, in Bengal Tagore is revered as a cultural hero. And,... Read More about Memory's Journey [audio installation].

Time Machine [HD video] (2013)
Digital Artefact
Holmes, P. (2013). Time Machine [HD video]. [Gallery exhibitions]

HD Video, shelf and polyurethane mesh. Black and white, silent.

In this piece, the artist performs facial work-out exercises in big close-up and extreme slow-motion. The high-contrast monochrome cinematography is abstracted from the human body a... Read More about Time Machine [HD video].

The Loop [HD video] (2009)
Digital Artefact
Holmes, P., & McMurdo, W. (2009). The Loop [HD video]. [Gallery exhibitions]

Two channel HD Video. Colour, silent.

In this two-screen collaboration with artist-photographer Wendy McMurdo, a young girl on the right-hand screen appears to control the movements of a world-class skater, some years older than her, on the left-h... Read More about The Loop [HD video].