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Intermediality in Video Art Practice (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Holmes, P. (2023, October). Intermediality in Video Art Practice. Paper presented at Affective Intermediality: International Conference, Sapienta Hungarian University of Transylvania, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Figure Study in Light (2023)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P. Figure Study in Light. [Light sculpture]. 22 September 2023 - 15 October 2023

81 Steps by Paul Holmes (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Holmes, P. (2022, December). 81 Steps by Paul Holmes. Paper presented at 7th "MEMORY, MELANCHOLY AND NOSTALGIA" International Interdisciplinary Conference, Gdansk, Poland

Harnessing the Obsolete in Contemporary Art Practice (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Holmes, P. (2021, June). Harnessing the Obsolete in Contemporary Art Practice. Paper presented at Technology and Tradition: An Interdisciplinary Conference, Manchester, UK

Ballygunge Phari. In Fusion: Sino-British Intermedia Art and Design (2019)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P. Ballygunge Phari. In Fusion: Sino-British Intermedia Art and Design. [Video art]. Exhibited at Songjiang Art Museum, Shanghai, China. 23 October 2019 - 3 November 2019. (Unpublished)

Holmes, P. Ballygunge Phari. In Fusion: Sino-British Intermedia Art and Design. [Video art]. Exhibited at Songjiang Art Museum, Shanghai, China. 23 October 2019 - 3 November 2019. (Unpublished)

Video Art as a Tool of Aesthetic Investigation (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Holmes, P. (2019, October). Video Art as a Tool of Aesthetic Investigation. Presented at International Forum on Cross Media Art and Design, Shanghai University of Engineering Science

Holmes, P. (2019, October). Video Art as a Tool of Aesthetic Investigation. Presented at International Forum on Cross Media Art and Design, Shanghai University of Engineering Science.

Figure Study in Light by Paul Holmes (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Holmes, P. (2019, July). Figure Study in Light by Paul Holmes. Presented at Progressive Connexions: Storytelling and the Body, Verona, Italy

To make this artwork, the artist was measured by a tailor as if for a suit of clothes. These dimensions were translated into an installation of LED tubes suspended in a darkened room, forming the same shape in light that the tailor’s measuring tape m... Read More about Figure Study in Light by Paul Holmes.

Storm Piece - a sound work by Paul Holmes (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Holmes, P. (2019, February). Storm Piece - a sound work by Paul Holmes. Presented at In Media Res: Sound week, Online

Holmes, P. (2019, February). Storm Piece - a sound work by Paul Holmes. Presented at In Media Res: Sound week, Online. http://mediacommons.org/imr/content/storm-piece-sound-work-paul-holmes

Gastric Tones: A Study in Sound (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Holmes, P. (2018). Gastric Tones: A Study in Sound. In A. Abraham, P. Sagar, & T. Thapa (Eds.), Letters to the Future: Cumulus Conference Proceedings Bengaluru 2017 (48-51)

In this installation, the artist manipulates the speed and duration of the sounds made by his digestive tract before, during, and after the consumption of a meal. Gordon (1993) discovered hidden performative meaning within moving images subjected to... Read More about Gastric Tones: A Study in Sound.

One and Three Discs (after Kosuth) (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Holmes, P. (2018, September). One and Three Discs (after Kosuth). Presented at Creative Legacies: Collaborative Practices for Digital Cultural Heritage

It is over 50 years since Joseph Kosuth’s conceptual work One and Three Chairs (1965) challenged its viewer to locate the “real” by choosing between an object & its visual or textual representations (Juzefovic, 2013). Replacing Kosuth’s chair with a... Read More about One and Three Discs (after Kosuth).

Time Machine. In Simply Beaming (2018)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P. Time Machine. In Simply Beaming. Exhibited at HOPE, Engaru, Hokkaido, Japan. 14 June 2018 - 15 June 2018. (Unpublished)

This group exhibition of moving image works from members of the artist-run Edinburgh gallery, Embassy, toured venues across Japan and included video work "Time Machine". Curated by Ed Compson and Oisín Gallagher.

Video Art as a Sculptural Form: An aesthetic investigation through practice (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Holmes, P. (2018, March). Video Art as a Sculptural Form: An aesthetic investigation through practice. Presented at FICUNAM International Film Festival

The artist examines his practice from the past decade and the discoveries he has made about the sculptural nature of the form through his work. http://www.ficunam.unam.mx/9-destacados/213-campus-ficunam

Gastric Tones. In Response Installations and New Media (2018)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P. Gastric Tones. In Response Installations and New Media. Exhibited at Gem Cinema, Entally, Kolkata, India. 28 January 2018 - 28 February 2018. (Unpublished)

A group show as part of CIMA Gallery's 25 year celebrations, featured sound installation "Gastric Tones". Curated by Manas Acharya.

Various works. In Films by Paul Holmes (solo programme) (2017)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P. Various works. In Films by Paul Holmes (solo programme). Exhibited at Theatre for Experiments in New Technologies, Kolkata, India. 10 December 2017. (Unpublished)

A retrospective programme of film works: "These Measures are for Your Protection", "The Persistence of Vision" and "Time Machine", screening as part of the Little Cinema International Film Festival. Curator: Maduja Mukherjee

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].

Gastric Tones: A Study in Sound (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Holmes, P. (2017, November). Gastric Tones: A Study in Sound. Presented at Cumulus conference Bengaluru 2017 – Letters to the Future

In this sound installation, the artist plays back stomach noises recorded before and after a meal, at 1/100th of their normal speed. Douglas Gordon discovered hidden performative meaning in his extreme slow-motion “24 Hour Psycho” (1993). Similarly... Read More about Gastric Tones: A Study in Sound.

Storm Piece by Paul Holmes (solo show) (2017)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P. Storm Piece by Paul Holmes (solo show). Exhibited at Galleria Wagner, Ericeira, Portugal. 24 July 2017 - 6 August 2017. (Unpublished)

A solo exhibition in Ericeira, Portuguese surf capital of Europe, featuring the wave and weather-themed sound installation, "Storm Piece"

Temporal Sculptures: Beyond Narrative in the Moving Image (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Holmes, P. (2017, June). Temporal Sculptures: Beyond Narrative in the Moving Image. Paper presented at Troubling Time: An Exploration of Temporality in the Arts

Despite their growing presence in galleries, screen-based artworks present conceptual and theoretical challenges that have yet to be fully met (Mondloch, 2007). Extended films containing fictional or documentary narrative often feature in these spac... Read More about Temporal Sculptures: Beyond Narrative in the Moving Image.

Ballygunge Phari and Storm Piece. In Life and Time: The Changing Landscape (2017)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P. Ballygunge Phari and Storm Piece. In Life and Time: The Changing Landscape. Exhibited at Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, India. 22 March 2017 - 29 March 2017. (Unpublished)

The annual show from the Chander Haat artists collective included a number of invited artists from around the world. The group exhibition featured the video "Ballygunge Phari" and sound work "Storm Piece". Curated by Probir Gupta.

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].

Ballygunge Phari. In Shifting Narratives - a multidisciplinary art project (2017)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P. Ballygunge Phari. In Shifting Narratives - a multidisciplinary art project. Exhibited at Gem Cinema, Entally, Kolkata, India. 4 February 2017 - 12 February 2017. (Unpublished)

An exhibition forming part of the Kolkata Art Festival, this group show of multimedia artists included video work "Ballygunge Phari". Curated by Manas Acharya

Uncovering Music through Silence: "Outside the Box" by Paul Holmes (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Holmes, P. (2016, December). Uncovering Music through Silence: "Outside the Box" by Paul Holmes. Presented at Azimuth Sound/Image

Paul Holmes speaks about "Outside the Box", his silent video portrait of composer and guitarist Haftor Medboe's jazz quartet.

The Persistence of Vision. In Azimuth Sound/Image (2016)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P. The Persistence of Vision. In Azimuth Sound/Image. Exhibited at Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow, Scotland. 7 December 2016 - 11 December 2016. (Unpublished)

A showing of works by Scottish and Japanese artists, including video work "The Persistence of Vision" Curated by Katarzyna Kosmala and Kumiko Kushiyama.

Outside the Box. In Azimuth Sound/Image (2016)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P. Outside the Box. In Azimuth Sound/Image. Exhibited at TMU and Miraikan National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, Tokyo, Japan. 21 April 2016 - 28 August 2016. (Unpublished)

A group exhibition of Japanese and Scottish artists, featuring video work "Outside the Box". Curated by Katarzyna Kosmala and Kumiko Kushiyama.

Outside the Box. In Jazzfest 2015. (2015)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P. Outside the Box. In Jazzfest 2015. Exhibited at Dalhousie Institute, Kolkata, India. 27 November 2015 - 29 November 2015. (Unpublished)

This annual festival of jazz artists from around the world featured jazz-themes video work "Outside the Box". Curated by Varun Desai.

Outside the Box. In Royal Scottish Academy open exhibition (2015)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P. Outside the Box. In Royal Scottish Academy open exhibition. Exhibited at Royal Scottish Academy, the Mound, Edinburgh, Scotland. 27 November 2015 - 14 February 2016. (Unpublished)

This annual exhibition, featuring the best work from artists in all media from around Scotland, included video work "Outside the Box". Curated by the RSA.

An Interactive Discussion with the Artist (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Holmes, P. (2015, July). An Interactive Discussion with the Artist

On the final day of his solo show, "Outside the Box, an exhibition of new works by Paul Holmes", the artist delivers a lecture about his work.

Outside the Box, an exhibition of new video works by Paul Holmes (solo show) (2015)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P. Outside the Box, an exhibition of new video works by Paul Holmes (solo show). Exhibited at Studio 21, Kolkata, India. 19 June 2015 - 3 July 2015. (Unpublished)

A solo show of video art, and the first of its kind in Kolkata, India's cultural hub. Curated by Manas Acharya.

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].

Outside the Box (2015)
Book
Holmes, P. (Ed.). (2015). Outside the Box. Edinburgh: Mutus Liber

A monograph devoted to Paul Holmes's video work Outside the Box, featuring jazz musician Haftor Medbøe and his band. Contains an essay on the work by Louise S. Milne, photographs by Alkistis Terzi, and the artist in conversation with Rory MacLean.

Introduction - Outside the Box. (2015)
Book Chapter
Holmes, P. (2015). Introduction - Outside the Box. In P. Holmes (Ed.), Outside the Box. Edinburgh, Scotland: Mutus Liber

No abstract available.

The Loop. In Digital Play: Wendy McMurdo Collected Works 1995-2012 (2014)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P., & McMurdo, W. The Loop. In Digital Play: Wendy McMurdo Collected Works 1995-2012. Exhibited at Street Level Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. 28 June 2014 - 17 August 2014. (Unpublished)

Wendy McMurdo's retrospective included video work "The Loop" by Wendy McMurdo and Paul Holmes. Curated by Malcolm Dickson as part of "Generation", the National Galleries of Scotland-coordinated celebration of 25 years of contemporary art in Scotla... Read More about The Loop. In Digital Play: Wendy McMurdo Collected Works 1995-2012.

The Persistence of Vision. In Ayrshire Open Studios (2014)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P. The Persistence of Vision. In Ayrshire Open Studios. Exhibited at Ayr, Scotland. 26 April 2014 - 27 April 2014. (Unpublished)

This annual weekend showcase of artists throughout Ayrshire included video work "The Persistence of Vision". This section of the Open Studios was curated by the artist.

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].

Time Machine. In The Hand that Feeds (2013)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P. Time Machine. In The Hand that Feeds. Exhibited at One Cube or Two, Glasgow, Scotland. 13 December 2013 - 20 December 2013. (Unpublished)

This group exhibition featured video work "Time Machine". Curated by Robert Singer.

The Loop. In Nightcontact Festival (2013)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P., & McMurdo, W. The Loop. In Nightcontact Festival. Exhibited at Gillett Square, London, UK. 27 September 2013 - 29 September 2013. (Unpublished)

This film festival featured video work "The Loop", by Wendy McMurdo and Paul Holmes. Curated by Anna Stevens, Emily Graham, Tim Bowditch and Ollie Harrop.

The Loop. In Wendy McMurdo (2013)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P., & McMurdo, W. The Loop. In Wendy McMurdo. Exhibited at Tin Shed, London, UK. 4 August 2013 - 22 March 2013. (Unpublished)

McMurdo's solo retrospective included video work "The Loop" by Wendy McMurdo and Paul Holmes Curated by Catherine Weir and Jonathan Munro.

Memory's Journey. In Burns Festival (2013)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P. Memory's Journey. In Burns Festival. Exhibited at Bellisle Park, Ayr, Scotland. 24 May 2013 - 25 May 2013. (Unpublished)

This annual festival commissioned and showed sound sculpture "Memory's Journey". Curated by Jackie Ross.

The Loop. In Reveal/Reset (2009)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P., & McMurdo, W. The Loop. In Reveal/Reset. Exhibited at Inspace, Edinburgh, Scotland. 5 August 2009 - 5 September 2009. (Unpublished)

"The Loop" by Wendy McMurdo and Paul Holmes, showed as part of this group ALT-W show at the Edinburgh Art Festival. Curated by Mark Daniels

The Loop in Wendy McMurdo - The Skater (2009)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P., & McMurdo, W. The Loop in Wendy McMurdo - The Skater. Exhibited at ffotogallery, Cardiff, Wales. 17 January 2009 - 1 March 2009. (Unpublished)

Showed video work "The Loop", by Wendy McMurdo and Paul Holmes at McMurdo's solo exhibition.

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].