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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

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

Second Screen interaction in the cinema: Experimenting with transmedia narratives and commercialising user participation (2017)
Journal Article
Blake, J. (2017). Second Screen interaction in the cinema: Experimenting with transmedia narratives and commercialising user participation. Participations: International Journal of Audience Reception Studies, 14(2), 526-544

In its relatively short life, second screen interaction has evolved into a variety of forms of viewer engagement. The practice of using two screens concurrently has become common in domestic TV viewing but remains a relatively specialist and niche ex... Read More about Second Screen interaction in the cinema: Experimenting with transmedia narratives and commercialising user participation.

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.

Schmuckmachen im 21. Jahrhundert (2017)
Exhibition / Performance
Vones, K. Schmuckmachen im 21. Jahrhundert. Exhibited at Vienna. 5 October 2017 - 12 November 2017

This exhibition took place in Gallery V&V in Vienna and was curated by Birgit Laken and Anarkik3D founder Ann Marie Shillito on a theme od 3D printed jewellery

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

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

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].

An examination of the physical and temporal parameters of post-physical printmaking practice: exploring new modes of collaboration, distribution and consumption resulting from digital processes and networked participation. (2017)
Thesis
Thompson, P. An examination of the physical and temporal parameters of post-physical printmaking practice: exploring new modes of collaboration, distribution and consumption resulting from digital processes and networked participation. (Thesis). Robert Gordon University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/683309

This research was initiated by questions raised from the researcher’s professional activities in fine art printmaking and examines, through contextualised artistic practice and critical enquiry, redefinitions in the physical and temporal parameters o... Read More about An examination of the physical and temporal parameters of post-physical printmaking practice: exploring new modes of collaboration, distribution and consumption resulting from digital processes and networked participation..

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

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

Curated by Manas Acharya

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].

Shepard Fairey’s inauguration posters may define political art in Trump era (2017)
Digital Artefact
Buwert, P. (2017). Shepard Fairey’s inauguration posters may define political art in Trump era. [https://theconversation.com/shepard-faireys-inauguration-posters-may-define-political-art-in-trump-era-71583]

The American street artist Shepard Fairey created a poster for Barack Obama’s presidential election campaign. It was 2008 and the simple red, beige and blue stencilled image of Obama’s face over the word “HOPE” quickly became the iconic image of the... Read More about Shepard Fairey’s inauguration posters may define political art in Trump era.