Outputs (283)

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

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).

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].

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 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].

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].

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].

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].

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].

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].

One and Three Discs (after Kosuth) (2018)
Physical Artefact
Holmes, P. One and Three Discs (after Kosuth)

Super 8 film, DVD, audio recording, screen, speaker It is over 50 years since Joseph Kosuth’s conceptual work One and Three Chairs challenged its viewer to locate the “real” by choosing between an object & its visual or textual representations. Re... Read More about One and Three Discs (after Kosuth).

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. 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 (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.

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.

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 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.

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 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.