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Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Oliver Reed (2014)
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Bilgrami, S. (2014). Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Oliver Reed

An insight into the multitude of inspirations behind Oliver Reed’s work as we watch him furiously splatter paint, scrape, scratch and pound the surface of a magnificent landscape painting. Link to video on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v... Read More about Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Oliver Reed.

Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: George Donald (2015)
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Bilgrami, S. (2015). Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: George Donald

A portrait of the celebrated Scottish artist George Donald who explains the philosophy behind his thought-provoking paintings. Link to video on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZMkckAuzt8&feature=youtu.be

Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Carolyn Burchell (2014)
Digital Artefact
Bilgrami, S. (2014). Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Carolyn Burchell

A glimpse into the studio, art and life of artist Carolyn Burchell. Link to video on Youtube -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gc-JX_Jh4E&feature=youtu.be

Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Marj Bond (2014)
Digital Artefact
Bilgrami, S. (2014). Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Marj Bond

A glimpse into the fascinating life and work of leading Scottish artist Marj Bond. Link to video on Youtube -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK9s_xtcqKc&feature=youtu.be

Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Marjorie Campbell (2014)
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Bilgrami, S. (2014). Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Marjorie Campbell

A portrait of (late) Marjorie Campbell, a versatile artist whose life and work is celebrated through the recollections of her sister, Alison Kerr. Link to video on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po6kcjLXfto

Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Elspeth Lamb (2015)
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Bilgrami, S. (2015). Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Elspeth Lamb

Glimpses into the work of Elspeth Lamb, the eminent Glasgow-based printmaker. Link to video on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u7sgyQB2Mc

Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Alan McGowan (2015)
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Bilgrami, S. (2015). Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Alan McGowan

An insight into the thoughts and work of figurative artist Alan McGowan, whose paintings are powerful, thought-provoking and occasionally disturbing studies of the human body. Link to video on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNIeh90_Ajs&... Read More about Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Alan McGowan.

Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Catriona Mann (2015)
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Bilgrami, S. (2015). Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Catriona Mann

An intimate portrait of Scottish artist Catriona Mann and her work. Link to video on youtube - https://www.youtube.com...SJxiPU&feature=youtu.be

Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Leo Du Feu (2015)
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Bilgrami, S. (2015). Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Leo Du Feu

A meditative portrait of talented landscape artist Leo du Feu. Link to video on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x846WYW9ZX0&feature=youtu.be

Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Gayle Robinson (2015)
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Bilgrami, S. (2015). Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Gayle Robinson

An insight into the work of Glaswegian printmaker Gayle Robinson as she creates a colourful collograph. Link to video on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN_GvChS7k4&feature=youtu.be

Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Ade Adesina (2015)
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Bilgrami, S. (2015). Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Ade Adesina

An intimate portrait of Aberdeen-based ecological printmaker and artist, Ade Adesina, who exhibited his exciting work and won an award at London’s Royal Academy of Art in the summer of 2015. Link to video on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch... Read More about Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Ade Adesina.

Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: David Michie (2015)
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Bilgrami, S. (2015). Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: David Michie

An intimate and poignant portrait of the late David Michie (1928-1915), the esteemed artist who reflects on how his work celebrates the ‘romance’ of nature and life. Link to video on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh0M-rCve2A

Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Emily Learmont (2015)
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Bilgrami, S. (2015). Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Emily Learmont

This film observes painter and illustrator, Emily Learmont, painstakingly embellish an oil painting as she explains her contrasting approaches to painting and illustrating, and reflects on the scale and diversity of her captivating work. Link to v... Read More about Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Emily Learmont.

Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Nicole Bennet (2015)
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Bilgrami, S. (2015). Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Nicole Bennet

A portrait of Dundee-based mixed-media artist Nicole Bennett, whose versatile work evokes nostalgia and reflection through drawing, painting, video and sculpture. Link to video on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjyACXyi840

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.

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.

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.

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.