Boredomresearch is a collaboration between British artists Vicky Isley and Paul Smith, their work uses contemporary digital tools to create poetic expressions that respond to a developing understanding of human dependence and dominance of nature.
Boredomresearch is a collaboration between British artists Vicky Isley and Paul Smith, their work uses 3D gaming, animation and film tools to explore the intricate relationships between natural and human systems. Boredomresearch has produced award-winning films and artworks including: 'Call of the Silent Cell' (2021), a film exploring the symbiosis of human and environmental health which won the Best Artist Film Award in Southampton Film Week (2022); 'In Search of Chemozoa' (2020), a moving image artwork created in collaboration with Arizona Cancer Evolution Center, which presents a poetic rendering of a fictional model organism, won the Best Film Award at Sigma Xi STEM Art & Film Festival (2021); 'AfterGlow' (2016), a SciArt experimental animation project, commissioned by Animate Projects, won the moving image Lumen Prize award (2016) that celebrates the very best art created with technology.
Official Selection
Gentle as Moss on Stone
Biophilia International Film Festival
Mexico City
2025
Best Film, Best Artist Film, Audience Award
Gentle as Moss on Stone
Southampton Film Week
Southampton
2025
Professional Animation Short
Gentle as Moss on Stone
RAW Science Film Festival
New York
2025
Official Selection
Gentle as Moss on Stone
Kendal Mountain Festival
Kendal
2025
Best Art Film (UK)
Gentle as Moss on Stone
Folkestone Film Festival
Folkestone
2025
Official Selection
Call of the Silent Cell
Braga Science Film Festival
Braga
2025
Best Editing
Gentle as Moss on Stone
Rob Knox London Film Festival
London
2025
Official Selection
The Cavanoids Dance
Braziers International Film Festival
Oxfordshire
2024
Best Artist Film
The Cavanoids Dance
Southampton Film Week
Southampton
2023
Finalist Professional Animation
Call of the Silent Cell
Raw Science Film Festival
New York City
2023
Best Film, Best Artist Film, Best Regional Filmmaker
Call of the Silent Cell
Southampton Film Week
Southampton
2022
Official Selection
Call of the Silent Cell
SCINEMA International Science Film Festival
Adelaide
2022
Short Best Experimental Film Award
In Search of Chemozoa
Europe Film Festival
2022
Finalist for Experimental Animation Award
In Search of Chemozoa
SCINEMA International Science Film Festival
Adelaide
2022
Finalist for Experimental Animation Award
In Search of Chemozoa
Raw Science Film Festival
2022
Best Film Award
In Search of Chemozoa
Sigma Xi STEM Art & Film Festival
2021
Moving Image Prize
AfterGlow (Susceptible, Exposed, Infected, ‘Recovered’)
Lumen Prize Moving Image Award
London
2016
Official Selection
Gentle as Moss on Stone
Aesthetica Short Film Festival
York
Best Artist Film (Short)
Gentle as Moss on Stone
Bracciano Film and Arts Festival
Bracciano
Boredomresearch is a collaboration between British artists Vicky Isley and Paul Smith, their work uses contemporary digital tools to create poetic expressions that respond to a developing understanding of human dependence and dominance of nature.
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