Private Project

MATERIALS

The first part of a landscape trilogy designed to bridge the direct cinema of pure landscape and the human subconscious experience of nature. Unfolding through a series of dreamlike vignettes, we embark on a labyrinthine journey that takes us from dawn to dusk, and from birth to death. The electronic score, created by David in collaboration with Tom Green (The Orb, Another Fine Day) Dare Mason (Noctorum) and Steve Bayfield, is an essential part of the piece, working as a biomorphic axis within the imagery, helping to create visceral response and discourse. At each looping pass, more detail and connectivity is revealed, and abandonment to the piece becomes as much a part of the process as the warping of time and space, that is at the heart of MATERIALS.

  • David Bickley
    Director
  • David Bickley
    Writer
  • David Bickley
    Producer
  • N/A
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Music Video, Short
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 19, 2013
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Ireland
  • Country of Filming:
    Ireland
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • International Ecological Film Festival
    Ugra
    Russian Federation
    June 4, 2018
    Russian premier
    Official Selection
  • Video Art event
    Bihor
    Romania
    May 19, 2018
    Finalist
Director Biography - David Bickley

AWARDS

MALAKTA RESIDENCY, FINLAND 2015
ARTS COUNCIL OF IRELAND PROJECT AWARD 2013
ARTS COUNCIL OF IRELAND PROJECT AWARD 2012
CORK COUNTY COUNCIL ARTISTS BURSARY 2012 CORK COUNTY COUNCIL ARTISTS BURSARY 2008 FASTNET FILM FESTIVAL 2010 BEST DOCUMENTARY,BEST DIRECTOR
BBC SHORT FILM AWARD
O2 DIGITAL MEDIA AWARD 1ST PRIZE EDUCATION
ESB ENVIRONMENTAL FILM AWARD
CAMAC RESIDENCY, FRANCE SONY VIDEO AWARD 1ST PRIZE SIRIUS ARTS CENTRE, COBH RESIDENCY 2008

PUBLICATION

2014 IN GOLD EP
2014 MATERIALS LP
2013 THE MOON IN ERGOT LP 2012 THE ROAD TO ELUSIUS,
LP WITH ENRICO
CONIGLIO
2008 SLOWBURN LP WITH
DARE MASON,
ARABESQUE
2006 EREBUS & TERROR LP
WITH TOM GREEN, HS 2006 THE MAN WHO SHOT BECKETT, 40MIN DOCUMENTARY RTE/ABC
2006 STILL RIVERS AT NIGHT LP, PSYCHONAVIGATION
1998 FROM THE DEEP WATERS, 50MIN
DOCUMENTARY, RTE TV, IRELAND

SOLO

DAVID BICKLEY AWARDS
2015 MATERIALS / MACHINES, EISGE, CARLOW
2014 MATERIALS, ST. FINBARRES CATHEDRAL, CORK
2014 MATERIALS, CENTRE FOR CREATIVE PRACTICES, DUBLIN 2013 MATERIALS, CORK COUNTY ARTS GALLERY, COUNTY HALL,
CORK
2012 WORLD RIDDLE, CORK COUNTY ARTS GALLERY, COUNTY
HALL, CORK
2012 WORLD RIDDLE, EXCELL, TIPPERARY
2012 WORLD RIDDLE, SOUND & VISION, WEST CORK ARTS
CENTRE
2011 MICROCINEMA, FASTNET SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
2011 DANS MAEN, FASTNET SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
2011 DANS MAEN, DROICHEAD ARTS CENTRE, DROGHEDA, CO.
LOUTH
2010 THE GLASS BOOK, KINSALE ARTS FESTIVAL
2009 GHOSTBOX, DOSWELL GALLERY, CORK,
2009 MIRE - CURVED EDITION BODY & SOUL, ELECTRIC PICNIC
BOUTIQUE FESTIVAL, CO. LOIS
2009 THE GLASS BOOK BANTRY LITERARY FESTIVAL/VARIOUS
VENUES ON TOUR
2008 DEEP SPACE IMMERSION CHAMBER ART
TRAIL/BLACKROCK CASTLE OBSERVATORY, CORK
2008 EXILES, MA JOR TOURING LARGE SCALE WORK FOR CORK
HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS
2008 BODY & SOUL, ELECTRIC PICNIC BOUTIQUE FESTIVAL, CO.
LOIS
2008 GOLGOTHA, ST FIN BARRE’S CATHEDRAL CORK 2008 CALVARY, ST FIN BARRE’S CATHEDRAL CORK
2007 TAKE ME HOME SESSIONS, THE BIG CHILL FESTIVAL,
EASTNOR, ENGLAND
2007 MIRE LE, TAYT GALLERY, CORK
2006 MIRE, WEST CORK ARTS CENTRE, COUNTY CORK, IRELAND 2005 FUTURE LAND – A STRANGE AWAKENING, CRAWFORD
MUNICIPAL GALLERY, CORK

GROUP

2015 HIVE EMERGING, WATERFORD
2015 MATERIALS / MACHINES, PHASE ONE, THE DOCK, LEITRIM
2014 GREEN STORMING, GERMANY
2014 MIRAGE SUPERIOR, YOUGHAL, CORK
2014 SIGHT:SOUND:SITE, WEST CORK ARTS CENTRE, SKIBBEREEN
2014 PHASE ONE ELECTRONIC FESTIVAL, THE DOCK
2014 NUIT BLANCHE, DUBLIN
2013 UNDER, MAMUSKA, DUBLIN
2013 NUIT BLANCHE, IMOCA/MOXIE STUDIOS, DUBLIN
2012 HILTOWN NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL
2012 LOVE LOMO, RANALAGH ARTS CENTRE, DUBLIN
2012 MAMUSKA, DUBLIN
2012 KILMAINHAM ARTS CLUB
2012 TUAM ARTS CLUB
2011 POSTED 3 – FUTURE WORLD, WEB PUBLICATION, IRELAND 2011 GHOSTBOX LE, EARWIG, TUAM, IRELAND
2011 RUST, HILLTOWN NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL, IRELAND
2011 MAMUSKA, DUBLIN
2010 LEWIS ART GALLERY, MILLSAPS, JACKSON MISSISSIPPI, USA 2010 SOUND & VISION, SKIBBEREEN ARTS FESTIVAL, CORK
2010 PEN PEAR, LITTLE GHOST GALLERY, KILLKENNY
2010 EVERYONE IS AN AUDIENCE, WATERFORD
2010 CROSSTALK VIDEO ART FESTIVAL, BUDAPEST
2010 COMMON GROUND, A & I GALLERY, LOS ANGELES, CA 2010 MART TOURING, NORWAY, BERLIN, BRATISLAVA, DUBLIN 2009 DEEP SPACE IMMERSION CHAMBER SCIENCE GALLERY AT
THE ELECTRIC PICNIC
2009 LABYRINTH, PROJECTION MART/GALWAY CITY MUSEUM 2009 INFECTIOUS, SCIENCE GALLERY, TRINITY, DUBLIN
2009 EREBUS & TERROR, DRAÍOCHT, DUBLIN
2009 EAR-PLUGGED, THE LAB, DUBLIN
2008 CATALYST, BLACK BOX, BELFAST
2008 SWITCH, NENAGH, CO TIPPERARY
2008 BODY AND SOUL, ELECTRIC PICNIC, CO. LOISE, IRELAND 2008 OPEN HOUSE, SIRIUS ARTS CENTRE, CORK
2008 HAUN TIE ART MUSEUM, BEIJING, CHINA
2008 DARKLIGHT, DUBLIN
2008 PROJECTED WEEKENDS, THE DIGITAL HUB, DUBLIN
2008 COMMON GROUND, INTERNATIONAL TOURING EXHIBITION 2008 INERTIA AND BEYOND, BLACK MARIAH, CORK
2007 SOUNDS ELECTRIC '07, DUBLIN ELECTRONIC ARTS FESTIVAL 2007 THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT, VISUAL ARTS
CENTRE, SCUNTHORPE
2007 PROJECTED WEEKENDS, THE DIGITAL HUB, DUBLIN 2005 EIST, LIMERICK CITY GALLERY OF ART, LIMERICK 2004 C2, CRAWFORD MUNICIPAL GALLERY, CORK
2004 DARKLIGHT, DUBLIN

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Director Statement

Anglo Irish artist, filmmaker and musician David Bickley (b. 1961) audio visual works/installations are abstracted, largely process led adventures mainly on themes of nature/landscape but also with points of reference to mythology and symbolism. They rely heavily on texture and mood and tend to sacrifice the topographical in an attempt to capture the spirit of the places depicted using memory or feeling. Other works are digitally manipulated landscapes designed to evoke a sense of animation and accelerated time-scale. His practice incorporates film, music, video, immersive environments and sound art. David graduated from WSCAD with a BA in film in 1983. Past exhibitions of his work have included Gallery of City Museum of Aveiro, Portugal; Haun Tie Art Museum, Beijing, China; Common Ground, International Touring Exhibition; Lewis Art Gallery, Millsaps, Jackson Mississippi; Centre For Creative Practices, Dublin; Crawford Municipal Gallery, Cork; The Big Chill Festival,Eastnor, England; County Hall, Cork; Eisge, Carlow; The Dock, Leitrim; and Darklight, Dublin. David Bickley lives and works in Cork, Ireland.