Carousel

Continuing a line of experimentation established in ‘Untitled (Objects 3)’, 2008, Sophie Michael’s ‘Carousel’ fuses an interest in form and colour with a neatly circular structure which posits three interlinked ‘rotations’, each in a different dimension. A leaflet-dispensing carousel rotates for the camera; the turret of the camera is rotated; and the film, rotating blindly inside the camera, completes a second circuit, exposing the footage of the carousel twice.

— Adam Pugh, film programmer

UK, 2009

16mm film / 16mm film transferred to HD video, silent, 1:1.33

3’

Made during a residency at Sculpture Studio, Chapter Gallery, Cardiff

Camera by Sophie Michael

With special thanks to Sculpture Studio, Chapter Gallery

Previous presentations

2013

The Edge of Painting, group exhibition at Megan Piper Gallery, London, curated by Tess Jaray

2012:

Night School, Outpost Members Showreel, Ipswich Art School, Ipswich

2010

Salon Video Art Prize, Matt Roberts Arts, London

2009

OUTPOST members screening, Norwich Arts Centre, as part of AURORA 2009: Common Ground, Norwich

Installation view at The Edge of Painting, Megan Piper Gallery, London, 2014