Penone is an incredibly important and influential artist, his work linked to nature and how we interact with our environment, it raises many questions and often challenges conventional notions of art.

I recommend giving the documentary a watch and taking a trip to the Ikon before the show closes on 19th July. 

About a month ago I went to visit and create the current Ikon documentary with Iain Bain, art historian and authority on Bewick.

Iain discusses his connection with Bewick and the tools used to create such detailed wood engravings and how these are then turned into prints using a hand press.

The video is now live on the Ikon site. Watch to get an insight into the talent of Bewick and what went into creating such magnificent prints.... 

The Destroyers music video I shot with director John Humphreys is now up online on the Prime Objective site! Was a hell of a shoot way back last May - there are some posts about it in related posts to the right....  Go take a watch!

I’ve been collaborating on Black Tonic since its starting point over a year ago and it’s great to see how it has evolved during that time! 

So far it’s piloted in London, had an incredible run in Manchester and over the next couple of weeks will take place at the Raddisson hotel in Birmingham. It’s also picked up a ton of good reviews such as this one in the Independent.

Recommend you get yourself booked in quick for this weekend or next! See flyer below…

Tonight sees the launch of the 3rd Flatpack festival! You might be forgiven for thinking it’s a geeky furniture festival sponsored by Ikea but no Flatpack is actually one of the finest film festivals in Britain, the creation of 7Inch Cinema and will be bringing a hours of cinematic delights to the city of Birmingham over the next five days! Check their site for more info…

Flatpack Festival 09 trailer from Dave Gaskarth on Vimeo.

The launch tonight is at Birmingham Town Hall with the Curzonora performance from my old pals The Destroyers, their 15 piece energetic performance will be set against a range of films originally shown by showman Waller Jeffs back in the early 1900s!

I strongly recommend you make an effort to attend as many of the Flatpack events as you can! Inspiration, fun and lovely film making folk guaranteed! 

Check out the video footage you can get using the Jag lens attachment! Make your handy cam images look closer to 35mm film with awesome depth of field! Amazing what a good piece of glass can do for you!

Best Images of 2008 from jehu Garcia on Vimeo.

I’ve spent the last few days filming the installation down at Ikon and discussing Victor’s work with curator Nigel Prince. The edited video is now live on the Ikon site to aid a greater understanding of the work. Enjoy!

Set within a hotel, audience arrive 2 x 2, check into their rooms and make themselves comfortable before a journey into the dark world of Black Tonic begins. Unraveling a truly original detective story as they travel along corridors and into bedrooms, piecing together clues that uncover what really makes the hotel tick!

The show starts tomorrow at the Place Hotel, Manchester and runs until 30th November! See below for more info…

I’ll be doing a live VJ set to the tunes of Mr Dom Murphy from TAK! We’re on from about 10pm if you’re thinking of coming down!

Should be a fun night with some of the best Lithuanian hip hop acts in attendance, such as 3 times Lithuanian DMC champion DJ Mamania and the Baltic States acclaimed beatboxer Def One! 

It’s now set to do a short tour of cinemas throughout England, including Birmingham’s Electric Cinema 24th November! I was stood right next to the 16mm film camera on a lot of the shots so looking forward to actually seeing the finished film!

Continue reading and check the trailer below for a feel of what the film is all about…

Out of Babel - The Destroyers from DestroyTV on Vimeo.

Back in September I was commissioned by Ikon Gallery to make a short documentary about Martin Creed and his current exhibition at the Ikon. Turner Prize winner Creed works in many different mediums and is quite a name in the art world, plus I like his work so it was a real treat to make the piece and cut it to various tunes by Creed’s band. The piece has just gone live on the Ikon site, so go take a look!

To celebrate this and the closing party of the Ikon Eastide Gallery on 31st October, artist Lucienne Cole has devised an evening of music, projections and performance that pays an affectionate homage to Warhol, ‘The Exploding Plastic Inevitable’ and The Velvet Underground and Nico, “the most influential and unpopular band in history”.

I’ve been working with Lucienne to re-create some of the original Warhol Screen Tests such as the promo image above with Lucienne as Nico and the Cadbury Dairy Milk bar as a replacement for a Hershey bar.

John Humphries directed, I assisted him with direction and was on camera duties using the widely discussed Red One Camera, shooting 120 FPS in low light conditions using available light proved tricky but somehow we pulled it off.

One of the most tiring but funnest shoots I’ve ever worked on! Been so eager to see John’s final edit and here it is!