as a point of departure | A little extra
June 18, 2024 12:04 pm
as a point of departure was presented within Glasgow International 2024, Scotland’s biennial festival of contemporary art. In conjunction with their sound work, Alma Simba and Darragh Amelia offered a sharing of audiovisual and literary landing points which informed the process of making and communicating at distance.
Film and TV
This Is My Life (1992) dir. Norah Ephron
Clockwatchers (1997) dir. Jill Sprecher
This Way Up (2019 – 2021) Created by Aisling Bea
Waking Life (2001) dir. Richard Linklater (with words by Kim Krizan)
Literature
This Is My Life by Meg Wolitzer
Music
Joni Mitchell — Amelia
Frank Ocean — End
Sampha — Can’t Go Back
Yebba — Distance
Video
Dionne Brand: The Shape of Language