Savinder Bual

Flicker
2005
DVD
50 seconds

A photograph of a candle is placed on a video timeline for 1/25th of a second, followed by a gap of the same duration before the image is repeated again. This causes a rapid alternation between the image and black which induces a flicker effect, creating an illusion of movement, despite the fact that the image projected is always the same.

‘Flicker‘ was inspired by early silent films. Such films were projected at a frequency of alternating light (projector shutter open) and dark (projector shutter closed) that was too slow to eliminate flicker, hence the term the ‘flicks‘.

Biography

1976

Born Hertfordshire, England

1998

Graduated with a BA 1st Class Honours Degree in Fine Art from Winchester School of Art

Currently lives and works in London

Solo Exhibitions

2007

UrbanBodies 2, London

2005

The Negative, AVA Gallery Space, University of East London

Group Exhibitions

2007

Eye, Lies & Stories, Wolstenholme Projects, Liverpool

2006

Smoke and Mirrors, Mac/Vivid, Birmingham

2004

Eye Test, Stephen Lawrence Gallery, London

2003

No Place Like Home, Oxford House, London

Festival, Events and Screenings

2004

We are Here, People Show, London

2003

Film Club (Fringe First Award), People Show, Edinburgh Festival

The Art of Escape, People Show, Rye Festival

2002

The Art of Escape, People Show, London

Awards, Prizes and Commissions

2003

Oxford House ‘Home’ Commission

2001

The Lawrence Atwall Bursary for Studio Space

Talks

2007

Comment?, www.thecomment.org

Press

2006

Smoke and Mirrors, Birmingham Metro

Secrets of Early Cinema Revealed, Birmingham Mail

Smoke and Mirrors, What’s On Midlands

2004

Model Pupils ‘Eye Test’, Time Out