“The mothership of motionography that is OneDotZero’s globe-trotting digital arts fest Adventures in Motion, kicks off today at London’s British Film Institute. Now in it’s 13th year (unlucky for some), the event show-cases work “from beyond the frontiers of innovation”. Can’t argue with that! Highlights include interactive, virtual spraypaint Graffonic, and the Citystates 09 program, featuring this charming 60-seconder by Nirm Singh Dhiman.”

http://www.submarinechannel.com/articles/item/423

Here is Destination/Direction:

nirmal singh dhiman : destination/direction from nirmal singh dhiman on Vimeo.

Here is the onedotzero trailer:

onedotzero_adventures in motion preview trailer from onedotzero on Vimeo.

onedotzero is renowned for uncovering the most innovative and exciting moving image work from all over the world. Its curated compilation programmes showcase inspiring up-and-coming talent alongside fresh work from leading creatives working across digital animation, motion graphics, experimental shorts and music video, all present new approaches to graphic storytelling and suggest future visual trends.

This is entertainment beyond the frontiers of innovation to inspire, provoke and delight. delivering a stimulating package of dynamic compilation screenings and new cinematic expressions in short film, sensory installations, in-depth creative insights plus parties and audio-visual lounge events to take you late on into the night.

Citystates ’09, is showing on the following dates:
Friday 11th September 2009 at 4:15 NF1 – Book tickets
Sat 12th September 2009 at 6:10 NF3 – Book tickets

Mankind’s fascination with city living continues at a startling pace, accelerating towards nations of super cities. This programme acts as a survey of our feelings, fears and hopes of urban dwelling now and in the future. From personal stories to community collectives, it’s time to investigate how cities are changing and in turn how we are changing our cities. This programme includes Keith Loutit’s stunning film “Mardi Gras”, which uses tilt-shift and time-lapse photography to create the illusion of miniaturization at Sydney’s annual parade.

www.onedotzero.com
www.onedotzero.com/blog
www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/bfi_southbank/events/onedotzero_adventures_in_motion/
www.motiroti.com
www.360degrees.tv/60×60

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Participants:

* beeple: subprime / usa / 2009 / 02:27
* carolyn London (London squared prod.): the lost tribes of new york city / usa / 2009 / 03:00
* eric testroete: this is japan! / lcd soundsystem / canada / 2008 / 07:40
* jeff desom: morgenrot / hauschka / germany / 2009 / 03:36
* keith loutit (partisan): mardi gras / australia / 2009 / 03:14
* murray john (hard yard television): goodbye london / luke jackson / uk / 2009 / 03:45
* richard hardy (unit 15.bartlett school of architecture): the eco commune / uk / 2009 / 03:11
* soki so (unit 15.bartlett school of architecture): hong kong labyrinths / uk / 2009 / 10:26
* steven day: tokyo/jitensha / usa / 2009 / 01:10
* clemen picon: reckoner / radiohead “reckoner’ / france / 2008 / 04:50
* d-fuse: endless cities_redux / uk / 2008 / 04:36
* asif mian (1st ave machine): rerun / hprizm / usa / 2009 / 03:30
* shobna gulati (60×60 secs): akshay / uk / 2008 / 01:08
* nirmal singh dhiman (60×60 secs): destination direction / uk / 2008 / 01:06
* bertan cakoz: big brother britain / conor hinfey / uk / 2008 / 03:00
* yibi hu aka eb (redbee media): balloon girl / alex hettes / uk / 2009 / 03:20
* david o’reilly: crazy / u2 / Ireland / 2009 / 04:14
* robert proch: virus / herbaliser / Poland / 04:44
* ace norton (partisan darkroom): soundscapes / usa / 02:43

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Spending the day at the BFI, and watching cutting edge eye popping animation films is something that I dont get to do often. I should, I walked away with a ton of inspiration and belief that I should start working on something new and spectacular (rather then just working on starting something new and spectacular).

There are some truly clever and creative people out there. Just to be included within this selection is something that I couldnt quite believe. I certainly didnt think that I was going to end the screening giving advice and autographs!

The fact that the City States ’09 programme was shown on the BFI’s NF1 screen no less, which subsequently housed a special screening of Pixar’s latest and greatest movie, Up, meant that in the grand scheme of things, my little film was truly in exalted animation company.

Located in Rose Yard in the heart of Maidstone’s bustling town centre, Through the Looking Glass complements the launch of the Graham Clarke Gallery at the Hazlitt Art Centre in May 2008.

www.maidstonearts.com/?139,Default

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Nirmal Dhiman is a visual artist, illustrator and designer, who likes to make intimate, colourful and multi-faceted narrative drawings and paintings.

In 1996, when a resident in Maidstone, he found an unused diary from 1969. He soon started to make a drawing a day, a process which evolved into a drawing about that day’s experiences.

This project has since formed the core basis of all his work and has grown into a daily ritual. Currently spanning over 14 years/5,000 entries, the visual diaries have become a personal archive of moments, meta-content and ideas.

I did a short presentation about my Visual Diary Drawings project at the Brighton Pecha-Kutcha Volume 2 night, the 20 slides can be seen above.

Thursday 25th June – Redroaster Coffee House, 1d St James’s Street, Brighton, BN2 1RE.
Lets just say it sold out quite quickly!

There were 11 presenters with a bar interval in between.

Presentation order:

1. Richard Vahrman, Director of Locomatrix, ‘ Taking Computer Games Outdoors’
2. Bec Garland, Artist (drawing, illustration, photography),’ Narrative and Imagined Spaces’.
3. Dr Dan Pinchbeck and Jessica Curry, Dan: academic and games researcher/designer, University of Portsmouth. Jessica: composer and conceptual artist, ‘Computer games as experimental art?’
4. Matt Lord, Performing artist, ‘Exit Exist to Apollonia ‘.
5. Nirmal Dhiman, artist / designer, ‘Visual diary drawings’.
6. Michelle Laing, Creator, ‘That’s intense’
– interval –
7. Peter Kalen, Graphic design, photography, digital media art/design, ‘ Lost and Found’.
8. Robin Houghton, ‘Vital Signs: ’3 short narratives, with photographs by Simon Dale’.
9. Chao Min Tzu, Student/ Illustrator, ‘ Double Happiness’.
10. Noel Boswijk, Architect, ‘paper scissors stone’.
11. Richard Rowland, Photographer, ‘Urban Fictions: Arts Council funded photography project examining the phenomenon of western-style theme towns in and around Shanghai’.

More info can be found here:

www.pecha-kucha.org/cities/brighton/2

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Thanks to all who came, it was indeed a very interesting and warm night.

Here is a report on none other then Fred’s Blog.

And here is a report on Artists and Makers

24th June 2009.

Oriel High School

Candid Arts Trust, 3 Torrens Street, London, EC1V 1NQ

This is the same venue where we had our end of year shown when at KIAD.

Worthing Library, Richmond Road, Worthing

A drawing every day makes up the visual diary project.
See selected highlights from eleven years worth of drawings.

FREE exhibition.

www.nirm.co.uk/exhibitions.htm

www.artistsandmakers.com/images/FestivalGuideWeb.pdf

www.artistsandmakers.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=Artists-and-Makers-Festival-08