Forms of Circulation 16mm Series

This is an ongoing project by Paul Stewart and Sarah Perks that uses workshops and 16mm film to create moving image works that communicate specific environments and relationships in new ways. Projects can take place in a variety of locations and with different types of communities, our philosophy is to follow the lead of the people and places involved. Workshops use a variety of methods tailored to groups including creative writing, performance, collective action, creating artworks and karaoke.

This project continues Sarah’s extensive research into artist film (see Artist Moving Image in Britain since 1989 published by Paul Mellon Centre/Yale University Press), work on socio-economic relations, environmental collaborations (‘Natural Futures’), and her current practical research into filmmaking as a curatorial strategy. This project builds on Paul Stewart’s socially engaged practice using film, performance, and sound on how environments and histories are created and shared (Art, Critical Pedagogy and Capitalism, Routledge 2021, Educational Aesthetics, forthcoming), and how knowledge can be embodied when working with multiple voices and communities (‘Assemblies of Action’, ‘Gentle Gestures’).


With thanks to amazing DoP Christo Wallers.

novel ways of public dissemination of scientific research through curatorial methods and new ways of collaborating with interdisciplinary partners towards community engagement