Bird
Billy Kenrick
Self-Published
English
Softcover, stab binding with signed print included within.
Edition of 9
18 pages
210 x 270 mm
2021
ISBN Not Available
A series of stills salvaged from expired Super 8 footage and reconfigured, in rough chronology, in photobook form. The progression features the figure of a bird immersed in the static and noise accrued by various stages of processing. The work plays on the tension between the photographic ‘still’ and cinematic movement. Material degradation serves to further diminish photographic fidelity. The result is a series of triptychs suspended between re-animation and stasis / appearance and disappearance.
The project features a sequence of images extracted from a roll of expired (40 year old) Kodachrome Super 8 film. The film was hand-developed, projected and rephotographed. The frames are reconfigured in rough chronology as triptychs; intimating both photographic stillness and cinematic movement. The sequence traces the movement of a bird in flight, gradually approaching the edge of the frame, before finally disappearing. Stains and scratches accrued during the development process, as well as markings generated by repeated handling & projection, become integrated into the final image. The blown out, inverted flare of the projector creates an additional layer of static; material degradation results in a series of images bordering on dissolution.
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About the Artist
Billy Kenrick is a Dublin-based visual artist. He is interested in analogue techniques and print media – applying a process-led approach to subjective documentary. Specialising in book-making, darkroom, Super 8, and experimental sound.
billykenrick.com
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