Oct 6
I will be presenting a PoetryFilm screening at the Art Language Location art festival in Cambridge on Saturday 17 October at 1pm in the cinema.
*Art Language Location (ALL) is an art festival taking place from 15 October – 1 November 2015 in locations throughout Cambridge, featuring innovative and experimental contemporary artists from across the UK and beyond who use text in their work.
Aug 1
PoetryFilm Blackboard was a participatory text/art project devised by Zata Banks. Participants were invited to write or draw on a blackboard using chalk. A photograph was taken of each person’s blackboard and a montage film was made showcasing all the blackboard contributions. PoetryFilm Blackboard was commissioned by the Southbank Centre as part of Poetry International and the Festival of Love on 18, 19, 20 July 2014 and took place at the Saison Poetry Library at the Royal Festival Hall.
During Poetry International (18 – 21 July 2014), the Poetry Library’s exhibition space was turned into a giant page.
Visiting poets from all over the world were asked to contribute a line towards a new collaborative sonnet. The poem grew throughout the festival as lines were added by hand and the poem took its visual form.
The poets were: Kutti Revathi (Tamil), Nikola Madzirov (Macedonia), Ana Blandiana (Romania), Kayombo Chingonyi (Zambia), Rhys Trimble (Wales), Sujata Bhatt (India / USA / Germany), Sabrina Mahfouz (British / Egyptian), Michael Augustin (Germany), Inua Ellams (Nigeria), Tom Warner (England), Maitreyabandhu (England).
The Global Love Poem exhibition at the Saison Poetry Library also included PoetryFilm Blackboard, a participatory text/art project devised by Malgorzata Kitowski. (You can just see the blackboard and the participants on the right hand side of the screen.)
Watch “London” below, one of the shortlisted poetry films in the Southbank Centre’s “Shot Through The Heart” poetry film competition.
The poem was written by Sophie Herxheimer and the film was made by Joseph Gifford Tutt.
PoetryFilm Canvas Bags are now available. Please email info@poetryfilm.org for details.
Watch “Rolling Frames” below, the winning poetry film for adults in the Southbank Centre’s “Shot Through The Heart” poetry film competition.
The poem was written by Ella Jane Chappell and the film was made by Katie Garrett.
Below are film stills from “Rolling Frames”, the winning Adult poetry film in the Southbank Centre’s “Shot Through The Heart” poetry film competition.
The poem was written by Ella Jane Chappell and the film was made by Katie Garrett.
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Below are film stills from “Buttons” by Robert Peake and Valerie Kampmeier, the winning poetry film for children in the Southbank Centre’s “Shot Through The Heart” poetry film competition.
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Judges Malgorzata Kitowski and Thomas Zandegiacomo Del Bel on stage in the Purcell Room at the Southbank Centre.
Below is a selection of comments written in the PoetryFilm Blackboard Comments Book.
PoetryFilm Blackboard ran on Friday 18, Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 July 2014 at the Saison Poetry Library at the Southbank Centre.
This participatory text/art project was devised by Malgorzata Kitowski and it was part of the Festival of Love and Poetry International.
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Below is a selection of participant photographs taken during the PoetryFilm Blackboard project on Sunday 20 July 2014 at the Southbank Centre.
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Below is a selection of participant photographs taken during the PoetryFilm Blackboard project on Saturday 19 July 2014 at the Southbank Centre.
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Below is a selection of participant photographs taken during the PoetryFilm Blackboard project on Friday 18 July 2014 at the Southbank Centre.
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Many thanks to the PoetryFilm Blackboard volunteers for their fantastic help.
Sophie Palmer, James Connor (not pictured), Laramie Shubber, Sherrelle Nelson (not pictured), Rachel Nelson (not pictured), Sam Toller.
PoetryFilm Blackboard is a participatory text/art project devised by Malgorzata Kitowski.
Visitors are invited to participate by writing words on a blackboard using chalk. A photograph will taken of each line and a PoetryFilm will be created using a selection of photographs taken from the project.
18, 19, 20 July between 12pm – 2pm Saison Poetry Library (on the 5th floor) at Royal Festival Hall.
The blackboard contributions will be screened on Monday 21 July at 12pm at the Saison Poetry Library and the poetryfilm will be available to watch here on http://www.poetryfilm.org shortly afterwards.
Saturday 19 July 2014, 7:45pm
Southbank Centre
An evening of sound-informed poetry films and live performances celebrating the sounds of love and the love of sounds. Conceived, curated and introduced by Zata Kitowski.
Venue: Spirit Level at Royal Festival Hall
The event is part of Poetry International and The Festival of Love.
The full programme is below.
An evening of sound-informed PoetryFilms and live performances celebrating sounds of love and love of sounds.
Conceived, curated and introduced by Malgorzata Kitowski.
Spirit Level at Royal Festival Hall.
July 19th, 7:45pm.
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The full programme is below.
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