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May 2010

In the Spring 2010 issue of Goldsmiths Alumni magazine Goldlink, Goldsmiths ask me a few questions about, Goldsmiths..

April 2010

In April I installed a Confession Booth in Tate Modern for a weekend, as a means to collect stories for a film I was directing, about the galleries 10th Anniversary
The Independent list the event in thier Arts & Books section (Friday 9th April 2010)

Here we all are on Friday installing it.. A big thank you to Toby Hadden from AndMade, who did all the design and construction of the booth

Up and running, someone goes inside, and children wonder about what they might say..

And here I am on Sunday evening, after a long weekend story collecting..

March 2010

In their April issue, Artrocker Magazine review Sound & Vision:

March 2010

A lovely review in The Playground of my Sound & Vision series for Tate

February 2010

The Stool Pigeon newspaper review Sound & Vision in their latest 5th birthday issue.. pick up a copy in many shops and bars around town, or check out their website for more news

January 2010

The Quietus feature an interview on the making of Sound & Vision

January 2010

Music video for Murder In The Dark is featured in Episode 4 of the brilliant videocast by Panda Eyes
Featured at 43 minutes in, with a lovely digest from Alyssa after. check it out..

Panda Eyes Videocast Episode x4 from Alyssa Thralls on Vimeo.

January 2010

a series of short films i made was screened last friday at Tate Modern in the cinema.
thank you to everyone who came it was a fantastic evening.
SOUND & VISION is a new series of six short films
investigating interactions between art and music. Each episode is
devoted to an interview with one artist/musician. Highlights include
David Byrne on his forays into installation art, The Fall's Mark E Smith
on why artists like to paint to his music, and Billy Childish
interviewing himself upstairs at his mum's house. 'Pop Life' artist
Cosey Fanni Tutti, post-punk poet Lydia Lunch and comicbook artist and
singer-songwriter Jeffrey Lewis are also featured.

The series will be released on subsequent Thursdays beginning 28th January 2010 for 6 weeks on TateShots

December 2009

A release date for the series of films on Art & Music I've been working on for the Tate has been pencilled in for January 2010 at Tate Modern's Starr Auditorium... I'll post the date as soon as it's been confirmed

November 2009

A link to the interview I did for The Pictures, on their blog

http://picturesundergroundfilm.blogspot.com/2009/11/nicola-probert.html

October 2009.

The making of SUNDERBANS We Only Can Because We Care video --- video coming soon, out on YOUNG & LOST in January 2010!!

All shot on 8mm film in Queen's Wood and a disused postal depot in south London, and combined with hand drawn animation

all photos © Kim Doherty

September 2009

Installation shot of some of my work in the 'With Or Withour God' exhibition at the L-13 Gallery in Clerkenwell

September 2009

Interview in The Pictures. An independent film zine / night put together by Garry Sykes, screening monthly at Bardens, Dalston. Get a copy at Rough Trade ot the next Pictures night

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August 2009

I have some drawings in the final incarnation of 'With Or Without God', an exhibition at the L-13 Gallery in Clerkenwell, London.

June 2009

Editorial feature in Blend magazine, Holland, on London's music video directors

(It's all in Dutch. Luckily I have a friend called Sipke who's from Holland, he's kindly made a translation below)

TRANSLATION

"In the glamorous 90's, the industry ran on kilo's of coke, whores, private helicopters and multi-million budgets.

In 2009, London's most sucessful music video directors are happy if they can pay the rent each month.

WE spoke with the people behind the camera on the finest clips with the coolest music edge: Danny Sangra, Price James, Nicola Probert, Daniel Brereton and Jaron Albertin."

TRANSLATION

Makes me happy: funny people, friends and family, hanging around in London's
parks, going to gigs and exhibitions.
Makes beautiful things through: drawing, videos, documentaries and animation.
You’ll know off: Ipso Facto’s Six and Three Quarters, Hatcham Social's So So
Happy Making and The Charlatans’ MISTAKES.
Is at the moment: making a series of short films about the interaction between
art and music for the Tate Gallery, a documentary about The Charlatans and
work for an exhibition in the summer.
When did you know what you wanted to do when grown up?
I still haven’t decided! Growing up I was really exposed to art - people in my
family paint, I’d go to exhibitions and I always loved making things, so I suppose
those things have just combined into what I do now really.
How would you describe your style?
Things can be quite varied. I use layers a lot, and different mediums together.
Using drawing with moving image is quite distinctive of my style.
What was the hardest thing you had to do in your career?
My first ever music video, Hatcham Socials Till The Dawn, was the biggest challenge.
It was my first time on set and I had to take charge of a big team. You know you
just have a day to get all the shots you need, and everyone is looking to you for
the answers. Being in that position for the first time was quite daunting. But as
long as you’re really clear in your head what you want, and what you’re trying to
achieve, everything falls into place.
What is the most inspiring that has happened to you?
I’ve had the chance to work together with some interesting and successful people.
I worked with Tim Burgess of The Charlatans for the video for MIS-TAKES, and recently
I had the opportunity to meet Mark E. Smith and Billy Childish for the Tate project
on which I’m working.
To what kind of music do you listen yourself?
At the moment I’m listening to The Beach Boys, The Fall, Roxy Music, Fun Boy Three,
The Smiths, Camera Obscura and Buddy Holly.

May 2009

KISSING II film screened in Edingborough at The Bowery.

March 2009

You Dig The Tunnel, I'll Hide The Soil cover painting and Hatcham Social press photos featured in Artrocker magazine.

February 2009

Yuu Dig The Tunnel, I'll Hide The Soil' Hatcham Social's debut album is released. The CD and 12inch vinyl features my painting on the cover, and drawings in the booklet sleeve.