Sam Taylor Wood

1. List two specific key relationships between Sam Taylor Wood's photography and film work?

     Her work very much reflects her experiences and emotions, so all the photography and film work are self portraits in a way. The other important connection is that they both have stories, they have narratives.

2. How does the use of multi-screen installation in her work reflect narrative?

     She use several screens that at first don't seem to have anything in common but they all connect to each other. Their placement also drives the viewer through the space they are in.

3. What other photographers use film as an integral part of their work? List two with examples.

     a, Bruce Charlesworth who uses video to power a narrative within a specific space: Projectile (1982), Reality Street (1994).
     b, Dough Hall use humour and irony in his work: Machinery for the Re-education of a Delinquent Dictator (1984), People in Buildings (1988-89).

4. Research three other video artist and explain their working philosophy.

     a, Peter Campus, American born artist whose work includes video installations and tapes that explore issues of personal themes, reality and the flustered relationship between the viewer and a piece of work.
     b, David Hall, British video artist who has done a lot to pass video as an art form. With his work he is trying to find out the essence of our existence itself and how to live our lives right.
     c, Stan Douglas, Canadian artist whose work includes film and video installations with photography works. His work reflects the technical and social aspects of mass media as well as touches on the relationship between the races and politics.

5. Show an example of a specific gallery space or a site specific location where a video artist or film maker has created work specifically for that space and been influenced by it.

     Sam Taylor Wood was invited to make a small exhibition in France, Vienna where she used that space's happy atmosphere as an influence to make a piece of work that when looked at would make people laugh.