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INTRO. In Nov 2009 I invited 3 artists-friends to participate in a filming night to get LONDON GROUND started! I asked them to bring their artwork and improvise a piece with me. We got some ideas to start with, but there was no script, things were quite spontaneous and it grew organically. I filmed Alice, Chris and Fabba-J at VHS basement & picture house - a group of artists and filmmakers who have been squatting buildings in central London to show and make independent films. These episodes were shot when they were squatting a strip club in Mayfair, London. We got the spirit of LONDON GROUND rocking! Since then I've been making films - 12 so far (series 1). You can watch them all online at LONDON GROUND CHANNEL. This is an independent and on-going project. More films coming SOON! Claudia Tomaz |
| LONDON GROUND FILMS - series 1 |
click the images to WATCH FILMS online |
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TRAILER | 10 min | WATCH NOW
check the 10 min trailer for an overview of LONDON GROUND. It 'tells the story' of Series 1 showing clips of most films + gives a preview of the artists we are inviting for Series 2. |
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EPISODE 1 | ALICE IN THE UNDERGROUND | 8 min| WATCH NOW
Alice da Cunha is a portuguese actress living in London for the last 8 years. We met at VHS basement for this improvisation where she presents some of her characters: a neurotic widow, a clown and a mask. |
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EPISODE 2 | CHRIS at VHS basement | 10 min | WATCH NOW
Chris Dent is a photographer from Australia, he lives in the squat VHS basement in Central London. He talks about his experience, what the group does and their future film projects... This film also shows some of Chris's photographs. |
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EPISODE 3 | FABBA-J memoirs of a show girl | 9min WATCH NOW
Fabba-J is a londoner artist and performer. For one night, she took over the dressing room of a former strip club squatted by VHS basement and painted portraits on mirrors with make-up she used in her burlesque performances. Fabba-J tells us about her 'memories as a show girl', her interest in women and sex worker's rights and squatting.. to be continued |
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EPISODE 4 | FABBA-J and EVERYONE | 9 min | WATCH NOW
In part 2 Alice, Chris and more people come in the room, dress up, chat about other themes and have their portraits painted by Fabba-J. |
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EPISODE 5 | TRANSIENT FORMS | 12 min | WATCH NOW
Claudia Tomaz (the filmmaker) films herself as artist. In this film she shows the lives and forms of her mysterious Mutant Paintings. 'Transient Forms' takes us in a journey of beauty, questioning notions of Time and transient existence. An artwork she has been doing for about 20 years which is now presented as live jams with guest artists + light boxes available to sell in original ways. |
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EPISODE 6 | KAIDIE and The meaning of Life 3.0 | 12min | WATCH NOW
We filmed Kai Syng Tan at work while preparing her new wall installation at Slade on th 24th June 2010. Kai created Kaidie and together they search for A Rough Guide To (the Meaning of) A Life 3.0, a 1000 day performance made on the streets of 'Nondon and online; 'a philosophical, personal, phantastic, playful and poetic critique of our mad + marvellous Web 2.0-mediated existence today.'
please see Kaidie's website |
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EPISODE 7 | run KAIDIE run | 11 min | WATCH NOW
'run KAIDIE run' is part 2 of KAIDIE and THE MEANING OF LIFE 3.0. Kai Syng Tan is living Kaidie's life and running for real as part of her 1000 days performance. Kaidie's project has a real live aspect while exploring new platforms and technologies. This episode focus on the Running, but online collaborations and GPS maps are part of this multi-layered infinite quest for the Meaning of Life. Follow Kaidie's adventures on her blog and facebook.
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EPISODE 8 | FLORE
we filmed Flore live (dj/producer from Lyon with new album @Botchit and Scarper) in her launch party album RAW! and an interview with her ! while we take our time to edit please listen to her music http://soundcloud.com/flore or BUY her first album RAW directly from independent record label Botchit and Scarper. |
| LONDON GROUND music videos |
in collaboration with Botchit&Scarper / Studio Rockers |
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FEEL ME | 3 min WATCH NOW
music video. Flore ft Shunda K at Botchit and Scarper
a remix of a scene of Claudia Tomaz's film 'Us' (feature film, 2003). The show | club in the film and everything you see was designed and built for the film. Claudia conceived sets, costumes, choreography, lights and every shot was prepared carefully. She also directed and edited working along with a full crew and cast. The film was shot in super 16mm, final copy is 35mm. Awarded in March 2010 at 'war of films' / filmAnnex. |
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ALLERGIC | 4 min 30 | WATCH NOW
music video. Jazzsteppa at Studio Rockers
a short film inspired by Jazzsteppa mad tune 'investment decision'. Made without a conventional camera in 7 days. The film uses a camera-phone, webcam and a photo camera. Cloud 9 performed 'allergic' in london underground on rush hour. With photo sequences by Birdman. |
| EXTRA EPISODES |
click the images to WATCH FILMS online |
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VHS basement ILLEGAL EVICTION | 8 min | WATCH NOW
In May 2010 'VHS basement' group occupied the old Carlton Cinema, on Essex Rd, London. They lived there for 3 weeks. They made their film, music and Transient forms live performance. The building is owned by a church. On the 29th of May, at 5am around 40 church congregation members broke into the cinema. The eviction was violent and illegal. This film shows the protest against it.
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RANDOM ART | 5min 30 | WATCH NOW
Temporary Autonomous Art happened 2-5 June in London in a squatted building. This film gives a little flavour of DIY PUNK ELECTRONICS night + exhibition. (TAA) events are DIY exhibitions that aim to celebrate creativity in all it's expressions. These events are run, without funding, for the benefit of artists by the artists, and hope to encourage the artist in all of us. It is Free to enter and Free to exhibit.
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