The debrief: looking back to move forward

It was the focussed joy of a special needs child experiencing my VR video in Eye of the Corvus that left me feeling that what I do is worthwhile. It was unplanned and unexpected -- no doubt for both of us, but it will be that little boy who handed me his plastic Australian flag on …

Challenging the teacher student model

I was recently given an opportunity to spend a day with senior art students on a camp in Dubbo. With my practice and interest in digital media and installation, I was asked to give an introduction to my work and before spending several hours in the field with the students to capture sound, video, and …

Kandos Projects residency: the report

Kim V. Goldsmith artist

Speed dating Kandos It’s fair to say I wasn’t very prepared for my week-long residency in Kandos, something I’d agreed to as an artist participating in the 2015 Cementa contemporary art festival (9-12 April). Exhausted before I’d started after a big year of consulting work and creative projects, and not sure of what I would …

Countdown to Cementa

Not that I'm counting, but I'm estimating it's about seven months until Cementa 15 kicks off in Kandos. I've had a work in development since a three-month residency at the Fire Station Arts Centre in Dubbo last year, but the work has stalled for most of this year due to not knowing where in Kandos …

New beginnings

A new body of work is starting to develop out of the dark recesses of my mind. What were once random thoughts consciously noted in the middle of the night or on a long drive, have started to form -  and a schedule of production is evolving. It's been too long. ***** I wander around …