"A voyage into the unknown. The first of an evolving series featuring a canoe-prow, at times inverted to an upside-down world view. (see also Deep Water (2011) & Between Worlds (2011))
Originally a video element in 'Songs For Heroes' a live performance by From Scratch (Neville Hall, James McCarthy, Walter Muller, Phil Dadson) created for SoundWatch festival, 1989. Later remade as a stand-alone video.
Audio combines field sound with overtone vocals and choir-like chords of sound produced by a 'jilzira' an invented instrument tribute to artist Jill Scott."
Concertina, St Pauls St Gallery, Auckland (2006)
Tapping the Pulse - Philip Dadson works 1971-2004, New Zealand Film Archive, Wellington (2005)
Headlands, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney (1992)
Videonale, Bonne, Germany (1990)
Imposing Narratives, Wellington City Gallery (1990)
Anandagram (meaning ‘blissful place or village’) is a wry take on a situation of implicit privilege.
An upside-down world view intersecting ecology, geometry, nature, signs and portents.
