Exhibition Coverage

http://www.thedoublenegative.co.uk/2018/05/the-mundane-becomes-uncanny-kevin-caseys-view-of-a-night-watchman/

Alison

Alison has been a cleaner at the site for nearly 20 years when it was the HQ for Pilkington's Glass and currently Alexandra Business Park.

Alison has been a cleaner at the site for nearly 20 years when it was the HQ for Pilkington's Glass and currently Alexandra Business Park. Shouldn't Throw Stones - The View of a Night Watchman is a body of work produced by Photographer/Artist Kevin Casey. Casey creates work for commission in both commercial and Fine Art practices. Trying to survive as a practising artist and provide for a family is an increasingly difficult task to do in todays culture. Because of this Kevin has had to take a variety of jobs to gain a regular income and try to sustain a creative practice. He has been working as a Night Watchman/Security guard at the ex HQ of what was a Glass manufacturing Empire 'Pilkington's' in St Helens Merseyside. He has documented his role as a Night Watchman and the working life of the current employees that still remain on the 32 acre complex. He has also collected archive materials of what remains from the glass industry archive items left on site. Part of the project has involved interviews with ex workers from the organisation from the 1960's to the present day as part of a film installation. The works will be displayed as a site specific exhibition on the grounds of the Former Pilkington's HQ, there will also be a book launch to coincide with the exhibition. The large body of work has been a collaborative process with writers, architects, academics, sound engineers, drone pilots, graphic designers, musicians and has gained sponsorship from a variety of creative industries and partners as well as achieving Arts Council England funding. Music by TVAM (Joe Oxley) Graphics by Matt Lewis Archive materials provided by Alexandra Business Park With thanks to Awesome Liverpool

Partnerships

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Another project partner that has been of great help is paper merchants G.F. Smith.  The energy and enthusiasm from local rep Jane Crowther has been 1st class.  They have supported us with beautiful paper stock for both exhibition invites, gallery guides and limited edition wraps for the book publication.

Their website https://www.gfsmith.com/

 

Here is a selection of their promotional videos from their company website that gives more information about the company and what they do.

Your memories deserve a well crafted home.
Make Book - How We Make. Discover how G . F Smith Make book's are made by hand in our Hull Production house.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Editing, Rendering And Post Production

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So Much filming and editing in relation to Shouldn't Throw Stones installation film.  It's hard work but worth it.

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I wonder how much time of a film maker's/editor's life is waiting for files and clips to render?

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There is a wide range of stories, materials, politics, imagery that could produce 100 different projects

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A tricky aspect of colour correction and grading is working with an object that constantly changes colour while filming.

Creation of the "Shouldn't Throw Stones" - STS Logo

Graphic Designer Matt Lewis has been working extremely hard to put together an identity and logo for the "Shouldn't Throw Stones" - The view of a Night Watchman project.

Here are his final designs and a screen recording timelapse that illustrates part of the process of putting it together.

Matt Lewis is a Graphic Designer and collaborator with lead artist Kevin Casey for his Photography and Video project "Shouldn't Throw Stones" - The view of a Night Watchman. Matt has created all of the graphic artwork for the project exhibition, gallery guides, identity, logos and book publication. This video gives a brief glimpse into the design process of the project's logo via a screen recording timelapse. Shouldn't Throw Stones - The View of a Night Watchman is a body of work produced by Photographer/Artist Kevin Casey. Casey creates work for commission in both commercial and Fine Art practices. Trying to survive as a practising artist and provide for a family is an increasingly difficult task to do in todays culture. Because of this Kevin has had to take a variety of jobs to gain a regular income and try to sustain a creative practice. He has been working as a Night Watchman/Security guard at the ex HQ of what was a Glass manufacturing Empire 'Pilkington's' in St Helens Merseyside. He has documented his role as a Night Watchman and the working life of the current employees that still remain on the 32 acre complex. He has also collected archive materials of what remains from the glass industry archive items left on site. Part of the project has involved interviews with ex workers from the organisation from the 1960's to the present day as part of a film installation. The works will be displayed as a site specific exhibition on the grounds of the Former Pilkington's HQ, there will also be a book launch to coincide with the exhibition. The large body of work has been a collaborative process with writers, architects, academics, sound engineers, drone pilots, graphic designers, musicians and has gained sponsorship from a variety of creative industries and partners as well as achieving Arts Council England funding. Music by TVAM (Joe Oxley) Graphics by Matt Lewis Archive materials provided by Alexandra Business Park With thanks to Awesome Liverpool