Sam Holden

Focus (Single channel videos. 2009)

Falling between artist's video and documentary film, Focus explores preconception and prejudice, using story-telling and an extended focus pull to engage the viewer in the act of imagination.

Focus (No. 2) -(3m 25s)

Focus No. 3 - (3m16s)

70 Still Frames and 5 Minutes 50 Seconds of Video
(Single channel video. Duration: 5m 50s. 2008)

Using a digital SLR, image capture software and a hidden video camera ’70 Still Frames and 5 Minutes and 50 Seconds of Video’ highlights how much we simply don’t see when encountering someone’s photographic reproduction and underlines how problematic photography can be as a representative medium.

70 Still Frames and 5 Minutes 50 Seconds of Video