I’M NOT YOUR TYPICAL VIDEO EDITOR AND I BELIEVE THAT’S A STRENGTH. I COMBINE THE FRESH AND CURIOUS EYES OF A CHILD WITH THE DEPTH AND METICULOUS MIND OF A RESEARCHER.
AS A DANCER, CUTTING MOVING IMAGES FELT IMMEDIATELY NATURAL. THEY REMINDED ME OF THE RICHNESS AND JOY I EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNICATING WITH MY MOVING BODY THROUGH THE VARIETY OF ITS RHYTHM, SPEED AND VISUAL QUALITY.
AS A SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGIST WHO IS USED TO CARRYING OUT IN-DEPTH RESEARCH PROJECTS, I FELT IMMEDIATELY AT EASE WITH THE NEED TO BE METICULOUS AND ANALYSE AND ORGANISE A LOT OF VISUAL AND VERBAL DATA QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY.
THE THING THAT I ENJOY THE MOST IN EDITING IS FINDING TREASURES THAT ARE TOO OBVIOUS TO BE SEEN AND HELPING YOU, WHO HAVE FOOTAGE TO EDIT OR TO BE FILMED, TO ARTICULATE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH IT. I SEE MYSELF AS A FACILITATOR. WHETHER YOU HAVE A CLEAR IDEA OF WHAT THAT IS YOU WANT TO SAY OR YOU’RE ON A JOURNEY TO DISCOVER IT, I WOULD LOVE TO HELP YOU PUT IT TOGETHER.
I’M ALWAYS KEEN TO WORK ON PROJECTS WHICH INVOLVE MOVEMENT AND DANCE AS THIS IS SOMETHING WHICH IS REALLY CLOSE TO MY HEART AND THAT I’M VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN MYSELF AS A DANCER AND MOVEMENT PRACTITIONER . I ALSO REALLY ENJOY AND HAVE QUITE A BIT OF EXPERIENCE IN FILMING DANCE AND VARIOUS FORMS OF MOVEMENTS.
BEYOND THAT MY INTEREST IS VERY ECLECTIC AND I WELCOME ANY TOPIC AND EDITING PROJECTS, SMALL OR BIG, AND WHATEVER THE TYPE OF FOOTAGE MATERIAL YOU MIGHT HAVE. IN THE SUMMER OF 2016, FOR EXAMPLE I WORKED WITH ARTIST KHADIJA VON ZINNENBURG CAROLL WHO HAD ACCESS TO A VARIOUS MIX OF ARCHIVE MATERIAL FROM REFUGEE DETENTION CENTRE AND AFTER LOOKING AT WHAT SHE HAD I SUGGESTED WE MADE A FILM WITH THE DRAWINGS OF THE DETAINEES WHICH BECAME ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE. THIS WAS A BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY OF EXPLORING THE RICHNESS OF AN OBJECT THAT SEEMED TOO INSIGNIFICANT AT FIRST AND OF BRINGING A DIFFERENT VISUAL EXPERIENCE ABOUT A TOPIC, REFUGEE AND DETENTION, WHICH IS HEAVILY CONNOTED VISUALLY.
