Guy Sherwin
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Born in 1948, Guy Sherwin studied painting at Chelsea School of Art in London. Inspired by films and expanded cinema from the London Filmmakers’ Co-op, he began making films and acquired laboratory skills while working there during the 1970s. His 16mm films are often highly concentrated in their form, but very diverse in terms of their imagery and approach. The Short Film Series (1975-ongoing) and live performance pieces such as Man with Mirror (1976-ongoing) involve human, animal and natural phenomena transcribed as filmic subjects, while his optical sound films and performances explore a wide variety of abstract audiovisual ideas.
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Why there is something rather than nothing
2019
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Nijomasue
2017
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movieLight Cycles
2016
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movieGuy & Kai
2013
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movieWindow/Light
2013
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moviePiano
2013
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movieYi Wei
2011
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movieMei
2010
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movieCross Section #2
2007
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movieOptical Sound
2007
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movieNotes #2
2007
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movieInterval #2
2007
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movieSound Cuts
2007
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movieMobius Loops
2007
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movieVowels & Consonants
2005
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movieNewsprint #2
2003
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movieCycles #3
2003
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movieCamden Road Station
2003
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Filter Beds
1998
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Flight
1998
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movieAnimal Studies
1998
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movieTree Reflection
1998
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movieCat
1998
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movieClouds & Wires
1998
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movieCoots
1998
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movieGnats
1998
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movieTree & Cloud
1998
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Prelude
1996
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movieUnder the Freeway
1995
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movieSalt Water
1986
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movieMessages
1984
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movieWind & Water
1980
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movieConnemara
1980
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movieNotes #1
1979
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movieNotes
1979
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movieNight Train
1979
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movieTap
1978
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movieEye
1978
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movieClock & Train
1978
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movieBreathing
1978
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movieBarn
1978
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movieMaya
1978
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movieCycle
1978
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movieMetronome
1978
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movieLight Leaves
1978
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movieRailings
1977
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movieMusical Stairs
1977
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movieSoundtrack
1977
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movieChimney
1977
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movieCat on TV
1977
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movieSwimming
1977
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movieColumns
1977
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movieBlink
1977
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movieCandle & Clock
1977
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movieHand/Shutter
1976
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movieWindow
1976
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movieHandcrank Clock
1976
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movieTreeline
1976
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movieTrack
1976
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moviePortrait with Parents
1975
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movieSpirals
1974
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movieInterval
1974
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movieAt the Academy
1974
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movieNewsprint #1
1972
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movieSound Shapes
1972
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movieCycles #1
1972
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moviePhase Loop
1971
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