slump from D u g on Vimeo.

The Dug Collective was founded in 2011 by Joana Cifre-Cerda, Ross Oliver and myself. We have worked together on a range of multidisciplinary installations in the UK. The approach is fundamentally experimental and resourceful, engaging with the abject and overlooked aspects of the environment and psyche.

In 2012 we were invited onto the residency programme at WAKA in the old town of Palma, Mallorca. We worked with what we could bring from the UK in suitcases, other material was found in the surrounding vicinity of the space. We worked with the doors open to the street and over the period of a week developed an immersive environment of soundwork, performance, videowork and assemblage.

maria from D u g on Vimeo.

Excerpt of the installation view of Maria and Llouis’ performance. On the opening evening this projection was as shown here but the speakers were placed deep in the water well at the back of the space.

Amei is a site specific multi-projection and monitor AV installation which was exhibited at Reel #4 at The Monks Gallery, Lincoln in 2013. The five video pieces occupy a bedroom, overlaying the space with a shuddering motion of twisting bodies and fabrics.

xt1 (2013), single channel video, portable CRT, DVD monitor, 28sec loop

xt2 (2013), single channel video, 130cm x 100cm projection 2min loop

amei (2013), single channel video, 180cm x 90cm projection 2.4min loop

venusfur (2013), single channel video, 130cm x 100cm projection 3min loop