"Duration, light, space and light are essentially the thread we use to weave together a film. The exhibition explores innovative ways of viewing and experiencing film and how video art is viewed in the contemporary field. The artists manipulate and modify fundamentals to push the boundaries of film making. "

'Aspect: A Particular Mode of Viewing' is an exhibition organised by Bethany Chamberlain and Archie Brooks. The intention was to curate an exhibition to show case experimental filmmakers and explore different ways of viewing film art in 2020. Our ambition was to create an exhibition which questioned the nature of film, what film can be and how people can interact with it. Participating in discussions regarding structural film, analogue vs digital, modes of presentation and cinematic tropes within artist moving image, the exhibition aimed to be an educational resource for viewers but also an opportunity to showcase artists with similar interests through ambitious curation strategies. 

 Due to the corona virus, the exhibition has been indefinitely postponed. With the curators being still students, the exhibition would have been partially supported by the university in terms of loaning equipment. With university being closed and graduation approaching, this will no longer be possible. With so much time and effort put into curating this exhibition, which was due to be exhibited at Assembly House, Armley, the curators and artists feel devastated and uncertain about the future of the exhibition.  We feel that having some additional support externally would definitely enable the exhibition to take place when the time is right. 

We have been in contact with our hosts, Assembly House, who have put together an online blog which discusses the artists and their work with some links, however we didn't want this to be in place of the actual exhibition. We are very passionate that this work needs to be viewed as a real exhibition, rather than just online.

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