I really like what curators Mary Grehan and Claire Meaney are up to in Waterford. Having previously worked with them on the exhibition Passengers they asked me did I have new work for Trick or Treat. Trick or Treat aimed to explore the domestic space as a context for viewing art. I submitted Anamnesis. In Anamnesis, real and fictitious stories merge, to create a piece of work that could have supernatural qualities. Above are installation shots of Anamnesis and other works installed in Claire Meaney's house, on Wilkins Street, Waterford.

The exhibition also included work from Aileen MacKeogh, Stephen Brandes, Emer Gillespie, Jane McGarrigle, Kim Cunningham, Sean Lynch, Bern Roche Farrelly, Dan Monks, Anthony Costine, Sharon Kelly, Mary Grehan and Claire Meaney.

Highlights of the international video art festival included Beside the pond - Min Lan, China and Super Smile - Effie Wu, Taiwan. Both works were quite annoying but perhaps that's the reason I haven't forgotten them. My own work Anamnesis was presented on the second day of the festival. It surprised some viewers as they believed it was shot on 16mm which it wasn't - kudos for me. The best video award went to Coagulate, (2008) Mihai Grecu which was produced by Le Fresnoy. Below is a clip from the film.

I am going to Oslo this weekend as my experimental short film Anamnesis is having it's third screening at Screen. The festival is the first international video art festival in Oslo. After a brief period of living in Sweden in 2003, it is great opportunity to return to Scandinavia, whilst at the same time presenting my work. The opening party is being held at Sound of Mu (where Irish act Somadrone played during the Summer) Aparantly, DJ Zuzu and DJ Kreismyr will be playing some fresh sounding genres: Central Asian underground, chaabi, Turkish psychedelia, Caucasus-folk, African chaabi, benga, highlife and juju. Should be an interesting weekend.

Anamnesis (2008) is screening on Sunday June 29th at 2pm at The Light House Cinema, Market Square, Smithfield, as part of the Dark Shorts programme at this years Darklight Film Festival. I have fond memories of the 2006 festival, as my experimental short Covered Road (2005) was the winner of Best Irish Short. My grin was so big that evening that I looked like a South Park character. (not Cartman)