A Series of films by the amazing Paul Sharits who, in the 60s and 70s experimented making flicker films to induce, describe, and investigate mental states. He suffered from Bipolar Disorder.

His art is  fantastically visceral and whilst it's ostensibly abstract he often had narratives in mind. Also screening will be the interview conducted with him by Woody and Steiner Vasulka, who are themselves noteworthy for their early experiments making films with computers.

Warning - this show contains flickering and stobing effects throughout.

The Glass Delution Season (29 Sept - 3 Oct)

‘The Glass Delusion’ is an artists’ film programme organised in association with the National Glass Centre (in Sunderland), to coincide with the exhibition of the same name (until the 3rd of October).

‘The Glass Delusion’ was the name given in the late Middle Ages and Baroque times to a form of depression. The syndrome evokes a psychological separation between reality and imagination. Sufferers were obsessive, compulsive, driven by irrational fears and envisioned themselves to be made of glass, hence delicate and vulnerable to scrutiny.

The events at the Star and Shadow feature artists who use film to investigate altered mental states. All three nights are absorbing experimental excursions into the potential of film for psychological exploration.

3 nights programmed:

Wed 29 Sept, 7.30pm: Film: Sally Golding and Kerry Laitala

Thu 30 Sept, 8pm: Film: Paul Sharits (1966 - 1976)

Sun 3 October, 7.30pm: Film: Invisible Adversaries (1976)