Willow Blackwell
Filmmaking BA Hons
Manchester Metropolitan University
Specialisms: Film / Interactive / Motion / Animation
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Willow Blackwell
First Name: Willow
Last Name: Blackwell
Specialisms: Film / Interactive / Motion / Animation
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My Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
University / College: Manchester Metropolitan University
Course / Program Title: Filmmaking BA Hons
About
Willow Blackwell is a mixed media filmmaker and visual artist from Kent, now based in Manchester. Having recently graduated in Filmmaking from Manchester Metropolitan University, she is developing a career in music video production, cinematography and stop-motion animation. Blackwell’s practice is rooted in experimentation, with a particular interest in hands on, tactile filmmaking techniques including analogue film, stop motion and unconventional image-making processes. She is interested in pushing the boundaries of what can be used to create moving image, exploring how unusual tools, materials and processes can reveal new perspectives and visual worlds. Her recent work, A Window into a Micro World, used a camera embedded within a microscope to capture an intimate, magnified world, reflecting her interest in transforming everyday technology and materials into cinematic tools. Through combining analogue processes, animation and experimental cinematography, Blackwell creates visually rich work that explores texture, rhythm, mood and atmosphere.
‘A Window into the Micro World’ is an artist's moving image installation exploring the unseen microscopic world that exists, hidden beyond human vision. The piece showcases microorganisms through micro videography, revealing their movements and behaviours in order to transform this scientific observation into an abstract immersive visual experience. The installation is presented via dual screen projection together with an immersive ambient soundscape responding to each organism's movements. Alongside the projections is a ‘moss covered rock’ sculpture contrasting the visible natural world with the hidden life residing on its surface unobserved by the naked eye. This blend of science and art invites audiences to engage with a world beyond human vision.
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