Category Archives: Video

BILL VIOLA – “I’m going to say what it really means, what it is to me”

Posted on April 30, 2018 by commaandco

In this 28 minute interview, Bill Viola, the well-known video artist, talks about his practice and life. It’s wholly appropriate to have a artist in this medium explain himself through the same medium, video. In fact, he found out the … Continue reading →

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5 Reasons people don’t go to church

Posted on March 22, 2018 by commaandco

“Why my friends don’t go to church”, Madeleine Davis presents her findings at Greenbelt. Video. Continue reading →

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Contemporary Art in St Paul’s Cathedral

Posted on March 3, 2018 by commaandco

Bill viola and Kia Perov see their new video installation in the church which commissioned it: St Paul’s Cathedral. They reflect on the experience of making.
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Posted in Creativity, Video | Tagged art, Bill viola, commision, contemporary, Kira Perov, Martyrs, Nicholas Serota, St Paul's Cathedral, Tate, Video | Leave a comment

Fashion Design from faith

Posted on February 11, 2018 by commaandco

Hong Kong designers who design from a heavenly perspective, from faith, featured in “The Still Point” response to T S Eliot’s “4 Quartets” poetry Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Street Pastor, Video | Tagged clothes, couture, design, Faith, fashion, poetry, T S Eliot, textiles | 2 Comments

Not relevance but resonance

Posted on January 13, 2018 by commaandco

Mark Oakley’s speaks about the links between faith and poetry and his book “The splash of Faith: Believing in Poetry” Continue reading →

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Hope

Posted on November 26, 2017 by commaandco

“We live in a world that doesn’t have very much hope right now and if you get a glimpse – a glimmer – of something to actually give hope and to actually transform the human heart and communities and the … Continue reading →

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Jamming with the Brothers

Posted on April 14, 2017 by commaandco

Last night, there was a fantastic programme on late night BBC about a small group of 5 men who are saving lives, renovating a derelict church and restoring it to the small community in a multi-faith city – “Bronx to … Continue reading →

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Writing a new take on Christmas (3 mins video)

Posted on November 28, 2016 by commaandco

“Behold I make all things new” is the title of a Christmas album, by Alana Levandoski. She makes a very interesting explanation for why she wrote this project, in this brief video. “Whenever we see God historically as ‘out there’ -” … Continue reading →

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True and Better…

Posted on October 13, 2016 by commaandco

a contemplative, thought-enriching series of observations about Christ, with graphic lettering. A lot packed into 2 minutes.

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Songwriting as community

Posted on September 25, 2016 by commaandco

This is a video showing the making of a Bethel album behind the scenes. It begins with Jenn Johnson, songwriter, explaining: “This was a really communal event, based out of just friends – so all of our friends helped, so the … Continue reading →

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