Location: Trinidad
Originally From: St. Augustine, Trinidad
Contact: nowiswowisnow@yahoo.com,
http://nowiswow.blogspot.com
Creative Interests: Writing, Music, Photography, Videography, Conceptual Art, Interactive Installation Art
Music by Elspeth: Waiting for Elaine, Love Birds, Washer Woman, The Coming Rain
Waiting for Elaine
Love Birds
Washer Woman
The Coming Rain
More about Elspeth...
Elspeth Duncan is an independent multi-media artist (writing, music, conceptual/installation art, photography and videography). She works with each medium as an individual entity and also uses them in combination to create multilayered interactive installations and experiences. She has exhibited her work in solo and group shows and has won awards for both her photography and film work (which has been screened at various international film festivals).
Elspeth's work is largely conceptual and interactive, as she prefers people to experience and be a part of the art rather than to simply be passive viewers. As a result, the work is constantly evolving. Each piece becomes not only what she has made it, but what each person continues to make it through his/her own response, perception and/or input.
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Photos from Elspeth Duncan: 1. Dreaming God (detail of pane on Window Lamp) 2. Toco Slippers (photo) 3. Manzanilla Mansion (photo) 4. Book of Hands in Water (photo)
"My creative intention is always to uplift, inspire, shift perspectives and increase awareness in both self and other."
Advice to young artists (or anyone)
Be true to yourself, do what you love despite 'obstacles', do it your way and keep going even if it seems like 'nothing is happening'. Honest, heartfelt commitment eventually pays off in ways that are beyond what we can imagine.
Achievements & Awards
- Film Festivals: Canada, UK, USA, Barbados, T & T (details on personal website)
- Commonwealth Vision Award 2004 (video)
- Award of Excellence (photography) - Period Gallery's Spiritual VIII International Exhibition
- 3 solo and 4 joint exhibitions (details on personal website)
Please stand ... for something
Camera / Edit: Elspeth Duncan
Music: Elspeth Duncan, from the CD Manzanilla
"This video was created from footage I shot of various protests taking place in Trinidad between late 2005 and early 2006. It represents the collective voice of the people at a time when the republic of Trinidad & Tobago is going through crisis and experiencing transformation on many levels. The statements (written in bold) below are from placards held and t-shirts worn within the video. The first few opening bars of music in the video are the first few bars of the national anthem of Trinidad & Tobago, for which it is always requested of us: "Ladies and gentlemen, please stand." The video takes this request a step further and calls for each of us, once and for all, to stand for something. "
- Elspeth Duncan
Magic Manzanilla
Artiste: Elspeth Duncan
Music: Elspeth Duncan, Track #3, 'Magic Manzanilla' from the CD Manzanilla
Camera: Sean Edgehill
Director: Elspeth Duncan
Location: Manzanilla Beach, Trinidad, W.I.
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