John Smith
Biography
John Smith was born in London in 1952 and studied film at the Royal College of Art. The films of John Smith conduct a serious investigation into the combination of sound and image, but with a sense of humour that reaches out beyond the traditional avant-garde audience John Smith was born in London in 1952 and studied film at the Royal College of Art. Since 1972 he has made over thirty film, video, and installation works including Associations (1975), The Girl Chewing Gum (1976), Hackney Marshes (1978), Shepherd's Delight (1980-4), Om (1986), The Black Tower (1985-7), Slow Glass (1988-91), Gargantuan (1992), Home Suite (1993-4), Blight (1996), The Waste Land (1999), Regression (1999) and Lost Sound (in collaboration with Graeme Miller, 2001). John Smith is based in London and teaches Fine Art at the University of East London and Central Saint Martins School of Art. "The films of John Smith conduct a serious investigation into the combination of sound and image, but with a sense of humour that reaches out beyond the traditional avant-garde audience. His films move between narrative and absurdity, constantly undermining the traditional relationship between the visual and the aural. By blurring the perceived boundaries of experimental film, fiction, and documentary, Smith never delivers what he has led the spectator to expect."