About Me
Scott Morrison is a sound and video artist based in Sydney, Australia. His practice encompasses live performance, gallery installation and festival screenings that have focused towards the synergistic properties of the moving image. He has had numerous solo and group exhibitions nation-wide and his audiovisual works have screened extensively nationally and abroad. His primary research and output has fallen under the title of “ballad(s) for quiet horizons”. This body of work details and further develops the artist’s appreciation of Australia’s rural landscape. It is an exploration and abstraction of natural occurrence, rhythmic meditations of place and how familiar experience(s) can be re-interpreted, re-imagined and rendered anew.
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delayed update into 2018
2017 was probably biggest project to date.. 2018 working on new slow form works to start – landscapes and extended views out to particular vantages of locations visited. The wonder of the gaze, of looking out, beyond and anew.
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Diomira work in progress with AAO for Melbourne Festival 2017
Always nice to be working with Peter Knight and the great team at the AAO. Working an earlier treatment into a pretty dazzling full concert experience of Peter’s Diomira composition – based and inspired from the gorgeous Invisible Cities.
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Tension Sketch 3 at Images Contre Nature 2017
This festival in Marseille was one of the first to present my work in an international context back in 2004 and I’ve been consistently presenting with them since. I’m sure one day I will be able to attend and share … Continue reading
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Negative Drone
Always a treat to work with Room 40 and in particular with this treatment for Lawrence English’s new release “Cruel Optimism” A record that hits many sentiments I share and views towards how the world turns current – I guess … Continue reading
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Performing Cinema Brisbane
A wonderful selection of works and artists I’m showing with. Many thanks (as always) to the mighty Simone Hine and Kyle Weise for the curation into the wonderful Metro Arts in the Brisbane CBD.
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Villa Waldberta and Frameless Festival, Munich
Unfortunately due to a family matter I’ve had to return home to Australia and not continue with the amazing space/perspectives made available through Daniel Bürkner and Karin Zwack of the Frameless Festival and the staff of the Villa Waldberta artist residency. … Continue reading
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Hreyfingarlaus at c3 Abbotsford
I have some stills and video showing with c3 gallery at the Abbotsford Convent. This is the first instance of work from my Iceland residency.
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Tension Sketch at Kings (April 2016)
The collected Tension Sketch series 1-6 is showing as solo exhibition with Kings Artist Run through April 2016.
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plume at Sawtooth – Launceston, Tasmania Feb 2016
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2015 closes
Busy year, great year, challenging year. Here’s to a inspired 2016 ahead. Some shows, projects already in the pipeline. Until then I’m spending all of Jan in Iceland. Because why not. Exploring the (available) landscape for month. Updates no doubt … Continue reading
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ballad(s) at First Draft Sydney in November
The lovely team at Art Proper have included my ballad(s) work “anditexplodedlikestars” for their November show in Sydney. Really beautiful curatorial rationale and great artists involved. Many thanks!
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Water Pushes Sand
The Australian Art Orchestra asked me to create some video loops for the Water Pushes Sand performances for both Melbourne Festival and OzAsia Festival in Adelaide.
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CHURCHIE 2015 EMERGING PRIZE
single channel version of Plume showing in Brisbane as part of the Churchie Emerging Artist Prize. Great group show and really appreciative to be part of. Great winner also!
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Stigmart VideoFocus 2015 Review
Thanks Team Stigmart, how very nice to be included.
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Leather Slate Type
a real honour to create some video for LST- long time fan, long time friend. Happy departures buddy. From his new release – Th Duo. Is amazing.
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frameless festival 2015, Munich
two works from the ballad(s) for quiet horizons series at frameless festival curated by Daniel Bürkner & Karin Zwack
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small choir in London
Showing at the Chelsea College of the Arts 31.3 – 4.4.2015. Curated by Kyle Chung
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2015
So the year is underway. New directions and new thinkings towards how these things get done. 2014 was one of so so so much love and joy amongst those close but what a dark year for the external world beyond. … Continue reading
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One Night Install
New install for the acolourfulstorm crew. Peter Van Hoesen no less.
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UPDATE
Doing a short live set for the Project Pixel event as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival on Saturday the 27th at Goodtime Studios. I’ve finished some new edits for my dear friend April Surgent for her new exhibition based on … Continue reading
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back to work
and with a gusto. working on new edits for the mighty april surgent, whom i had the pleasure of visiting again on my recent trip. check the link, she’s truly great in every aspect. work for the acolorfulstorm crew upcoming … Continue reading
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Returns
amazing, amazing time away. thank you to every friendly face encountered both new and known alike. i’m extremely grateful for such a positive and enriching experience amongst some seriously dark times we live in currently. i aim to take this … Continue reading
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small choir at Melbourne Art Fair 2014
Simone and Kyle from Screenspace have curated my 2012 looping video small choir into the MAF video program, image for the link/details.
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Canada in the Summertime
So I’ve escaped the joys of a Melbourne winter and taken up at the Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada. I’m taking daily treks about the place, and so far its pretty damn impressive. Everything here is just a little more … Continue reading
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Roundabout Projections
My abstract study dayvan recorder is being showed with the Roundabout Projections crew in Melbourne. Many thanks to the lovely people from Channels Festival for the hook-up.
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The Ferry Gallery, Bangkok
I met the very talented Kawita Vatanayankur a little while ago at her exhibition for Beam Contemporary. I am now very pleased and chuffed to be exhibiting an older (but still very dear) work from the ballad(s) series with her amazing gallery … Continue reading
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SPARTAK “on conditions” CLIP
the lovely gents from Spartak i’ve known for ages, they do good stuff. we finally found the time to do something together and it’s found its place with their recent e.p for Feral Media (an ace Oz label) the clips … Continue reading
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October Sydney shows (x2)
Really chuffed to be returning home somewhat to Sydney town. I’ll be presenting my Chronology Arts Commission with Monika Brooks on Thursday the 3rd at the Seymour Centre, really great team who have organised the program and I know most … Continue reading
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updates
currently working on a commissioned project with the rather great Monika Brooks (hit the pic above) it’s a collab we’ve wanted to do for ages and has come about in large part to the excellent chronology arts. It’s a full … Continue reading
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Brisbane bound late August
a treat as always to be working again with lawrence english. special live performance commission for the queensland poetry festival, test video warps ala above.
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small choir at images contre nature 2013
my work small choir showing at terrific festival in Marseille, France. A wonderful festival who were one of the first to screen my work internationally. super great to be showing with these guys again and as always, wish i was … Continue reading
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couple of one nighters…
a couple of small installs for two one-night only affairs. the boys from a colourful storm asked me to create something for the deep dark mercat as they host silent servant. following this, i’ll be back in brisbane for a … Continue reading
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updates…
first summer of living melbourne proper has been great and now 2013 is really kicking into gear. working on a new work for a group show at Beam in a couple of months and also some collaborative projects i’ll detail … Continue reading
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Melbourne Live AV November
I met Kynan Tan earlier this year when in Perth for Liquid Architecture. He asked me a little while ago to present some work as audiovisual performance for an evening at Tape Projects. I’ll be re-working for the most part … Continue reading
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Small Choir AGE Review and work at New Low
Really chuffed with the responses thus far to small choir. Below is a rather lovely review from The Age via Dan Rule. Thanks! – Brisbane by association perhaps? The very excellent Tara Cook has curated Dear Stan from the ballad(s) … Continue reading
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Delayed Updates
Been a little busy of late. Moved myself down south to Melbourne. Studio set and have had a bunch of projects and life re-arrangements keeping me going no problem. It’s really great to be down here, loads of terrific people … Continue reading
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a new year, mona foma and some ballad(s) reviews
2012 is off and away, the year is still young and already i’m full on with projects. MONA FOMA was an absolute treat to be part of, i can’t speak highly enough of this event and thanks to everyone involved. … Continue reading
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happy new year
to another busy year ahead. hope it finds you well. my room 40 release ballad(s) for quiet horizons just received a very lovely review from cyclic defrost and mr bob baker fish. humbled by the words and thoughts towards, many … Continue reading
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2011 into 2012
has been a rather exhaustive but one of the more productive years of my creative life. so many thanks and shout-outs, thanks to all who have helped this year power on. in particular i’d like to thank lawrence english, bec … Continue reading
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updates…
so whilst it may seem kinda slow in the sense of how i update, i work busy but the results come about somewhat at a snail pace, but below be some things in the immediate and very near future… As … Continue reading
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studio bound.
prepping debut release. prepping upcoming live shows. upcoming sydney public exhibitions ahead. also working on big, brain breaking big project with some great people. updates will appear as they do. but for now, enjoy these penguins.
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rather chuffed
great news courtesy of two ace organizations… ozco reg rowe rather chuffed and surprised. year and half of projects ahead made all the more easier to manage. thanks!
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