Like so many good ideas, Learning to Listen, a documentary film produced by BA (Hons) Sound Arts graduates Dan Linn and Marianna Sangita, began life with a conversation in the pub.

Two and a half years in the making, the film which explores current ideas and concepts in experimental music and sound art, is now ready for its first public screening on 4 June, as part of London College of Communication’s Summer Show One. 

Artist and musician C. Spencer Yeh was interviewed for the film

Learning to Listen is a series of accounts from established artists from London, Amsterdam and Berlin discussing their work in relation to shifting movements in creative thought and process.

Originally intended as a road trip through northern mainland Europe to explore and document varying topics on the LCC Sounds Arts course, the project was boosted with the help of Ed Baxter from Resonance FM, and eventually evolved into a full-scale documentary.

It’s been a long journey and at times a steep learning curve admits Dan.

“Having only made short films previously, it was a real challenge to edit a piece as sprawling as this. Much research had to be done, not only in the process of documentary film, but in the work of the artists themselves – I had to learn very quickly the depth of the Sound Art subject.”

And with Learning to Listen Dan and Marinna hope introduce a new audience of the scope of sound creation beyond the boundaries of commercial and mainstream release.

Join us for the first public screening of Learning to Listen on Tuesday 4th June at 7pm in the street lecture theatre at LCC. The screening will be followed by a short Q&A session, where you can discuss the project with filmmakers Dan Linn and Marianna Sangita.

In this audio clip from the film Peter Cusack and Paul Freeman talk about Field Recording and Recording the Sonic Environment.

Further reading: www.deafpictures.com | daniellinn.tumblr.com | mariannasangita.com

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Graduating Photographers, Filmmakers and Sound Artists from London College of Communication’s (LCC) School of Media reveal their work in the first of LCC’s three Summer Shows from 1 – 5 June 2013.

Students from LCC’s BA (Hons) Photography, BA (Hons) Photojournalism, BA (Hons) Sound Arts & Design and BA (Hons) Film and Television courses will be shown alongside graduates from our Access to HE Diploma (Design) and Access to HE Diploma (Media Communication) courses.

LCC’s 2013 Summer Show Season will see three graduation shows around the central theme of London College of Exhibitionists. Usually behind the scenes, the cameras and the soundtracks, LCC graduates aren’t ones to flaunt themselves.

True storytellers, their subjects are the stars. But this summer we’re inviting you to take a closer look at the next generation of LCC graduates who’ll be modestly driving the creative industries in the UK and around the world for years to come.

So, before you check the credits, before you wonder who took the photograph, produced the soundtrack, told that story, note the names of these gifted young creatives – because you’re certain to be hear the stories they tell in years to come.

I Carbonai, Joshua Hughes, BA (Hons) Photojournalism

Learning to Listen, Dan Linn and Marianna Sangita, BA (Hons) Sound Arts, is a documentary film exploring current ideas and concepts in experimental music and sound art.

From Dust, BA (Hons) Film and Television, Directed by Ronan Walsh is one of 8 final year films made by graduating students. The film is shot entirely on location in London and comprises an ensemble cast. The film will be screened at the BFI South bank on 14 June 2013.

It Rains, Silje Gjertsen, BA (Hons) Photogrpahy

Hamas Fighters, David Shaw, BA (Hons) Photojournalism

The Crucifixion of Asian Beauty, Jiaxin Jheng, BA (Hons) Photography

Self-Portraits as Modern Art Terms, Alice Hale, BA (Hons) Photography

A Private View will be held on Monday 3 June, 6-9pm, at London College of Communication. A separate screening of BA (Hons) Film & Television students graduation films will take place at the National Film Theatre on 14 June, 2-5pm.

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Photojournalist James Gourley captures the daily life of Nick Clegg

James Gourley is a BA (Hons) Photojournalism student whose ambition has led him to document the often unseen world of Westminster. His latest project allowed him exclusive access to capture the daily life of Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg.

In order to immerse himself in Clegg’s life, James accompanied him on the campaign trail around the country as well as observing him heading important meetings in Whitehall. James’ work promises to allow viewers a unique insight into the persona behind the political leader and the expectations which come with being one of the most powerful men in the country.

“My aim was to attempt to document the working life of the Deputy Prime Minister in a way which hadn’t previously been done. My approach was to spend as much time as possible with the DPM, so that he would accept my presence and I could capture more candid moments.”

Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg speaks to a local supporter on the phone from the campaign HQ for the Eastleigh by-election.

Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg pours a glass of water during a speech rehearsal session at the party’s Spring Conference in Brighton.

The Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, gives a TV interview in his Whitehall office for Sophie Raworth of the BBC.

You can see James’ work exhibited at London College of Communication’s Summer Show One from  1-5 June 2013

Further reading www.jamesgourleyphotography.co.uk

Storyteller: Morgana Edwards @EdwardsMorgana

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Alex Wheeler is a graduating BA (Hons) Photography student who creates dynamic, photographic collages inspired by her brother’s autism.

“The repetitive act of tearing paper is something my brother does on a regular basis as a result of his autism,” says Wheeler, adding that using the shapes he creates through the tearing process as templates for her collages allows her work to become a “collaboration between brother and sister”.

“Oliver makes me things, I then photograph them alongside objects that are familiar to him, then I give him the photographs, he tears them up and then I reassemble aspects of the image to create a collage.”

This concept of creating something and then, in a sense, destroying it only to make something new in its place is a theme that runs through her latest, highly personal project. And it’s a feature of Wheeler’s memories of her own creative impulses.

“Ever since I started making dolls out of kitchen roll. I would tear the paper vertically and pretend they were Princesses. When I got bored of playing with them, I’d throw them into the fireplace and watch them burn. Then I’d make more.”

You can see Alexandra and Oliver’s collaboration from this Saturday as part of London College of Communication’s Summer Show One which is open until Wednesday 5 June.

Further reading http://www.amgwheeler.com/ABOUT

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