Dan Askill: Slow Work on a Bright Screen

Overview

Daniel Askill mixes time the way The Chemical Brothers mix sound. His videos pull out ordinary moments until they've stretched into the raw stuff of movement. Arms lift, bodies turn, glass breaks and clocks roll back. You've seen his work already in video clips for Sia, Placebo, Groove Terminator and These New Puritans. Video art is Askill's thing; often in collaboration with his brothers Jordan and Lorin. In the award-winning short We Have Decided Not to Die, his brother Jordan flies out of a shattering window near the top of Australia Square — he'd only just gotten out of hospital before shooting.

It's hard to push a video onto the page, but in Askill's work the world is already standing still. He's launching a book and poster of stills from his video works over the last few years this Thursday at Edition. The book, Slow Work On A Bright Screen, will be accompanied by small screenings of his works across the gallery space. If you can't make the launch, his work stays on the walls until August 30.