"Why", "Happiness", "Repression" and "Afterlife" 4 films created for the Faith Exhibition Project
- Submitting institution
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University of Gloucestershire
- Unit of assessment
- 34 - Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management
- Output identifier
- 398
- Type
- Q - Digital or visual media
- Publisher
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- Month
- January
- Year
- 2017
- URL
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http://eprints.glos.ac.uk/6270/
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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1
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- “Faith” (2016) is one element in a larger body of work called Faith”, “Hope” and “Charity” which examines the fundamental issues that divide religious belief, cultural practices, and economic disparities. ‘Faith’ included four short split screen films called Why”, Happiness”, “Repression” and “Afterlife. Here, Parker fused documentary and creative techniques to use film-making and film-reception as a tool for encountering cultural and religious difference. The films were exhibited within a mixed media exhibition alongside 38 large-scale portraits of people living in Gloucester. Working with visual artist Russell Haines, Religious Studies and Philosophy academic, Dr David Webster (SOAS), ‘Faith’ explores cultural and religious differences within the city. Using editing and creative techniques such as asynchronous interviews and split screens, this work explored commonalities within diverse communities. Parker fused documentary and creative techniques to use film-making and film-reception as a tool for encountering cultural and religious difference. This creative practice as research film continued Parker’s concerns with cultural identity, specifically located in Wales, where he used conventional documentary film techniques, “Gododdin” HTV 1999, “Silent Village?” BBC Wales 1992, “Satellite City” BBC Wales 1994-98 and the Royal Court co-production “Gas Station Angel” 1998. Parker’s approach to ‘Faith’ enabled affective and discursive engagement with issues relating to the interfaith community in Gloucester.
This major site-specific exhibition toured Cambridge, London and Cheltenham. The initial exhibition (January 2017) brought the diverse communities closer and fostered a number of interfaith activities, debate and outreach programmes where representatives from the different faiths jointly toured schools in Gloucestershire.
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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