Fri 3 Nov | 10pm | Belmont Filmhouse
Mark Lyken (1973) is an artist filmmaker and composer based in rural Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland.
He creates observational film, musical and sound works, performances and installations that have been presented nationally and internationally including Brazil, India, Mexico, Italy, Poland, Romania, Sweden and widely across the UK.
His recent work explores relationships to place and the interplay between nature and culture and has led to collaborations with artists and scientists, most notably from the University of Aberdeen’s School of Biological Sciences.
His recent film Mirror Lands, co-directed with Emma Dove, won the Award for Creativity at IFFEST Documentary Art Festival 2014, Bucharest and his latest audio-visual commission, Oscillon Response, premiered at Sonica 2015, Glasgow and is currently touring the UK as part of PRS for Music Foundation’s Beyond Borders.
Mark is currently working on a new installation commission, 10 Interactions, a study in film and sound of points of convergence between the natural and the man-made. 10 Interactions will premiere at Sonica 2017.
In July 2016, he is undertaking a residency with CMMAS, Mexico and in September he will be in residence at the Taipei Artist Village in Taiwan.
Mark is a Cryptic Associate and releases music with Important Records, Time Released Sound and Gamma Proforma
