Added Value? was a touring exhibition created by the Crafts Council UK that questions the value of contemporary craft within the landscape of branding and luxury goods. This exhibtion showcased high-quality and bespoke work from UK based designers and makers Zoe Arnold, Bompas & Parr, Carréducker, Simon Hasan, Tracy Kendall, and Oliver Ruuger.
The Light Surgeons were commissioned to create a series of six short films to capture each characters unique processes and products; each film focusing on a different theme that linked to the exhibition’s overall intersection of traditional and contemporary crafts and the notion of value.
Each film featured a brief introduction by Professor Bruce Montgomery who contextualized each the individuals practise within the broader set of questions explored in the exhibition.
Credits:
Direction: | Christopher Thomas Allen and Tim Cowie |
Producer: | Alice Ceresole |
Assistant Producer: | Annie Kwan |
Production Assistant: | Bea Wilson |
Camera: | Christopher Thomas Allen, Tim Cowie and Jai Rafferty |
Editors: | Christopher Thomas Allen, Tim Cowie and Helen Omand |