pferguson | April 29, 2024
Dad’s Army: CP1 of Walmington-on-Sea A weekend of what to watch was resolved as disc 1 from the original Dad’s Army (1968-1977) television series was launched over the weekend. The catchy theme, often mistaken for a wartime tune, was written by the show’s creator Jimmy Perry who together with Derek Taverner wrote the music. The […]
pferguson | August 29, 2022
Ever More Connected Artist Eric Henri Kennington was a war artist and sculptor– creating well known works of both the Great War (The First World War) and the Second World War. Kennington’s work is housed in several public collections including the National Portrait Gallery (London), the Tate Gallery (London), the National Galleries of Scotland, and […]
pferguson | April 30, 2022
Mother…Film… It takes a while…the penny drops…the pictures produce the synapses (the passing of messages to communicate). Having returned to 2005 I find my file of images for the 9.2 inch dazzle painted “gun” at the Imperial War Museum. Surely, at the time, I will do something with these? And surely I did…mind 17 years […]
pferguson | August 29, 2021
Letting Go C-216…sir… This is Abilene…right here under your feet…but now its Avalon. Now, how can that be possible to have those two things in the same place? (Kepper. The Last Full Measure, 1:15:37 – 1:15:58). It was a recent re-watch of The Last Full Measure, a film in search of the Medal of Honor […]
pferguson | April 18, 2021
Radium – Light the catalyst… She’s wonderful isn’t she…her dance…her name is Loie Fuller [pioneer of modern dance and theatrical lighting] if you wish to see her again…she calls it… this dance…her fire dance…[Why?]…I believe its because she’s interested in the way flames move. Henri Curie speaking to Marie Skłodowska from Radioactive. Screenplay by Jack […]
