Tom Flynn’s Birefringence Work

These two images are made from a process called Birefringence, where light is split through a material with non-uniform molecules that is stressed by either stretching or layering. I don’t completely understand it either. Basically these images are made from stretching cling film and magnetising it, and they come out looking like this! Incredible.

They’re made by an artist called Tom Flynn. Tom had an exhibition in The Parlour Showrooms [the pop-up shop below my studio building] last weekend where I met him and we had a chat about “scientific art” which is kind of what this is. He said he fond out about Birefringence at a Science seminar and has been making this kind of work ever since.

I thought these would look amazing as a live projection for SUPERBEAT and asked him if it’s possible to turn these into moving images. Well, he said it’s totally possible and he’s gonna start working on it really soon. So we should be able to see his work in action at an upcoming Milk Bar gig. Really f*cking groovy.

The Parlour Showrooms

So, I’ve now moved to Bristol. I’ve got myself a studio above The Parlour Showrooms, which is a couple of shops open to artists and producers to sell or exhibit on Park Street, in the centre of Bristol. The studios are called The Parlour Upstairs. I’m currently putting together a few musicians to make a performance for The Parlour Showrooms, hopefully some time in spring.

I’m still working on the Sean and the Ghosts CD, this has now developed into an album that I’m sending out to friends and any organisations I’m interested in. If you’d like a copy of this CD then send me an email with your address and I’ll get it sent to you.