Freedom: Michael Gossage
Blurring the lines between reality and imagination, showing scenes that don't and can't exist in reality, creative technologist Michael Gossage responds to the concept of freedom in this film through the lens of a childlike imagination, inspired by the bleak and solitary architecture of a modern city contrasted with a layer of surrealism and a floating point of view.
Blurring the lines between reality and imagination, showing scenes that don't and can't exist in reality, creative technologist Michael Gossage responds to the concept of freedom in this film through the lens of a childlike imagination, inspired by the bleak and solitary architecture of a modern city contrasted with a layer of surrealism and a floating point of view.
- How would you describe what you do?
Michael Gossage: I am a creative technologist.
- What's your background?
MG: I studied Sound Design at university which lead me to my current job at SHOWstudio. Working with a team of creative people has pushed me to expand creatively in different mediums including photography and 3D design which are shown in the film.
- What inspires you?
MG: Architecture, minimalism and surrealism.
- What is the ambition behind your practice?
MG: I aim to blur the line further between reality and imagination; showing scenes that don't and can't exist in reality.
What did you hope to convey with your Bodies Of Knowledge film?
MG: I have tried to depict the duality of freedom through the lens of a childlike imagination. The bleak and solitary architecture of a modern city contrasted with a layer of surrealism and a floating point of view.