Sound and Music

Visual artist and film-maker, working extensively in the field of free improvised and experimental music and live art both in still photography and video. Currently making 12 short film collaborations with musicians for "Adventures in the House of Memory" - large collaborative project curated by visual artist Anne Bean of many musicians, live artists, pyrotechnicians who worked with Paul Burwell, percussionist, founder member of the London Musician's Collective and member of the Bow Gamelan Ensemble, who died in 2007 - for exhibition at Matts Gallery April 2010. See work in progress on www.vimeo.com/helenpetts
More personal art practice involves extremely solitary abstract/landscape based work mainly in video and sound. I also occasionally paint when it seems right.
Co-promoter (with guitarist John Russell) of Mopomoso free improvised music night at the Vortex Jazz Club. www.mopomoso.com
Runs Youtube channel - www.youtube.com/helentonic - of free improv concerts and associated art work.
Also work in progress - film of Max Eastley's sound sculptures. (see youtube site).
Former TV producer/director of arts programmes such as BBC2's The Late Show and Channel 4's Without Walls. (Gave up TV to study Fine Art at Goldsmith's College where I mainly concentrated on painting.)
Makes DVDs, videos for websites and provides photographic services for musicians and record companies. Designs CD covers and art work.
Experienced teacher, mentor and workshop organiser.
contact helenpetts@clara.co.uk