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Pictures of the Dreams of Progress exhibition

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video art exhibition on past and present visions of the future

Flyer of the exhibition held at the Westminster Reference Library

Introduction to the exhibition

Introduction to the exhibition

Discovery of Magnetic North video

Discovery of Magnetic North video by Richard Jerousek and Brian Philips

Corporate visions of the future

Corporate visions of the future

The Microsoft vision for 2019

The Microsoft vision for 2019

McCool!!! video

McCool!!! video by Julian Roberts and Namalee Bolle

Flying video

Flying video by Sam Fuller

The exhibition space

The exhibition space

Philosophical debate on Utopia and Progress

Philosophical debate on Utopia and Progress

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Children’s Art Day: storyboarding workshop

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cad2009As part of the Children’s Art Day 2009 and the Dreams of Progress exhibition, a storyboarding workshop was organised for the pupils of the year 4 from St Clement Danes School. Children learned how to create storyboards from pre-existing video material. Besides the fun and practical experience gained from the workshop, kids also learned how the same video footages can be sequenced to create many different stories;  how what is showed everyday on TV is not an exact representation of reality but the result of a montage.

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Videos of the future at the Dreams of Progress art exhibition

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(press release)

6th – 18th July, Westminster Reference Library, London, free admission

Short movies from international artists have been gathered along with corporate videos to form the Dreams of Progress art exhibition. Taking place at the Westminster Reference Library between the 6th and 18th July, the event will showcase past and present visions of the future.

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