About Us

We are a small team and every member works together making decisions bringing ideas to the table, helping the project to deliver on quality and diversity

Strangelove Festival is a nomadic project and unique festival bridging the gap between time-based genres. From art videos, experimental film and conventional cinema, to sound and performance works - Strangelove Festival celebrates the diversity of time-based media, with a programme of exhibitions, screenings, commissioned works, talks and performances.

Strangelove Time Based Media Festival is dedicated to promoting experimental, innovative art and film. The festival uniquely presenting together - artists’ film & video, cinema films, sound, and performance art.

Founded by curator David Gryn and the artist Terry Smith. The first pilot edition of Strangelove was hosted by Central St Martins, London, in March 2015 and showcased more than 60 artists over 5 days.

The second edition took place in 2017 in Folkestone. The 2018 edition was realised in Dunkirk, France. The 2019 edition was launched at the Photographers Gallery which then travelled to Turner Contemporary (Margate), Fabrica (Brighton), and landed in Folkestone for five days in March. In 2020 we have rethought the whole project. We are a festival-in-progress.

Strangelove in a non-profit organisation and the majority of our events are free. Strangelove is reliant on our partners, network of volunteers, and a small, dedicated team. Their support and generosity make the festival possible.

The Team

Directors: David Gryn and Terry Smith

Project Development: Chelsey Browne

Programming Team: Ewan Golder, Admire Ncube, Chantelle Purcell, Fari Bradley

Advisory Panel: Eddie Berg, Rose Cupit, Tony Grisoni, Tony Heaton OBE, Greta Hewison, Adrian Lockwood and Nikki Tompsett

Original Design Consultant : Stuart Brown

General information contact:

 info@strangelovefestival.com

 

FARI BRADLEY
EVENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS

Fari Bradley (b. Iran, based London) is an artist and composer working with both audible and inaudible sound on listening, language and environment.

Spanning installation, sculpture, performance and radiophonics, Bradley uses found objects, textiles, photography and electronics to question history, public space and society. Past commissions include: Edinburgh International Festival and South London Gallery. 

Bradley is pursuing a doctorate in Sound Art at University of the Arts London's Centre for Research into Sound Arts Practice (CRiSAP)."