A mind's eye
A film about philosophy by Joanna Callaghan.

Imagine the essence of a Thing. Now imagine a place where the essences of all Things exist. Can you?

Come on a journey to where everything exists as the Essence of Itself. With Stanley, a latter day Socrates as our guide, what could possibly go wrong?

A mind's eye seeks to discover if philosophical concepts can be translated into aesthetic products and if narrative can play a role in developing a coherent vision of philosophical concepts. The first of a series of films by Joanna Callaghan, exploring the ideas of key philosophers throughout history.

Biography

Joanna Callaghan is an artist based in London. In 2003 she completed her MA at the University of Westminster producing Thrownness a 35mm film inspired by the philosophy of Martin Heidegger. Her practice concerns the relation between perception, cognition and representation which she explores through narrative based film, video, and photography. In 2007 she was awarded a Capture commission to produce Still Moving a photographic installation that will be premiered in 2009. Her work has been shown in galleries and festivals in London, Sydney, Milan, Mexico City, Lisbon, Berlin and New York.

A mind's eye is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and will be the first of five films developed with the assistance of the University of Bedfordshire where Joanna Callaghan is a lecturer in Video Production.

Shooting Format: 35mm Cinemascope
Duration: 12'30"
Production Company: Heraclitus Pictures Limited
Available for exhibition: February 2009
Exhibition format: Single screen, surround sound 
Enquiries: info@heraclitus.org.uk, heraclitus.org.uk, joannacallaghan.co.uk