Effort of Nature

Morgan Quaintance is an artist, writer and art curator based in London. His work stems from an interest in subjects such as history, the human condition, counterculture and ethnography. Mostly he deals with subjects that involve him directly, having a very autobiographical work.

Morgan comes from a background in sound design and his work is heavily influenced by 80's sampling, hip hop, experimental electronic music and punk, which is reflected in the use of repetition in his films. He works with his own material he shot in the past, found footage and material shot for his own films, mixing 16 mm with digital and DV tapes, his films being a collage of media.

His references are the BBC television documentaries of the 70's and English free cinema and references such as Alan Parker and Denis Hopper. His work has been exhibited at numerous festivals and institutions including: MoMA, New York; McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, San Francisco; Konsthall C, Sweden; David Dale, Glasgow; European Media Art Festival, Germany; Alchemy Film and Arts Festival, Scotland; Images Festival, Toronto; International Film Festival Rotterdam; and Third Horizon Film Festival, Miami.