El convento de los Carmelitas de Budia desde mediados del siglo pasado está cerrado. Y desde hace unos días está abierto al público gracias a un artista australiano.

Ya está abierta al público la exposición Renaciendo, un muestra fotográfica con la que el artista Alexander James Hamilton ha dado nueva vida al convento de los Carmelitas de Budia, una joya de la arquitectura barroca castellana construido en el siglo XVII.

A radio interview hosted in the mountain studio with the Mayor David Nicholas, Village priest Don Antonio Heredia and artist Alexander James Hamilton. Discussing the project 'Renaciendo' where the artist has worked tirelessly to re-open the last to remain standing Baroque Convento De Los Carmelitas in Budia 19133, Spain.

Here you can see the site on the cusp of nightfall with 50 hand made state of the art Cree lighting modules installed. This is the last to remain standing Baroque Convento de los Carmelitas in Spain.

local tv crew visit the public opening of the exhibition 'Renaciendo' in the last to remain standing Baroque Carmelita structure in Spain. The artist worked tirelessly to re-open the space after being closed for over 170 years.

Recycling aluminium to extrude 'L' profile bars, from this simple transition I was able to construct a stable support frame for oversize prints on aluminium DiBond panels.

In response to the coronavirus crisis, Dellasposa Gallery and the Distil Ennui Studio® are raising funds for NHS Charities Together. Help support NHS staff and volunteers caring for COVID-19 patients.

at the cusp of the 10 year anniversary I revisit the 'Fusion' to be released as a collection of unique works on paper.

I think for any serious artist throughout the ages there is always a connection of great importance with certain places and periods; certainly Russia and the period between 1700-1850 feels that way to me.

In conversation last night; so very few artists have a genuine connection with their work.

life furniture designed by artist Alexander James Hamilton founding artist of The Distil Ennui Studio®

7 years on I am going back to the original film plates to discover hidden jewels while recalling the past masters that inspired the series 'the world remembers the beauty it used to know'.

I created a series on Shipping Container Vessels as seen from the water line, photographed from a little rowing boat in the busy harbours of the world. I could never imagine being able to get close to these vessels ever again.

I am constantly amazed by what is possible in the studio with a very simple foundry setup.

I returned to London in 2008 from 25 years working overseas on studio & location based projects; only to find the city and in particular my neighbourhood (Canary Wharf) overrun with over 200,000 cameras at that time.

NASA have for some time now made available images from their space exploration vehicles, but only when you start taking a detailed closer look does the sheer majesty of these projects dawn to light.

FUSION; the process or result of joining two or more things together to form one, a new single entity : the fusion of an idea.

even President bush and the Disney Channel are not safe from having too much satirical time on your hands

10 years on the 'Fusion' series continues as the artist propagates rare specimens of Allium flowers in the studio. Preparing the large format cameras and the darkroom facility to document what may be the last remaining Fuji film stocks in the studio.

El artista Alexander James Hamilton ha reunido a la comunidad local para reabrir este edificio abandonado para usos culturales. DATES TBC.... mid-late 2020

These are originally a collection of small oil paintings on paper and board, once dry they have been taken underwater and captured on analogue 8 by 10 inch film plates.

the artist has rallied the local community to re-open this derelict building for cultural uses.

continuing to explore the possibilities of religious symbolism within a baptist crucifixion series as works on paper

view the latest release unique prints and works on paper by underwater environmental ecocide artist Alexander James Hamilton. Exploring the mechanics of water as a primary medium for three decades through a studio & location based practice.

a site specific installation bequested to the project site by the artist.

each a unique 10 x 10 cm chromogenic print mounted onto pure recycled copper

for many years this site has been closed, but the artist has rallied to local community to re-think of its potential.

whenever I travel I try to be sure to place a project around it to maximise what is possible from the carbon footprint of my journey. This is a comprehensive historical reference of past designs of Tokyo Taxi signage, now but a memory as they are swallowed up by the larger taxi corporates.

The painting has unfortunately been cut from a much larger canvas, and appears to be dated 1798.

The building has been disused for over 185 years with only its baroque skeleton remaining

notifying the UN of its intention to leave, as other countries express regret and disappointment at the move.

Fabricated in 2015, packed away and forgotten about, a wonderful discovery.

I feel a responsibility not contribute with anaesthetic images; but rather to provide images that shake the consciousness.

the lifelong lack of a television in my life, has undoubtably changed my perception of the world.

talking 'Romanticism' the brooding and intensely personal eighteenth-century art and literary movement and today

Restoring a 17h Century hermitage

sharing her thoughts on the artist residency, two months after the exhibition closes.

his thoughts on what next and about the residency. 'I wrote it exactly as I feel' Oleg Deetz.

Working for cleaner waters around the world promoting a #3RStrategy - #Reduce #Reuse #Recycle

'A dream-like sensation of descendants dancing with one another; something in nature that never occurs" Alexander James Hamilton.

To support the book release Sayan Films will also be publishing their cinematic view of the whole process inside the studio during the 7 week Residency.

stating 'this is how artists learn not to fear their own ambitions'.

in the space renowned architect Norman Foster designed

by Elizaveta Stefankina

Film Courtesy.. Yaroslav Builov / Ярослав Буйлов Ekaterina Miftahova / Екатерина Мифтахова

Q&A with artist Alexander James Hamilton of The Distil Ennui Studio sharing information & announcing the opening of the public exhibition.

This design was taken to the test print stage where we ran a few 'work on paper' rolls, to produce in silk or a flock finish is the next stage; but costly.

Dark Vat - as seen By Elizaveta Stefankina

The magazines Arts Editor and entire crew it seems visit the Dark Vat Studio in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia.

a film from inside the space on the media open day

a film defining the purpose & philosophy of the artist residency

as each of the artists search for pockets of silence to be able to root and grow.

Notes from attending an important gathering of decision makers.

artists working in the fields of ballet, opera, filmmakers, photographers, composers, pianists, digital creators, poets & sculptors are invited to apply.

Interview transcript

A rare visit to the underwater analogue photographic artists studio where he creates unique artworks that bleed a surreal sense of alienation.

shot offshore on grainy 5*4 inch polaroid film stock that expired in 1987.

whilst Gregory uses a great deal of post production in his works, the scale of the production is very filmic.

Observing nature and documenting my experiments.

as timeline confirmed for the opening of the #PET & #HDPE plastic recycling facility in the Maldives is tabled.

Liquid Mechanics - No liquid behaves quite as oddly as water

for the remote islands of the Maldives

experiments with studio built Cree lighting units.

a look inside the exhibition space with Dellasposa Gallery.

a book that strives to uncover the deeper meaning behind the artworks of today.

Textures and texts from the shoreline: A collection of letters & PhotoGrams

with the artist quoting 'the surface tension of the water is my playground'

in the past I have often used the studio to deploy guerrilla tactics to get certain messages out into the public domain in a playful and meaningful way.

ArtNet asks how to continue challenging our understanding of photography as a medium.

opening with Dellasposa Gallery to view key Flag, Butterfly, Photographic, Sculpture Painting and Illuminated artworks.

Exploring the history & meaning behind artists using flag motifs.

Ahead of London Exhibition opening 'All Icons are false' Alexander speaks with the ArtNet Galleries Team.

Only three countries have not signed up to this important environmental agreement.

Inspired by the dream-like aesthetic of Alexander's work

another profiteering tourist cashes in on a dead artists work.

Ecocide 'Today we fight wars over access to oil, soon those same disputes will erupt over water and this fate for humanity takes over of my thoughts in the studio'

Artnet article leads with the headline - 5 Artworks that remind us of the latest runway gowns.

Studio as laboratory, article published 02/17. in issue 13 of After Nyne Magazine with texts by Eloise Stephens & Alexander James Hamilton.

Created during the artist residency in August 2015. Written by Sophie Fenella Robins. Performed by Alexandra Rachel Mai

From 1955 'Une Femme Coquette' with English subtitles.

announcing first solo exhibition in London in 4 years 'All icons are false'. May 2017.

words by Finnian Mallally Muschinski

working primarily on 10 * 8 & 5 * 4 inch plates - A romantic obsession with analogue film utilising the interventions of water and light. Do not mistake it for nostalgia; it is a knowledge that this would be lost to any other medium.

in conversation last night

underwater floral abstractions in this striking visual series of flowers underwater

unique print donated titled - I hate the word homophobia. Its not a phobia, you're scared, you're an asshole.

exploring what's wrong with modern art.

in conversation last night 'EXIT crucifixion' studio installation inspired by the death of British - American artist & friend Nancy Fouts.

a letter from the collections founder.

in their 'art and collectables' section I profess that "I want photography to be important again, it is so dissolved by social media that we rarely look into a photograph any more in this visual blur I am creating sharpened lines of focus of what it possible."

noted in letter from Professor Andrei Tolstoy (nee. Leo) 1956-2016. dated 14th July 2014

why this painting is so important.

ideas concerning the spiritual and economic valuation of artworks

Sending a healthy message to the art world. The sad closing of the Hughes Gallery in sound financial health as it transitions into an arts foundations.

'The Illusion in oils' taking over an unlit raw building floor plate and installing the hand made bullet lighting system into the space to light the exhibition.

After just having landed in Moscow following 4 days of travelling, whilst sinking to the bottom end of a litre of Vodka - the rest is self explanatory

Excerpt from an interview held in London at The House Of St Barnabas, Greek Street, Soho, London

article by Eloise Stevens from the 2015 artist residency.

As works from the series 'Transparency of a dream' are selected ahead of an early 2016 exhibition; this text written by young academic Lizzy Hajos arrives in the studio.

filmed on location as a fly on the wall documentary in the Moscow studio "Red October'

In conversation last night.

I have always believed that any thought that is not acted upon or sketched / noted down is a complete waste of time and energy - for me memory is lead on parchment

John Pallant, Regional Creative Director of Saatchi & Saatchi EMEA, curated and helped to handpick the 9 most deserving individuals for the Alexander James Artist Residency which was supported on Chainy.com

inspiring new environmental works

This was sent some weeks ago to Tim Cook at apple corporation which is noted as an email address he will personally respond to; No reply has been received.

The reasoning behind this project, as artist Alexander James Hamilton and the Distil Ennui Studio host a major collaborative project

from one of America's greatest poets; courtesy Artbound & KCET.

Resident artist Sophie Fenella recites her first piece created through her residency.

The watery world of Alexander James Eva-Luise Schwarz Editor-In-Chief, Four Magazine

everyone from the likes of Vivian Maier, James Dean, Paul McCartney and Robert Doisneu did the exact same thing with the camera I have carried for over 30 years; they did a self portrait.

10 artists, 1 Studio 1 month. London. August 2015.

artist discussion on natural interventions

discussing OIL + WATER the Siberian project

Although the organisers hung the artwork upside down in the selection process it was nice to be nominated.

Vanitas works feature in the Museum show 'Nature Morte', Stavangerin Norway
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I think you will enjoy this striking visual dialogue

a scientific experiment where a glass rose has pure gold microscopically ground and ingested through its own water intake

a telephone interview published Feb 2015

this took over the night working by an open fire experimenting with light and sound.

this interview was given when I first met Eva-Luise Schwarz, it was surrounded by Vanitas works at the recent exhibition at the Club, Cafe Royal.

Starting work creating a series of location based sculptures from ossuaries of frozen oil and water

to create 'OIL & WATER' - The Siberian project by ecocide environmental artist Alexander James Hamilton

coining the phrase 'Ophelia and the chocolate factory'

It was wonderful to meet Andrei in what would become a long standing letter correspondence friendship until his death in 2016.

Transcript from interview first published 18th August 2014 Artist Alexander James BY JOSH SIMS PHOTOGRAPHY BY PIERS CUNLIFFE

a fun day spent in the workshop with long time friend and framer Simon Quinn.

After a gruelling installation process I polished myself up for the opening just in time.

this was the first time the quote 'An Englishman in Moscow' was phrased for this project.

a stunning collection to view, download and study in your own time a wonderful cultural asset to be available free of charge - well done Morgan Museum.

Alexander James: interview Alexander James: Rastvorennaya Pechal (Dissolved Ennui) Triumph Gallery, Moscow 18 April – 11 May 2014 . by ANNA McNAY.

this was a well written and thoughful piece thank you Buro247

what a lovely gathering at the Red October Studio to celebrate the opening of Rastvoyrennaya Pechal at the Triumph Gallery, Moscow.

arts editor Alice Lagnado caught up with Alexander James in London.

covering over 100 square metres with a surreal floating cemetery installation.

all new works since 2013 are produced as unique non edition works.

the day has finally come to start the huge task of clearing and preparing the space

Crossing the border into Russia, I slowly make my way to Moscow alone in the truck through thick winter blizzards.

crossing 7 countries alone in a vintage truck as the artist makes his way to Russia

a richly produced publication with works from two PA&G artists, myself and Nancy Fouts.

Lizzy Worby investigates my practice.

A candid discussion about plans for creating all the artworks form his debut Russian exhibition from his new studio at the Red October, Moscow.

always the centre of controversy with Andres Serranos' piece titled 'Piss Christ'.

A month into Alexander James’ stay in Russia, his studio at the Red October chocolate factory in the heart of Russia’s capital is up and running.

Morpho Rhetenor Helena goes to the Monsoon Art Collection joining works by the likes of Gabrielle Orozco & Jeff Koons.

British artist Alexander James Hamilton to be the third British artist to have a major solo exhibition at Triumph Gallery, Moscow in 2014 before were Damien Hirst & The Chapman Brothers.

what beauty lies in the smallest of details of the natural world, for me a constant fascination

upon entering the surreal studio of Alexander James Hamilton- by Shakira Malkani

an homage showing works from the seminal exhibition 'Abstraction in photography'

some closing photographs from the space and people involved.

in a candid interview with the artist inside the space.

a look at how the works were created in the studio

just as the exhibition space is sealed off from outside light as the artist begins to install his custom art lighting system.

Reuters, the first outside camera to ever enter the Distil Ennui Studio.

Matilda Battersby looks into my process ahead of 'intersection'

Hedge magazine's arts editor visits the exhibition

as vanitas takes over the space in what will be a one year artist lockdown

natural developments in still life

195*195 cms AP 'Glass' work in final framing

this came out in print on my birthday which was a nice surprise

an insightful exploration into the artists studio practice

reaching 1000 metres into the sky

"By keeping cut roses in a state of suspended animation, their colours drained but their life preserved, Alexander James has created images of surreal beauty.'"

with over 20 species and 300 family members about to join us.

iconoclast — n 1. a person who attacks established or traditional concepts, principles, laws, etc 2. a destroyer of religious images or sacred objects

I found this interesting video with poignant comments there to listen out for from the likes of AA Gill and Stephen Bailey.

Masters of Photography Film Archive (1972)

Reminded today of the wonderful work by Dorothea Lange

Tokyo Taxi, an update from Teito Taxi Co. in Shinbashi - the oldest taxi company in Tokyo

my first showing with new gallery Pertwee Anderson & Gold.

a broad program of rare species will join the studio family very soon as the 'Swarm' series continues exploring new species and interpretations.

The night I met Nancy Fouts at her second opening with the gallery.

A small but poignant piece 'Talk to me' is accepted into the Davis Museum Lisboa collection.

it was strange after so many years of construction to see the lights finally switched on.

a short piece on my work in Tokyo on the Tokyo Taxi series.

A new series exploring the street scenes of sex workers, a new covert series shot in Antwerp's Red Light District

As the ranks close in on stripping image makers of their fundamental creators rights.

A series created in response to the BP oil disaster Deepwater Horizon 20th April 2010

what will be the legacy from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe

The sad passing of Dennis Hopper

the disappointing breakup of an important collection of donated polaroid works with zero respect for the donating artists wishes or rights.