Excerpts from an interview with Kimberly Brown at The House Of St Barnabas on a brief whirlwind PR return to London.

Discussing my inspirations by the Pre-Raphaelites Vrubel and Flavitsky death and the urgency of life in my work

Two months into Alexander James’ stay in Russia, his studio at the Red October chocolate factory in the heart of Russia’s capital is operational and preparing for 'Rastvoyrennaya Pechal' or 'Dissolved Sadness'

this is a fly on the wall documentary filmed exclusively in the now famous Moscow studio 'Red October'

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

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

When microplastics reach the upper atmosphere and are exposed to ultraviolet radiation from sunlight, they degrade, contributing to greenhouse gasses

For over 30 years I have used the symbology of butterflies to open the dialogue we all so readily forget in a modern world.

A text written by Paul Carey-Kent for the exhibition - All Icons Are False, D Contemporary Gallery, London.

finding a better end of life for these valuable plastic & aluminium resources in a carbon neutral way now has full proof of concept.

Designed to be installed in any situation that can handle being connected to all water quality types so that people feel safe again drinking from public water services.

Artistic Catalysts: Inspiring Climate Change Conversations.

Copyright and AI Generated Art: Understanding and Navigating The Legal Boundaries in the Digital Age

The world is facing an imminent water crisis, water is fundamental to the global climate crisis & food crisis

How his 1916 theory is now proven and the impact it will have in the science community for scientific advancement.

building on the legacy of Hans Jenny as this multi medium project takes form with lighting, sculpture and installation works.

societies grim dependence on oil will soon shift to water for me the great fate of humanity consumes my thoughts daily.

The discovery was confirmed on June 28, 2023.

A re-interpretation of the original sculpture in white Carrara marble by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux dated 1865–67

from an early email enquiry to the finished series & exhibition, a lovely artist collaboration.

talking through projects past & present

you can support this project on Patreon.com/SustainableArt

Entire native population was deported so the UK & USA could open military bases, erasing the indigenous community & their culture

your support will be rewarded with collectable art prints through the program from as little at €5.50 a month

get a sense of scale with these art installation reference images

making inert Bio-Resin hermit crab shells to replace those taken by ill-informed tourists.

There have been several Time Magazine covers that highlight our future predicament, but what impact or change did it help make?

The bottled water sales in 2022 have reached USD 303.9 billion & 90% sold in plastic bottles is simply filtered tap water. To continue is NAIVE.

One year on Resident Artist Alexey Igorevich Shidlovsky revisit the conversation.

Dehydrating removes moisture from food through evaporation to inhibit bacteria, yeast, & mold.

For me Vanitas is more relevant today than it was 400 years ago, with issues of pollution and commercial morality within a decaying natural world.

Ecocide Ambassador speaks out as the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 lose their supporters ethical respect by allowing Coca-Cola to be their main sponsor.

This piece evolved from attempting to 3d model sea corals.

this design has been on my desk for some time and is now finally being realised in an elegant repeatable and modular way

The scene of a young Christian woman with her hands bound thrown into the Tiger river.

astonishing winter warming temperatures recorded around the globe.

How after returning the war Jasper started painting nearly 100 flag paintings

The scene depicted is from Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act IV, Scene vii, in which Ophelia, driven out of her mind when her father is murdered by her lover Hamlet, falls into a stream and drowns:

Some time ago I began working on trying to find a solution 
to a problem that has been accelerating over the years with the continual bad behaviour of poorly educated tourists.

New works prompted by America deciding to leave the Paris Agreement becoming a nation of climate deniers.

Vanitas was primarily known as a popular Dutch art genre of the Baroque period c. 1585-1730 having its renaissance in the mid 17th century.

All new works will be NFC certified with a studio embedded NFC (near field communication) tag using blockchain anti-counterfeit encryption.

new data released that is alarming climate scientists globally

Circularity focuses on resource cycles, while sustainability is more broadly related to people, the planet and the economy. Circularity and sustainability stand in a long tradition of related visions, models and theories.

A very frank and direct conversation about living and working as an artist in Russia.

Famous experimental artist Alexander James Hamilton arrived in Krasnoyarsk to host 12 young Siberian artists in his studio.

Curator Oleg Deetz states 'The result of the observation was a simple conclusion: to not hold this exhibition would be a crime against photography itself'.

I return to the original location for the 2014-2015 Oil + Water series on the banks of the Kama river.

Gita Lenz (October 1910–January 20, 2011) was an American born New York photographer whose imagery ranged from the humanist to the abstract. Most known for the seminal photographic exhibition 'Abstraction in photography'

Every second, another ten tons of plastic is produced. 10% of all plastic produced ends up in the oceans.

In a unique photographic process discover how the surface tension of the water is my playground.

New bronze works, molotov petrol bombs and a humorous poke at the bottled water industry

What would Auguste Rodin or his subject in The Thinker be contemplating if it were made today

nations, governments & institutions have come to realise that they have acknowledged this fact far too late as water tables run dry, rivers and oceans become polluted and stripped bare of their bounty.

Small changes we can all make that mean big changes to our impact on the natural world.

This piece was projected over a vast black water reflection pool installed within the studio

sculptures made from beach cleanup recycled Coca Cola cans, highlighting the four biggest global polluters today

This piece is titled ENJOY a molotov cocktail coke bomb is made from over 300 recycled coke cans

A critical text by Eloise Stevens from the 2015 artist residency.

Discussing the 'Makers Place' recycling studio and collaborating with Soneva

Here you can see the process involved in recycling aluminium drinks cans to a better end of life than dumping in land fill.

exciting new possibilities from the 3d world

A project to enable ocean cleanup for habitat and species protection from drinks industry pollution and waste

As the football star kicks back at the corporate giant for product placement in TV interviews.

the journey is nearing completion as the first shredded and washed materials pass through the facility

A series representing the destruction and havoc we as a species are inflicting on nature and the planet

the opening of this facility will facilitate the recycling of 40,000 drinks cans a month and 20,000 single use plastic bottles

our first big recycling project in the space will become a signature design feature

Thank you to all those of you out there for supporting the studio and I to bring this recycling facility to life, I could not have done it without you all.

From the archives of a series created in 2012 which I have often referenced in the studio

1.5 billion plastic drinks containers are made each and every day, with only 6% globally recycled

All the prints were produced in-house by the artist (not outsourced) between 2004 and 2010, but until now never released.

As we recklessly degrade global waters, while governments and companies extend their privatisation of clean water supplies with global acts of ecocide, here a proposition for change.

underwater sculpture & ecocide artist creates a new series of sculptures made from brand specific beach cleanup and recovered land fill plastic & aluminium waste

the whole process is now in house; from the darkroom processing, darkroom & digital printing, mounting and museum framing.

here we have the first design layout draft from the publishers from 2011

Coca Cola is the target here with a rebranded 3d render model of a classic coke glass bottle

This lovely surprise arrived in the post yesterday from 2 local photographic artists

new artist built frames coming through the studio while exploring new finishing techniques.

The world set a 2020 deadline to save nature but not a single target was met, UN report findings today.

strangely they never delivered the final cut. A little sad, but glad to at least have this raw edit on file.

new kinetic light installation chandelier prototype with Cree Technology integrated cooling fan and 1000 seeds

If you raise an arm in the neon-soaked streets of Tokyo, a taxi—or takushi—will begin a series of majestic manoeuvres.

As works from the series 'Transparency of a dream' are selected ahead of an exhibition with Dellasposa Gallery; this text written by arts history alumni Lizzy Hajos arrives in the studio.

a text by JAVIER POYATOS SEBASTIAN, Professor Teoría de la arquitectura y la ciudad, Valencia University.

Withdrawing from the Paris agreements shows the current political drive against the environment within the Trump administration.

a letter from the collections founder Donna Spaan.

how to use the macro function to your advantage

I can barely to imagine a world without soft drinks of one kind or another, but at what cost.

these two pieces sold at the Dark Vat public exhibition they are titled 'Dolloris' & 'Dollarina' both are collaborative works with graffiti artist Andrey Shmaliy.

why it is important to protect the artists oeuvre and future estate benefactors, as the studio turns its back on the gallery formula and commits to self representation.

arts correspondent Jess Rayner publishes article on 'Underwater Installation Art' the importance of marking him out as 'an artist at the forefront of contemporary photography'

Palaver Rhoeas poppies were so willing to take on this underwater process.

A memorable day shooting the dancers rehearsing at Krasnoyarsk Choreographic College. Using time as a mechanism to create the scene in layers.

Jessica Phillimore (nee McBride) discusses Art and Investment with Family Office Magazine

unnatural event as another commercial ECOCIDE incident on Russian east coast killing 95 percent of seabed life

The underwater photography of Alexander James BY CHARLOTTE SIMMONDS PUBLISHED IN NEW STATESMAN 03 MAY 2013 12:31

One simple change can reduce global carbon emissions by 15%, carry a 'Life Can' and filter your daily drinking water and kill the bottled tap water industry overnight.

TV Program El Pueblo Más Bonito de Castilla-La Mancha 2020 as CMMedia visit Renaciendo

'fear is a darkroom where dreams set sail in a caustic sea' quoted in 1995.

a rare bucket list opportunity, not to be missed

learning from the past always help signal the restoration most suited for today.

a second look inside the Dark Vat and a glimpse of an exhausted Alexander; clearly the most difficult residency to my experience. Hosted inside an abandoned photographic paper factory with 12 young Siberian artists.

new study with confirmed data

In a world of ever condensed trends and obsession with the transient – Instagram anyone? – it is refreshing to see and talk with an artist who is, bluntly, comfortable enough in his own skin to not give a shit.

In a bid to reduce my footprint, the studio is now fully equipped to build frames from felled wood direct to the exhibition walls with no outsourcing.

thought to be lost underwater film plates found in the studio archive.

I was handed the keys to a very raw new and newly built space, upon which we set about blacking out all the windows and installing a hand built a complete lighting system.

Fusion series is revisited 10 years after the original project was created. Now taking on the epic theme of a 'black hole' as a even light is pulled in by this spheres vast gravitational pull.

Presenting a collection of photographs, installations & sculptures that are hugely rewarding to visitors added with the artists historic transformation & revitalisation of a Baroque Convent abandoned for over 170 years.

Textures and texts from the shoreline: A collection of letters & PhotoGrams created in a plein air studio

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.

Back in 2008 I was contacted by The Synagogue, Church of All Nations SCOAN to help shoot an advertising campaign

A radio interview.

Artist re-opens the last to remain standing Baroque Carmelita structure in Spain 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

all framing executions now completed within the studio walls.

having work published online to gain free publicity could be damaging to your own website

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.

characters such as Cerberus and Geyron are recreated in the studio under intense physical conditions

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

These new pieces are so far away from the studio control of previous figurative works. These are wild. Completely born of nature.... I just placed the pieces there; the ocean has the rest.

analogue photography when twinned with meticulous planning and the hand fabrication of wardrobe and props can be a very rare and beautiful thing.

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

I have long experimented with HFR film project ideas, here is a piece from the water studio.

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'.

Liquid Mechanics - No liquid behaves quite as oddly as water which exhibits a raft of unusual behaviours, many of which are essential for life as we know it.

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.

Revisiting the Fusion series 10 years on.

looking back on the series 'Visions from the shoreline' 2017.

even President George W 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.

Inspired by the dream-like aesthetic of Alexander's work this short film tells a story of falling in love with a dream.

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

a site specific installation bequest to the artist installation project RENACIENDO

each is a unique 10 x 10 cm chromogenic print mounted onto pure recycled copper overpainted in oils

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 is dated 1798.

continuing to explore religious symbolism within the context of a modern world as water shortages appear around the world

This building has been disused for over 170 years with only its baroque skeleton remaining, After the restoration works are complete the project will then involve lighting, sculpture and photographic works.

President Trump has notified the UN of his intention to leave, as other countries express regret and disappointment at the reckless move.

Fabricated in 2015, packed away and forgotten about until today, a wonderful discovery in the studio stores.

A major donation of artworks to help fund a new recycling facility working with the Soneva Foundation.

A lifelong commitment to never owning or watching television has undoubtably changed my perception of the world.

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

Supporting the 3R strategy of #Reduce #Re-Use & #Recycle.

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

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

Working for cleaner waters around the world and continually promoting a #3RStrategy - #Reduce #Reuse #Recycle through studio and location based projects and interventions.

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'.

Visions from the shoreline. An exhibition exploring issues of sustainability and ecocide.

this is for me an interesting process, posing the very real question.... is it post production or not?

A short film explores the theory and intentions of the Distil Ennui Studios artist residency program

the first few weeks inside the space

This design incorporates signature works from 'Swarm' & 'Transparency of a dream' underwater butterfly collection of underwater photographs.

A short by documentary film maker Elizaveta Stefankina gives you glimpse into the project.

The magazines Arts Editor and entire crew it seems visit the Dark Vat Studio in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. April 2019.

a film from inside the space on the media open day

a film defining the purpose & philosophy of the artist residency

It has been a chaotic start to the process taking over yet another very raw studio space with 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 in the region.

Interview transcript

Alexander James has established himself as a renowned exponent of underwater photography. His work has been exhibited across the globe. Yet his prints have nothing to do with fish, there is no SCUBA gear or waterproof cameras involved.

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

shot offshore in the Maldives on grainy 5 by 4 inch polaroid film stock that expired in 1987 what could possibly go wrong

Observing nature and documenting my experiments

as timelines are confirmed for the opening of the plastic & aluminium recycling facility in the Maldives.

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

experiments with studio built Cree lighting units in a bid to reduce his studios carbon footprint

a look inside the exhibition 'Visions from the shoreline' with Dellasposa Gallery.

uncovering the deeper meaning behind the artworks of today exploring the invisible sources of the artwork: talks with today’s artists

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.

artist continues to create compelling underwater analogue photographs that have the semblance of paintings

Exploring the history & meaning behind artists using flag motifs.

opening with dellasposa Gallery, 4th to 17th September 2017 - 93 Piccadilly, Mayfair, London.

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

The sad case of unethical profiteering as a tourist found cashing in on a dead artists work and important legacy

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

Studio as laboratory, article by Eloise Stephens & Alexander James Hamilton, exploring the studio during the 2017 artist residency within the Distil Ennui Studio.

Story -By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky Une Femme Coquette may not sound like anything special, a 9-minute no-budget short film, shot on a borrowed 16mm camera by a 24-year-old amateur with no formal film school training.

The more well-known you are as an artist the more scared you become of breaking the boundaries of your own construction

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

words by Finnian Mallally Muschinski

Do not mistake it for nostalgia; it is a knowledge that this process would be lost to any other medium.

underwater floral abstractions in this striking visual series of flowers underwater

underwater silver gelatin print. I hate the word homophobia. Its not a phobia, you're scared, you're an asshole.

Aired on BBC Radio 4 - A POINT OF VIEW program

From the Russian Diaries - The real tastes of Siberia located in the heart of Moscow city.

by Tricia Divets

notes from letters between Professor Andrei Tolstoy (nee. Leo) 1956-2016. dated 14th July 2014

why this painting is so important.

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

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

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 ever been received.

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

The watery world of Alexander James Hamilton by 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 Rolleiflex 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

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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a telephone interview with Jeff Campagna Smithsonian Magazine published Feb 2015

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 exploring the process 'Enthalpy of fusion'.

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 have met Andrei Tolstoy in what was to 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, billionaire magazine.

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

Love what you do, and you will never have to work another day in your life. Acceptance by the Russian people was more important than a travelling circus exhibition.

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

arts editor Alice Lagnado caught up with Alexander James in London

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

Flowers and live butterflies in a celebration of life for Alexander James' exhibition 'Intersection'

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

arts academic paper by Lizzy Worby investigates my practice.

A candid discussion about plans for creating my debut exhibition in Russia - living and working as a true russian artist.

entering the surreal studio of artist Alexander James Hamilton at the Distil Ennui Studio: by Shakira Malkani

some closing photographs from the space and people involved.

January 2013; Creative Reviews editor Gavin Lucas discusses the new series 'Glass' stating '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.'

The first outside camera to ever enter the artists reclusive studio

Hedge magazine's arts editor visits the critically acclaimed exhibition and discuss his underwater floral series

with over 20 species and 300 family members about to join us, the studio butterfly breeding allows me to explore the hatching process for endangered species to highlight environmental ecocide by he junk jewellery business in China

A strong looking double page spread layout within this internationally recognised magazine. Thank you Cary Georges editor of 'THE 50', that was fun.

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

Recorded In 1967.

Remembering the wonderful work of Dorothea Lange

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

I found this interesting video with poignant comments from AA Gill and Stephen Bailey.

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

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

a short piece on my work featuring Tokyo Taxis at night.

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

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

A series created in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil platform disaster

What is the legacy of the BP Deepwater Horizon catastrophe as vast amounts of oil enter the oceans food chain causing long term Ecocide through negligence.

The sad passing of Dennis Hopper.

Copyright is rendered meaningless when a law court fails to grasp the uniqueness of an authors work.

Published August 2009

a colourful spread in this design publication.

Anna Richardson takes a look at a very old body of work discussing my in-camera practice and these talented athletes.

A mixture of photography, installation and video in this early exhibition hang.