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

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.

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

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.

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'.

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

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

Dark Vat - This short by documentary film maker Elizaveta Stefankina gives you glimpse into the space.

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

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

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

article by Eloise Stevens from the 2015 Distil Ennui London Studio artist residency.

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

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

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

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

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 unprofessional, 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.

University Professor from the Polytechnic University of Valencia with a personal exploration of the 'Renaciendo' project titled CREATIVE RURALISM. (ENGLISH & SPANISH TEXT)

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

I always see so many divers heading out to the reef with some incredible camera gear setups, but unless you know what you are doing or you are going for a very particular image; you would be better off with just a sensible underwater camera and saving your money....

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

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'

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

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

All the resident artists were invited to watch me work within the space and interpret the experience in their own way. One year on Resident Artist Alexey Igorevich Shidlovsky revisit the conversation.

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' artist quote Alexander James hamilton dated 1995

a rare bucket list opportunity, not to be missed

when a copyright breach encroaches onto the realms of fraud by using other peoples work. IF THEY FAIL TO COMPLY HOW TO TAKE THEIR WEBSITE DOWN.

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.

Sea salt around the world has been contaminated by plastic pollution, adding to experts’ fears that microplastics are becoming ubiquitous in the environment and finding their way into the food chain via the salt in our diets.

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.

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

the process of analogue photography explored with artist stating 'Fear is a darkroom; where dreams set sail in a caustic sea.'

testing out locations for the final exhibition

with thought to be lost Ophelia film plates returned to the studio.

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.

Discussing inspiration by the Pre-Raphaelites, Vrubel and Flavitsky, here we talk about death and the urgency of life within his work.

Alexander James Hamilton has earned a reputation as someone working within one of the most demanding studio practices today.

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.

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.

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

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.

'Deep Water' a conversation & interview with Camilla Apcar of Luxury London

Back in 2008 I was contacted by The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN). The church started in 1987 with a handful of members, but has since become one of Nigeria’s most influential churches, attracting over 50,000 people to its weekly Sunday services at the headquarters in Ikotun-Egbe, Lagos.

A radio interview hosted in the mountain studio with the Mayor David Nicholas, Village priest Don Antonio Heredia and artist Alexander James Hamilton.

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

all framing executions now completed within the studio walls.

Creatives having their work published online under to gain free publicity could actually be doing the exact opposite, especially if you manage 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'.

I created a series on large Shipping Container Vessels as seen from the water line, photographed from a rowing boat in the busy harbours of the world. I could never imagine being able to get close to these vessels ever again after recent acts of terrorism changed public water access forever..

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.

London exhibition announcement with Dellasposa Gallery, london. 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. DATES TBC.... mid-late 2020

A collection of small oil paintings on paper mounted 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.

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

for many years this site has been closed, but the artist has rallied to local community to re-think of this historic sites potential. Despite the covid pandemic we are pushing ahead with a July 2020 opening. The building has no roof so we deem it safe to do so.

DIF Magazine publish 'Rosae' series of underwater roses formed into recognisable brands.

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

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, 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 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.

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.

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

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

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

a film defining the purpose & philosophy of the artist residency

Notes from attending an important gathering of decision makers.

Interview transcript

Created whenever I had a break from the schedule of the #PlasticFreeMaldives #designworkshop. Time is everything.

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*4 inch polaroid film stock that expired in 1987, what could go wrong ?

whilst Gregory uses a great deal of post production in his works, the scale of the production is very filmic and interesting to see behind the scenes.

Observing nature and documenting my experiments

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

Experiments with super cooled water, bubbles and magnets

A major donation of artworks by artist Alexander James Hamilton to help fund a new recycling facility working with the Soneva Foundation.

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

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

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

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 about his process.

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

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

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

OIL + WATER societies grim dependence on oil will soon shift to water the great fate of humanity

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.

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

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.

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; my romantic obsession with analogue film utilising the interventions of water and light. Do not mistake it for nostalgia; it is a knowledge that this process would be lost to any other medium.

late night conversations over a simple table of coffee and cigarettes

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

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

a letter from the collections founder Donna Spaon.

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

"I want photography to be important again, it is so dissolved by social media and photoshop that we rarely look into a photograph any more; I want to extend the parameters of what is possible." AJH

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, London.

article by Eloise Stevens from the 2015 Distil Ennui London Studio artist residency.

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

this is a fly on the wall documentary filmed exclusively in the now famous 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

creating new environmental works as an installation based execution

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.

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

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

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

artist discussion on natural interventions

The more well-known you are as an artist the more scared you become of breaking the boundaries of your own construction. You need to walk in the face of failure.

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 the flowers water supply brings about incredible transformation.

a telephone interview with Jeff Campagna Smithsonian Magazine published Feb 2015

this took over the night working by an open fire experimenting with frozen forms, 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 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

Re-Framing large format works in black cotton velvet

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' type infamous exhibition.

a stunning collection to view, download and study in your own time a wonderful cultural asset made available free of charge - BRAVO.

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 the artist installed a surreal floating cemetery installation within the historic Red October Studio.

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 this incredible space

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

nothing is to be expected as the surreal reality of a Russian studio and exhibition closes in

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 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'

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'

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.

Artist breeds butterflies in the studio to act as his subjects with an intense breeding program

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

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

some closing photographs from the space and people involved.

A candid interview with Hannah Tyrell of The Positive and the artist with a first look inside the space.

a look at how these vanitas works were created in the studio

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.'

just as the exhibition space is sealed off from outside light as the artist begins to install his custom art lighting system. A brief moments pause during the installation of Intersection.

The first outside camera to ever enter the artists reclusive Distil Ennui Studio in London

Matilda Battersby looks into my process ahead of 'intersection'

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

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

natural developments in still life

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

enjoyable viewing

reaching 1000 metres into the sky

this came out in print on my birthday which was a nice surprise, thank you Jess.

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

In 1967, when the Museum of Modern Art in New York City presented New Documents — a major exhibition of the personal visions of several photographers — the surprise of the show was the work of Diane Arbus.

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.

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 exhibition 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 on this corporate event megaplex.

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

As the 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 rendered meaningless when a law court fails to grasp the uniqueness of an artwork., as an auction house disassembles the 'Polaroid Collection' of donated art works with zero respect for the donating artists wishes or rights

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