Mirrored futures: film presentation / mirroring futures.

Kellie, Callum

Abstract

"Mirrored Futures" is a continuation and expansion of a visual ethnographic film titled "Mirrored Transitions". Produced from archive and found footage, the film was presented at the Byre Theatre in St Andrews. The continuation will explore themes of industrial transition and the social impact of this transition in the specific context of Aberdeen. The self-proclaimed "Energy Capital of Europe" is on the cusp of a significant decline in wealth relating to oil and gas. As such, it is the epicentre of a potential post-oil culture in Scotland. Utilising found footage, this film will explore these themes in a poetic visual ethnography. In this presentation I discuss the project in its current state, with a specific focus on the methodologies deployed, and the intersection between academic research and artistic practice.

Citation

KELLIE, C. 2024. Mirrored futures: film presentation / mirroring futures. Presented at the 6th Biennial conference of the Petrocultures Research Group (PETROCULTURES 2024: Los Angeles), 15-18 May 2024, Los Angeles, USA.

• Presentation Conference Type: Presentation / Talk
• Conference Name: 6th Biennial conference of the Petrocultures Research Group (PETROCULTURES 2024: Los Angeles)
• Start Date: May 15, 2024
• End Date: May 18, 2024
• Deposit Date: May 27, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 28, 2025
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: Petrocultures; film; North Sea; Visual Anthropology; Arts based research
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2348823
• Related Public URLs: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1982221 ("Mirrored Transition")
• Additional Information: This was presented remotely. The file accompanying this record is the author's pre-recorded presentation. This was played at the conference and then followed with a live "questions and answers" session.