I saw Tony Sinden speak at the Arnolfini about 10 years ago, when I was a teen studying A-Level Art. I remember watching an early experimental black and white film that he had made of windscreen wipers going back and forth and back and forth, and hearing him talk about an elaborate installation he had made which played with the light moving across the gallery room. I remember my patience being tested with the slow, conceptual elements of his work. It was sophisticated, introspective, technical, almost alien compared to all the other accessible, traditional art I had been shown before. As a young, aspiring artist interested in moving image, I think I was incredibly inspired, sitting in the auditorium listening to him talk so naturally and normally about his work, finding out the detail of how he approached things. I think I even asked him a question but I can’t remember what. Since then, I have always felt fondly towards Tony Sinden and his work, and was a little sad to hear that he had died last year. Picture This are having a show of his early works, starting next week. I think I’m going to try and make it down to Bristol to have a little look and pay my tribute.

Tony Sinden: early works
Date: 03 July – 07 August
Location: Picture This Atelier, Bristol