In Praise of Shadows Series
A series of photograms, made to honour the minuscule natural phenomena of nature; of flora, water and of light and shadow itself.
A series of photograms, made to honour the minuscule natural phenomena of nature; of flora, water and of light and shadow itself.
In January 2024, Kate had now been in her cottage in the countryside for a full cycle of the sun. She began painting pale blossoms and petals again, inspired by the blush of light of the petals, breaking through the winter darkness.
Oil paintings on gessoed panels, painted over the course of 6 months, from January to July 2023. Trying to use minimal marks and paint to conjure the effect of fullness and space. Like Vermeer meeting Zen.
A series of oil paintings made in 2022 to capture or 'hold' the phases of the cycle of flowering in response to the earth's journey around the sun and the resulting seasons experienced in the UK.
A 16 mm music film (as appose to a music video) of the Sacconi Quartet playing Beethoven's String Quartet no. 14 in C♯ minor, Opus 131 | Movement 1: ‘Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo’.
A short 16mm film, reflecting on beginnings and endings, using Schubert's ‘Die Winterreise’ piece ‘Der Leiermann’ as initial inspiration.
A commissioned Light Sculpture for St. Mary’s and St Ethelburga Church, Lyminge, Kent, UK
Oil paintings made during the first lock-down 2020.
A series of black and white, digitally enlarged photograms (photographic shadows), displaying the patterns of the natural phenomena found from a human's relationship with water and light.
A six minute artistic documentary film, made by Ewan Golder, about the live water and music event "Applied Pure at the MI | Music & Light Symbiosis No. 3"
A documentary film about the live water and music event "River Song | Music & Light Symbiosis No. 2" 2018
An art exhibition of photograms at the River Garage Studios exploring the interaction of water and light, part of the artist-in-residence in the project ‘Art in the Park | Kearsney Interpreted’ curated by Dover Arts Development (DAD) and commissioned by Dover District Council.
Cheriton Light Festival 2018 All Souls Church, Cheriton, Folkestone. Curated by Strange Cargo, Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th February, 6-9pm. Cheriton Light Festival is an annual Winter festival set in Cheriton, Folkestone, the home of Strange Cargo. For the 2018 event, Kate had the idea to quickly make gold cubes and place them in a […]
Music & Light Symbiosis | Piece No. 1. Performed at the Dover Collective Studio Space on Friday 11th November 2016.
Wealden Literary Festival 2016. As artist in resident Kate recorded the shadow of the winter flora, on the winter solstice.
Kate laced together photographic stills taken of a burnt cube of oak. The idea was that the aperture of the camera was fully opened at the beginning of the film and each time the aperture was shut one stop, a shot was taken until there is no light entering the camera. Then it bursts back […]
Created in the Pie Factory in 2011, curated by Terry Perk, as part of the MA in Fine Art and Curatorial Practice
Art in the Romney Marsh. Curated by Jonathan Wright, featuring a temporary film installation orientating the North, South, East and West in All Saints Church, Lydd.
Folkestone Fringe ‘Camera Obscura Refined’, Studio 8, 14 Tontine Street, Folkestone, KentSolo Installation, Folkestone Fringe / Folkestone Triennial 2011. During the 2011 Folkestone Triennial, Kate opened up her studio as part of the newly formed Folkestone Fringe. Visitors climbed the 78 stairs to the top studio 8 in the B&B on Tontine Street to be […]
A series of five 17 second films, made replacing the defining 17 syllables of the haiku with 17 seconds of footage.
8mm film | cini film Made for Art in the Romney Marsh in 2011, Spring | East | 8mm was shown in a small, framed screen, set on repeat, in the East of the church and was made to represent birth, the East and spring. 8mm filming and digital editing by Kate Beaugié. © Kate […]
‘Elemental’ Georges House Gallery, Folkestone. 16th - 28th April 2010. Elemental Light Sculpture Gallery