About BLINK
Courtney ‘CourtsWrites’ Hayles interweaves film, spoken word and photography to explore the turbulent journey creators experience when faced with a blank sheet of paper. Set to dramatic music by Philip Glass, and featuring contrasting visual styles, Blink explores the highs and lows of that process. The piece touches upon themes of vulnerability and substance abuse, self-belief and determination- opening a window into an artist's life.
Blink will take you on the landscape of CourtsWrites' journey beginning with auditory mumblings of prose and pontification, to the still life rawness and beauty of imagery in a voyeur drone style captured vividly by photographer Rikki Chan.
Inspiration Behind 'BLINK.
"I wanted to create a piece that represents an artist’s commitment to his craft, which more often than not is completely overlooked. I wanted to be a voice for the artists who have stuck at their craft, day in and day out without the high praise of the Hollywood Walk of Fame – hustling, sweating and persevering in the belief that their time to shine will come. ‘BLINK’ is my walk of fame."
Drawing upon inspiration from Manchester Collective’s catalog, I chose to set the film to Philip Glass’s music. I was moved by the score progression in the music and how perfectly it aligned with the turbulence of my journey.
Artist Talk: CourtsWrites
