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RG: Would you say that you’re an unconfident artist?
JF: Yeah.
RG: So why is your work aesthetically and ethically confident?
JF: It doesn’t seem like that to me. I always think I’m winging it. I think that people are just going to start laughing at me; point at me, point at the work, point back at me, and laugh.
RG: The image that conjures up sounds like a work you would make.
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RG: Do you think your work takes the piss out of art?
JF: People could think that, but I think my motivation is… is kind of looking at art. Maybe looking at taste. I think the reason why I make things like I do is because these are the skills I’ve got.
RG: So those are the conditions under which you practise?
JF: I’ve just learnt to accept that I’m interested in lower aesthetics…
RG: I’m left confused by your work a lot, because you play so close to the border of irony.
JF: …when people are in a state of uncertainty I think it helps. You know, when you can’t pin work down it becomes about you, the audience.

(from an interview between Josephine Flynn & Ryan Gander)
Josephine Flynn was born in Leigh, Greater Manchester, in 1975. She gained an MA Fine Art from Sheffield Hallam University in 2006, & a BA (Hons) Fine Art from Leeds Metropolitan University in 1998. In 2005 Flynn was in the Bloomberg New Contemporaries and she has forthcoming shows at International 3, Manchester, and Axel Lapp Projects, Berlin, this year.
Associates is a non-profit gallery initiated and directed by artist Ryan Gander. A one-year project of twelve solo exhibitions by artists who have not previously had a solo show in London, Associates offers the artists 100% of their sales profits. Associates will have a regular programme of openings on the last Thursday of every month (except December).
We would like to thank the signatories for their support. Patrons: Jack Bakker, Philippe Piessens, & Adam Prideaux; benefactors: Matthias Hartmann, & William de Quetteville; sponsors: ArtUpdate, Firefly Tonics, Ian & Frances Gander, Will Holder, Mark Hix, Chef Director of Caprice Holdings Ltd., & STORE

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London-based production company thefyzz is delighted to announce that its latest film, Fused, has been awarded the top prize at the prestigious 48 Hour Film Project, being named Best Film – London 2008.

The six-minute short is a slick and engaging nugget of cinematic excellence, revolving around the humorous and unexpected events facing a group of friends at a dinner party when the power keeps cutting out.

‘Fused’ was judged Best Film by respected members of the industry including James King (BBC), Tricia Tuttle (BAFTA) and Briony Hanson (Script Factory). The film also received three more awards: Best Ensemble Cast, Best Use of Line and The Audience Award, making it the most bestowed film of the competition. Having beaten the other 30 entries in the London category, Fused will now compete against the winners of all participating 70 cities around the globe for the elite worldwide 48 Hour Film Project prize.
The 48 Hour Film Project is a wild and sleepless weekend in which teams of filmmakers have to write, shoot, edit and score a movie in just 48 hours. The competition is the oldest and largest timed film competition in the world. Since its conception in Washington DC seven years ago, over 7,000 teams have participated across 70 cities. The competition format is simple: on Friday night you get a character, a prop, a line of dialogue and a genre, all of which need to be included in your movie. 48 hours later, the movie must be complete. Then it is shown at a local theatre and judged by the general public and a round table of industry judges.

‘Fused’ features a talented cast of up and coming stars, including Iddo Goldberg, who plays the role of Ben opposite Billie Piper in ITV2’s ‘Secret Diary of a Call Girl’ and who will appear alongside Daniel Craig in Edward Zwick’s war epic ‘Defiance’ early next year. Other cast members include Ashley Madekwe (ITV2’s ‘Secret Diary of a Call Girl’, BBC’s ‘Trix and Flipside’ and ‘Cassandra’s Dream’), Ed Weeks, a well-established comedian and part of the duo Tommy and the Weeks, and Greg Finnegan, Tom Turner and Marny Godden, whose comedy act, ‘The Grandees’ had a 5 star show, ‘The Box Of Cricks’, at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

‘Fused’ is produced and directed by Wayne Marc Godfrey, former Director of Acquisitions & Development for Goldcrest Films International and the producer of this year’s indie comedy, ‘Three And Out’.

‘Fused’ was scripted by Suzanne Heathcote, whose play, ‘Plot 10’, was commissioned by Hampstead Theatre as part of the Heat & Light season in 2007. Another of her short films, ‘Covered’, was runner up for Best Newcomer at this years Rushes Soho Shorts Festival. Suzanne is currently under commission with BBC Radio 4, where her radio play ‘Taken’, will be broadcast in early 2009.

Wayne Marc Godfrey said of the experience making ‘Fused’: “Story is the star for short films, well for any length of film really, and as soon as Suzanne came up with this one we were on to a winner. It was a pleasure working with such a talented and experienced cast and crew. The team had a great weekend – I think that’s what happens when you use real wine – and we are all thrilled to have won the London heat and to now represent England against the rest of the world.”
www.thefyzz.com

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