Arabella Turner (UK/NL) is an artist and filmmaker using video, sound, digital 3D modeling, and text. Her films intricately layer timelines, merging historical and contemporary narratives. In her scripts and text-based works, she focuses on narrative design creating unique narrative structures for each project.
Currently, she is pursuing a master’s degree in Lens Based Media at the Piet Zwart Institute (Rotterdam).
EDUCATION
2022-2024, MFAD, Lens Based Media, Piet Zwart Institute
2014-2017, BA, Media & English, Goldsmiths University
EXHIBITIONS AND FESTIVALS
2024, CURRENTLYCURRENTLYCURRENTLY, V2/Ubik, Rotterdam (upcoming)
2023, Unfinished Film Festival, Venray
2023, Research Labs, EYE, Amsterdam
2022, Age of Many Posts, Barbican Centre, London
2022, Festival of Making, Barbican Centre, London
2021, Online Picture Show for ICP Intensive in Visual Storytelling, CAMERA Torino, online
2020, It All Comes Down, Barbican Centre, London
2019, Earwax Presents, Guest Projects, London
2018, Chronic Youth Film Festival, Barbican Centre, London
2017, Move Shake Mango Festival, The Albany, London
2016, Destination Deptford, The Albany, London
2015, Rogue Events, Multiple locations, London
SELECTED SCREENINGS
2023, Flying Ideas, WORM, Rotterdam
2023, Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam
2022, Barbican Centre, London
2019, National Poetry Library (Southbank Centre), London
2019, Camden’s People Theatre, London
2018, Sister Magazine Annual Launch, London
2018, Pillow Talk, London
2018, Barbican Centre, London
RESIDENCIES
2024, The Au Brana Centre, Gers, France (upcoming)
2023, GreenScreen Residency, WORM, Rotterdam
2020, Barbican Young Visual Artist Programme
GRANTS, COMMISSIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2022, Grada van Beek – Donner
2021, The Macquarie Group Scholarship for online study
2019-2020, Beyond the Body (Group Project), Arts Council, Research and Development Grant
WORKSHOPS AND SHORT COURSES
2021 -2022, Bootcamp in Games Design & Unity, University of West England
2021, ICP (New York)-Camera (Torino) Intensive Course in Visual Storytelling (Documentary)
2017, Berlin Summer School (DIY Art-film and performance)
PUBLICATIONS
2024, The Piet, PZI Archipelago, The Cliff, The Cave and The Studymaker: A Glossary, 2024
2023, The Piet, PZI Archipelago, WHILST (short poetry collection)
2022, The Piet, PZI Archipelago, I have despair and paper (a.k.a Love and Paper)
REVIEWS/PRESS
2023, EYE on Art, Research Lab
2022, Barbican, Age of Many Posts Weekender
2022, Barbican, Shadowbody
2021, Barbican Press Room, Barbican Launches Digital Group Exhibition It All Comes Down
2021, City Matters, Barbican Launches Digital Group Exhibition It All Comes Down
2021, Lucy Writes, It All Comes Down at the Barbican
2019, Peep Publication
2018, Sister Magazine, The Sound Issue
Reference available upon request.