HD Video, Stereo, 14 Minutes (looped) Mall Walking quietly depicts the morning exercises inside an empty shopping mall of a group elderly residents of Omaha, USA. Some walk alone, others chat in groups as they take advantage of this air-conditioned and purposely built space which is normally intended for consumption.
HD Video, 9 minutes 30 seconds (looped) The narration in Dear Samuel describes a series of encounters between a younger and older male lover. Interspersed with the account is a love song in which the narrator commits himself to caring for his lover through senility and death, helping him across the street, washing and changing […]
HD Video, 22 minutes (looped) Prime Time focuses on a group of older gay men who are part of a social society called ‘Prime Timers’ as they undertake an organised cruise. The filming of the ship’s interminable journey towards the horizon becomes an allegory for the search these men undertake by coming together to enrich […]
Jerwood, UK, 20 Jun – 26 Aug 2018 »For Jerwood Solo Presentations, Rob Crosse has produced a new series of photographs and a moving image work which continue his ongoing investigation into ageing, bodies, desire and manufacturing. Footage from a vintage car race depicting owners preparing their vehicles for a race is positioned with photographic […]
HD Vide, 7 minutes 30 seconds (looped) Clear as a bell, shot in the National Railway Museum in York, UK, follows a group if older men as they navigate the levers and signals of a model railway system. Designed to educate trainees in block signalling, this form of communication is soon to be rendered obsolete […]
4K Video, 14 minutes (looped) Ordinary Lifespan observes a group of mechanics as they meticulously disassemble a car in preparation for it’s restoration. The film creates a tender intimate study between men and an inanimate object, by focusing on the level of care involved in the restorative process.
4K video, 8 minutes 30 seconds (looped) Old Growth observes the automated climate-controlled systems required to maintain a Camellia tree at Pillnitz Castle in Dresden. The tree was planted in its current location in 1801, and has been protected ever since, initially by intricate wooden and glass structures that were erected each winter, and dismantled […]
A group of men ride their steam locomotive trains around a custom built track
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Team Roedale observes a group of men inside their club house as they race slot cars on a custom built track. Focusing on the movements of the men’s bodies as they attempt to follow the miniature cars hurtling round the track, the sound becomes a musical score choreographing their movements.