“Francis Bacon’s paintings are like experiencing a car crash in slow motion..." – Stacy Makishi11.09.2008 “Francis Bacon's paintings are like experiencing a car crash in slow motion. Your eyes are wide open as you slam into the windshield glass and although your head makes first contact, full impact occurs when your liver, spleen and other organs rush in to crush your ribcage and inevitably puncture your heart. In my response to Francis Bacon, I wanted to push my explorations toward finding a transgressive kind of beauty. I wished to paint a muscular poem; a wet poem with saliva, sweat, tears and body fluids… a poem that pushed one's body through a glass of forbidden desire.” – Stacy Makishi Nick Parish - Director Nick Parish is a London based filmmaker.He is a co-director of the creative studio Milkwood. His short films include The Lonely Cowboy and Sentinel which have been shown in festivals across the UK and internationally, such as LA Shorts, Oberhausen Film Festival and the ICA Digital Shorts Festival. His work has also been shortlisted for Coming Up 2008 and has been represented by The British Council. Prior to starting Milkwood he was a creative director for MTV’s Flux Channel and has collaborated on a number of projects with Channel 4, Tomato, Nike, Nokia and the United Nations. His films are known for their sculptural, in camera elements, which are informed by his background in sculpture and graphic design. In addition to several short projects, he currently has several features in development. Andrew Hinton – Producer Andrew Hinton is a creative producer who has worked closely with the band Saint Etienne on their film projects for the past 5 years. He was an artist in residence with them at Southbank Centre and continues to maintain a beehive on the roof of the Royal Festival Hall which featured in the most recent London Festival of Architecture. Recent projects include a series of short collaborations between composers and filmmakers for Channel 4...