Delighted to feature as one of the Astronauts in the second of x5 companion video art pieces to the feature film 'The Tailor of Autumn (2014) by Australian director Shaun Wilson. Uber Memoria XIX: Part II was filmed at the National Gallery of Victoria and Indented Heads, in Jan 2014. The short film premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, Director's Lounge 4 Feb, 2014, and screens 6-13 June, 2014 at the Palazzo Albrizzi, Venice, Italy.

Uber Memoria XIX: Part II. A Shaun Wilson Film

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Honoured that my image and a personal poem dedicated to Lunar Gaia travelled to the Moon and back on the 13th April 2014, as part of the OPTICKS live performance for Global Astronomy month and recorded by the Dwingeloo Radio Telescope. The radio waves of this image are still travelling into the cosmos at the speed of light thanks to event curator Daniela de Paulis in collaboration with CAMRAS radio amateur Jan van Muijlwijk.

Planet Earth & Moon 13th APR 2014.

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It was a privledge to be able to give the inaugural Speaker Series talk at the State Street corporation Sydney Office. TED are partnering with the Speaker Series is to instill a culture of innovation at State Street. Describing how I perform aquabatics and navigate the challenges of interdisciplinary project planning to a group of finance experts might seem like an odd fit, but 99% of attendees agreed that the talk will help broaden their perspective and think about solutions to challenges.

State Street, Sydney 5 FEB 2014

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In 2006, Australian director Shaun Wilson visited the Romanesque-Gothic St. Michael's church in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany, encountering 51 medieval religious paintings. After painstakingly copying each artwork into a small travel notebook, Shaun reconstructed each painting through video using a series of actors and friends in locations of historical significance. Filmed between 2006-2013 in Germany, Australia and the UK, those images now form a unique blend of artistic beauty and cinematic stillness. Pell was delighted to join the cast as 'Aquilius' and dive into the Melbourne City baths.

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Keynote Speaker Pell presented an overview of her practice and the theme emerging from her experience in the deep sea and inspiration from outer space. She details various projects from 2002-2012 that examine human exploration of extreme environments as a rite of passage and a broader metaphor for the human condition including new designs for future imaginings for the evolution of our species. Microwave presents pioneering media artworks avidly supporting the exchange and dialogue between artists, professionals and the general public.

Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre, 2 NOV 2013

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