Guy Sherwin
Directing
Born in 1948, Guy Sherwin studied painting at Chelsea School of Art in London. Inspired by films and expanded cinema from the London Filmmakers’ Co-op, he began making films and acquired laboratory skills while working there during the 1970s. His 16mm films are often highly concentrated in their form, but very diverse in terms of their imagery and approach. The Short Film Series (1975-ongoing) and live performance pieces such as Man with Mirror (1976-ongoing) involve human, animal and natural phenomena transcribed as filmic subjects, while his optical sound films and performances explore a wide variety of abstract audiovisual ideas.
Directed
Animal Studies (Egret / Seagull Reflection / Midges / Spider / Swans in a Line)
2026
Four Films about Music (Silent Jazz / Orchestra / Pause / Interior Music)
2026
Light Cycles
2016
Guy & Kai
2013
Window/Light
2013
Piano
20132.0
Yi Wei
2011
Mei
2010
Cross Section #2
2007
Optical Sound
2007
Notes #2
2007
Interval #2
2007
Sound Cuts
20074.0
Mobius Loops
2007
Bay Bridge from Embarcadero
2006
Vowels & Consonants
2005
Bruce Baillie at Total Mobile Home Talking About All My Life
2004
Newsprint #2
2003
Cycles #3
2003
Camden Road Station
2003
Da Capo: Variations on a Train with Anna
2000
Animal Studies
1998
Tree Reflection
1998
Cat
19985.3
Clouds & Wires
1998
Coots
1998
Gnats
1998
Tree & Cloud
1998
Under the Freeway
19956.0
Salt Water
19866.0
Messages
19848.0
Wind & Water
1980
Connemara
1980
Notes #1
1979
Notes
1979
Night Train
1979
Tap
1978
Eye
1978
Clock & Train
1978
Breathing
1978
Barn
1978
Maya
1978
Cycle
1978
Metronome
19786.0
Light Leaves
1978
Railings
1977
Musical Stairs
1977
Soundtrack
1977
Chimney
1977
Cat on TV
1977
Swimming
1977
Columns
1977
Blink
1977
Candle & Clock
1977
Hand/Shutter
1976
Window
1976
Handcrank Clock
1976
Treeline
1976
Track
1976
Portrait with Parents
1975
Spirals
1974
Interval
1974
At the Academy
19745.0
Newsprint #1
1972
Sound Shapes
1972
Cycles #1
1972
Phase Loop
1971
