Artist in Person British filmmaker Chris Welsby, currently teaching at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, is a landscape artist in a decidedly modernist way. He has written, "Each of my films is a separate attempt to re-define the interface between 'mind' and 'nature'...Technology is both a subdivision of 'nature' and an extension of 'mind.' Viewed within these terms of reference the camera, as a product of technology, can be seen as a potential interface between 'mind' and 'nature.'" Peter Wollen saw that "Welsby's work makes it possible to envisage a different kind of relationship between science and art, in which observation is separated from surveillance, and technology from domination." Mahola Dargis noted in the Village Voice, "Welsby illustrates how self-reflexivity can still create a moral, aesthetic, and/or political imperative." Seven Days (1974, 20 mins): The location for this film is by a small stream in South West Wales. The camera was mounted on an Equatorial Stand which is a piece of equipment used by astronomers to track the stars. Rotating at the same speed as the earth, the camera is always pointing at either its own shadow or the sun. Park Film (1972-73, 8 mins, Silent): The camera was pointed at right angles across a busy park pathway. Filming began at dawn and ended at dusk. This procedure was carried out over a period of three days. Two of the days were sunny and the other very stormy. Windmill Three (1974, 10 mins): The camera views a park landscape through the mirror blades of a small windmill. Sea Pictures (1992, 36 mins): Welsby concentrates on close-up views of the sea, forest, city and TV. Chris Welsby will appear at San Francisco Cinematheque, June 6.