The Whalebone Box

A whalebone box found washed up on the shore. Is it an enigmatic object containing a secret? A survivor from a shipwreck? It was given to Iain Sinclair, Kötting#39;s walking companion on his latest jaunt themed film. They set out on an expedition to take this box to its place of origin, a beach on the Isle of Harris in Scotland#39;s Outer Hebrides. Artist Eden Kötting helps shape the film, and in many ways it#39;s an ode to her indomitable spirit. Shot using mainly super 8 and super 8 apps and incorporating elements of archive and pinhole photography, The Whalebone Box celebrates the notion of the home-made but is also an idiosyncratic road map.Elements of the Box:THE WHALEBONE BOX TRAILER– 1 minute 30 seconds 2019 - Andrew KöttingBECAUSE THE REST IS SILENCE – 13 minutes 30 seconds – 2020 - Andrew KöttingAn hauntological gadabout inclusive of images and out-takes from the films EDITH WALKS, GALLIVANT, LEK AND THE DOGS & WATLING STREET. IN FAR AWAY LAND – 6 minutes – 2019 Andrew Kötting with Eden Kötting & Glenn WhitingBack stroke butterfly, front crawl and bras, we are awash in an ocean of bubbles. We are deep in the cloud of our own making but help is at hand, and everything might yet be alright. All is not well in the world but Eden is there to help.WHAT CAN YOU SEE? – 3 minutes – 2019 - Andrew KöttingThe film examines the notion of hindsight and foresight through the act of seeing with one#39;s own eyes.THE ROOF IS MY EYES – 1 minute 30 seconds – 2019 Andrew Kötting with Isabel SkinnerThe climax to The Whalebone Box that never was....HAND ME DOWN – 5 minutes – 2017 - Andrew KöttingSuper 8 project for Coastal Currents 2017. 1 roll of super 8 film 'everything' shot in camera. Produced by Mark French.A WALK BACK TO THE LAST LONDON BY WAY OF WATLING STREET18 minutes – 2017 Andrew Kötting A film documenting a walk made with Iain Sinclair from Dover to London along Watling Street to coincide with Iain#39;s book THE LAST LONDONRELATED SHORTS:ACROPHOBIA – 2 minutes – 2014 - Isabel SkinnerIsabel Skinner was a student of Andrew Kötting at UCA for many years but surpassed him on all fronts technological within moments... Acrophobia is an extreme fear of heights, irrational but very real and frightening for those who experience it.ROCK #39;N#39; ROLL STATION – 5 minutes - 2020 - Simon Barker (with Jason Wood).I#39;m in the rock#39;n#39;roll session and I#39;m waiting for michael he#39;s not here brand new cadillac.