Where do you find your inspiration?
Jerry - I’ve just been listening to Graham Hancock on how he found ancient alignments that have never previously been noticed – simply by flying a drone over ancient sites at the moment of equinox and thereby gaining a fresh perspective. THAT’s what really gets my juices going.
Toby - Inspiration can come from a sound i hear in the street, music i'm listening to, or often times a visual image will stoke something that leads to creating a sonic companion or counterpoint.
SL - When I walk out into nature, feeling the breeze in my hair and on my skin, or the sun and rain on my face, or fly above and film our planet, I'm stunned each time by the cycle of life, the natural world's beauty, grace and symbiosis.
How did you start out as an artist?
Jerry - I became a helicopter pilot – then a film pilot – then an aerial director – then a drone pilot and tutor. At each step I’ve felt like there are fresh canvases to work with.
Toby - I was always drawn to music and stared out in the usual ways - Annoying the neighbours trying to learn the drums!
SL - I started out travelling with my camera through Africa, South East Asia, Australia and NZ, always following the light at golden hour that would transform the landscapes I discovered, and impact my compositions. I then deep-dived into the business side of art, managing and curating for portrait photographer Terry O'Neill. However the deeper connection and narrative possibilities that film-making gives was a more complete form of art to me, particularly when filming from the air where this perspective gives scale as well as direction to, and ownership of, ones' convictions. Our films have always had soundscapes and we often film in the air with a soundtrack playing in the chopper, so working with Toby on these NFT collabs, has been a pinnacle.
what’s next for you as an artist?
We’d like to find stimulating ways in this new art form to challenge established connections.
We’d like to address issues that we think we should all spend more time pondering … especially from differing perspectives.
To continue pushing the boundaries with our art, immersing our collectors in the infinite possibilities our planet offers, bathing our vision in soundscapes, archiving reality.
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