David Ian Bickley
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ETERNAL FLAME explores the idea of mitochondria as the “fire in the cell,” tracing the elemental energy that drives all living organisms. Through split‑screen compositions, motion graphics, and manipulated micrographic imagery, the work visualises the ceaseless metabolic spark within.
Hydrophonic recordings of freshwater ponds by Dr. Jack Greenhalgh, reshaped and layered with electrical interference, form an immersive soundscape that bridges the organic and the technological. Images of open flame, swamps, and bogs anchor the piece in Earth’s primordial past, evoking the ancient environments in which cellular life first emerged.
ETERNAL FLAME invites viewers to reflect on the fragile, continuous burning that sustains life—from the depths of prehistory to the cells within us now.
Dedicated to the memory of Paul Malone, Artist and Curator
David Ian Bickley (b. 1961) is an Anglo-Irish artist, filmmaker and musician who uses analogue and digital technology and techniques to conjure audio-visual works and installations that delve into realms of nature, landscape, mythology and symbolism. His works are abstracted, process-led and textured, capturing the essence of places and stories using memory, feeling and digital alchemy. His works also use landscape as a form to reflect and process mythic and folklore motifs, creating a sense of animation and accelerated time-scale. His practice incorporates film, music, video, immersive environments and sound art.