CAPITAL WASTE (Liam Somerville) is a cinematographer and video
artist living on the unceded traditional lands of the Kaurna People in
South Australia. Known for both his glitchy, analog video aesthetic as
well as DIY virtual production with real-time 3D animation, his
unorthodox and experimental mash of visual technologies can be consumed
via cinema, live performance, projections or online experiences. Recent
projects include cinematography for ‘ I take care of what’s mine’ (2024)
by Emmaline Zanelli which screened at Samstag Museum throughout the
Adelaide Film Festival 2024 and at Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
(MCA). Other works include large-scale projection: PROJECT : EARTH
premiered in 2024 at Adelaide Fringe Festival’s Night Visions and saw
over 30,000 participants over the season, winning a Best Film &
Digital or Interactive Award
CAPITAL WASTE’s live visuals have been witnessed at Unsound Festival, Soft Center, Harvest Rock, National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA), WOMADelaide, Fringe Festival, Adelaide Botanic Gardens, Illuminate Adelaide, The Mill and Denver Museum of Science. Collaborating with musical acts such as M.I.A.,Pussy Riot, Gabber Modus Operandi, EYE, Plastiq, female wizard, DJ Plead, DEM MOB and kode9.
At the moment CAPITAL WASTE is obsessed with the virtual 3D world and inputting human interactions and dynamic movement into digital space using realtime game development engines to create visuals for live performances, VR experiences, projection installations and music videos such as DANCE MACHINE (2024), ESCHATECH VR (2024), marine_digital_conservation_SA_2023.exe (2023) and Universal Killer (2023).
As a cinematographer credits include DOP & Animation Director for iconic rock-doc 'The Angels: Kickin’ Down The Door' (Universal Studios/Beyond Entertainment 2022) and DOP/co-director of 'Video Nasty: The Making of Ribspreader' (Closer Productions 2020).
CAPITAL WASTE’s live visuals have been witnessed at Unsound Festival, Soft Center, Harvest Rock, National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA), WOMADelaide, Fringe Festival, Adelaide Botanic Gardens, Illuminate Adelaide, The Mill and Denver Museum of Science. Collaborating with musical acts such as M.I.A.,Pussy Riot, Gabber Modus Operandi, EYE, Plastiq, female wizard, DJ Plead, DEM MOB and kode9.
At the moment CAPITAL WASTE is obsessed with the virtual 3D world and inputting human interactions and dynamic movement into digital space using realtime game development engines to create visuals for live performances, VR experiences, projection installations and music videos such as DANCE MACHINE (2024), ESCHATECH VR (2024), marine_digital_conservation_SA_2023.exe (2023) and Universal Killer (2023).
As a cinematographer credits include DOP & Animation Director for iconic rock-doc 'The Angels: Kickin’ Down The Door' (Universal Studios/Beyond Entertainment 2022) and DOP/co-director of 'Video Nasty: The Making of Ribspreader' (Closer Productions 2020).
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