Articles by Past Life – Christopher Allery/James Prowse
Christopher Allery (b. 1975, Cooroy, Australia) and James Prowse (b. 1991, Toowoomba, Australia) have both completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film) from Queensland University of Technology with Allery having previously completed a Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts) from the same institution.Allery’s practice includes installation, performance, drawing, film and short form fiction and often involves the intersection between these disciplines. Prowse’s practice includes film and design and often highlights the necessity for technical skill to execute concept. Before the creation of their collaboration ‘Past life’ in early 2016 both Allery and Prowse collaborated on various experimental films. This includes, Firebird created in 2011 for Ten10, an Audio Visual Exhibition held at Lightspace, Brisbane, and The African Word for Summer shown at the Spectacle Theatre, New York as part of The Land Down Underground (Short films from Australia) in 2014.