Chris Paul Daniels Senior Lecturer, Filmmaking

I’m an Artist and Filmmaker, based in Manchester and make films that respond to place; often merging experimental observation with communal memory and unreliable narration.

I graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2010 and co-won the Deutsche Bank Award for Art with Maria Anastassiou for Unravel, the longest hand painted ﬁlm in Britain which toured venues including Tate Britain, BFI Southbank, IKON Gallery and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.

I’ve regularly shown work internationally and undertaken projects in China, Kenya, Iceland, Sweden and the Netherlands. Some of my recent commissions include SAFE at HOME in Manchester, One Square Mile for Quays Culture and University of Salford Art Collection (with Sam Meech), The Book of Lies at the National Museum of Iceland for Curated Place and Einkofi Productions and Northern Lights, co-commissioned by ICA and The Grundy Art Gallery and acquired by the Grundy Art Gallery/Blackpool Council Collection via The Art Fund.

I am passionate about working closely with students to develop their creative voices and developing unique perspectives into their work; it is always a great privilege to see the films that come out of each project.

Contact

c.daniels@mmu.ac.uk

Office

Lowry LW.3.17

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Research

Exhibitions

Daniels, C., 2023. Is there anybody there?, HOME, 17/2/2023 - 4/6/2023.

Daniels, C., 2019. The Book of Lies, The National Museum of Iceland/ Þjóðminjasafns Íslands, 7/9/2019 - 12/1/2020.

Daniels, C., 2018. Northern Lights, Grundy Art Gallery, 28/9/2018 - 15/12/2018.

Daniels, C., Meech, S., 2016. One Square Mile, Lightwaves Festival and various, 9/12/2016 - 17/12/2016.

Daniels, C., 2016. SAFE, HOME, 14th November - 3rd January.

Daniels, C. Meech, S. Brown, K., 2015. Dark Sound : Destructive Pop 2015, Academy of Music and Theatre Arts, The Performance Centre, Falmouth University, Friday 24th and Saturday 25 April 2015.

Daniels, C. Perks, S., 2015. Inside Out, K11 Arts Foundation, Wuhan, China, 26th March - 31st May 2015.

Perks, , Tan, Y., Daniels, C.P., 2015. Inside Out, K11 Wuhan, 19/3/2015.

Daniels, C., 2015. Sublime Transactions, Armitt Museum and Library, 31st March 2012 - 22nd March 2013.

Daniels, C., 2015. You Are Here, A3 Project Space, 20th - 29th March 2015.

Daniels, C., 2014. A Tiger's Skin, CFCCA, 18th December 2014 - 22nd March 2015.

Baines, J., Carpenter, A., Daniels, C., Duffy, J., Meech, S., Stark, M., Griffiths, D., 2014. Film + Video from Manchester, VideoFAG, Toronto, 16/12/2014.

Baines, J., Carpenter, A., Daniels, C., Duffy, J., Meech, S., Stark, M., Griffiths, D., 2014. Film Material Soup + LUX13, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester; Laban Centre, London, 16/10/2014 - 6/11/2014.

Daniels, C. Meech, S. Brown, K., 2013. Virgin Records: 40 Years of Disruption the Exhibition, Studio B1, Victoria House, London, 23rd - 29th October 2013.

Daniels, C. Anastassiou, M. Brown K. Byrne, J Pickles, M, 2012. Unravel - the longest hand painted film in Britain, IKON Gallery, 7 January 8 January 2012.

Daniels, C. Anastassiou, M. Brown K. Byrne, J Pickles, M, 2011. Unravel - the longest hand painted film in Britain, National Media Museum/Bradford Animation Film Festival, 13th - 17th November 2011.

Daniels, C. Anastassiou, M. Brown K. Byrne, J Pickles, M, 2011. Unravel - the longest hand painted film in Britain, Chisenhale Gallery, 19th - 20th November 2011.

Artefacts

Kaldal, A., Daniels, C.P., 2023. 'Steinrunnin (petrified)', Nordic House, Reykjavik.

Performances

Daniels, C.P., Helbig, S., Camerata, M., 2017. 'Upclose: Manchester Camerata at HOME / Sven Helbig: Pocket Symphonies', HOME, 9/9/2017 - 9/9/2017.

Daniels, C. Perks, S., 2015. 'EIGHT (Opening of British Consulate in Wuhan, China; commissioned by British Council, HOME and Brighter Sound)', K11 Arts Foundation and VOX Livehouse, Wuhan, China, 24th and 26th March 2015.

Daniels, C., 2015. 'The World Moved (Part of closing event at Cornerhouse)', Cornerhouse, Manchester, 4th April 2015.

Books

Morrison, L., Dean, M., Makhlouf-Carter, C., Kingstone, P., Kholeif, O., Harrison, S.M., Wood, J., Daniels, C.P., Black, H., Perks, S., Unsworth, E., OHare, L., Walter, J., Wills, C., Penny, B., 2015. 'Transactions of Desire Are You Allergic to the 21st Century?', HOME Publications.

Book Chapters

Daniels, C.P., 2015. 'The Art of Following the Right State of Mind'. In Transactions of Desire (Volume 2)
Are you allergic to the 21st Century?, HOME Publications.