Artist Statement: I am a Chemical Engineer, and have an affection for the beauty of science and maths, possibly the closest I come to seeing truth. I have always struggled with how little penetration poetry, which I would consider the vehicle for illuminating truth, has in the scientific world. I have toyed with writing poems about science and maths, but the overlap in knowledge across the fields is small and getting smaller. Methods of education and specialization seem to be expanding this gap. Among my poetry friends there are few working in engineering or science, among my workmates very few seem to enjoy poetry. To me this must be the essential synthesis. This poetry film is attempting to cross the gap.
Tectonic Plates
by Colm Scully | Mixed Media
About The Author
Colm Scully
Colm Scully from Cork Ireland is a poet and poetry film maker. His films have been shown internationally and he won the Deanna Tulley Multimedia Prize in 2023. He has also been awarded prizes at Rabbits Hearty Poetry Film Competition and Sparks Micromania Film Fest. He teaches poetry and poetry film and was invited to give a two day workshop on Poetry film in The Scottish Poetry Library in 2023. His poems have most recently been published in Poetry Ireland Review and The Friday Poem. You can learn more at colmscully.com