In 2023, Fowler embarked on a residency at Prospect Cottage, the former home of artist, filmmaker and activist Derek Jarman (1942 – 1994). Jarman moved to Dungeness in 1986 after being diagnosed with HIV and it soon became a creative hub. Jarman worked across film, art and horticulture there: from his film ‘The Garden’ to journal ‘Modern Nature’, from etched-glass poetry to the shingle beach garden he created. Fowler sought to consider the landscape and weather of Dungeness as well as Jarman’s life by looking at the house he and his partner Keith Collins (1966-2018) left behind. The film touches impressionistically on themes of sexuality, queer British life, art making and nature, and features newly discovered recordings of Jarman and readings from his books by Neil Bartlett. These elements are interwoven with field recordings by Fowler and Chris Watson and an original score by Oliver Coates and Simon Fisher Turner.
Being Blue, 2025
16mm film transferred to digital, colour, stereo sound, 17 mins






