‘ItforOthers’,2013,(16mmfilmtransferredtodigitalvideo,54minutes)<br/> DuncanCampbellproducesfilmsthatlookatrepresentationsofthepeopleandeventsattheheartofveryparticularhistories–figuressuchasJohnDeloreanandBernadetteDevlin.Combiningarchivematerialwithhisownfootage,hisworkquestionstheauthority,integrityandintentionsoftheinformationpresented.ForScotland+Venice2013,CampbellhastakenChrisMarkerandAlainResnais’1953film‘LesStatuesmeurentaussi’(StatuesalsoDie)asbothsourceandartefact,topursueameditationonthelife,deathandvalueofobjects.Intheexhibition,Campbellpresentstheolderfilmalongsidehisnewwork,asocialandhistoricalexaminationofculturalimperialismandcommoditythatcombinesfilmedfootage,animationandarchivefootage.‘Itforothers’includesaperformancemadeincollaborationwithMichaelClarkCompanythatseekstoillustratethebasicprincipleofcommoditiesandtheirexchange.<br/> OutsetScotlandsupportedthecommissionofnewworkbythethreeartistsfeaturedinScotland’snationalpresentationatthe55thVeniceBiennalein2013,curatedbyTheCommonGuild.Scotland+VeniceisapartnershipbetweenCreativeScotland,BritishCouncilScotlandandtheNationalGalleriesofScotland.TheworkwillreturntoTheCommonGuildinGlasgowin2014.