SALT artists -tracey emin

Tracey Emin is one of the most successful and popular young British artists of today.
Tracey’s work has featured in exhibitions all over the world. Her controversial shows include ‘What Do You Know About Love’ in Berlin, ‘Tracey Emin Every Part Of Me’s Bleeding’ in New York, ‘Cunt Vernacular’ also in Berlin and ‘I Need Art Like I Need God’ in Bremen. Tracey was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1999 with the now infamous exhibit ‘My Bed’.
Tracey’s art is emotional and often autobiographical which has led her to working on her first feature film Top-Spot.
Top Spot draws on Tracey’s childhood experiences growing up in Margate as a teenager.
The film features 6 girls – Frances, Helen, Katie, Kieri, Laura, and Lizzie. They all have a story to tell. The film captures the beauty of Margate, the sea, the funfair Dreamland, the sunsets, the wild flowers, and the surrounding beaches.
The film was shot on DV and features Super 8 footage by Tracey Emin. Shot last summer on location in Margate, London and Egypt the film is a beautiful, cinematic vision by first time feature film director Tracey Emin.

In Tracey’s words:
“I have always wanted to make this film. I’ve probably wanted to make this film for about 10 years now – and I’ve always known that the title was going to be Top Spot.”
“The film relates to me because it’s like a rites of passage it’s about growing up and I did have to grow up at some time and everybody has to – and I think the subject matters in the film are pretty universal. They go right across the board for a lot of people not just me.”
“Personally, the film is a cathartic thing and it’s probably the biggest piece of work I’ve made so far. So I’ve made the film now and I’ve never ever seen a film like it before in my life. So I’m quite pleased about that. It’s seminal.”
“The film has very big themes and this is quite interesting because the girls in the film are teenagers. Teenagers have big issues that they have to deal with all the time. I had to. And so I’m hoping this film will be useful for other people to watch. I’d like it to be shown in schools all over England.”
“It was great fun making the film – especially shooting it down in Margate. And the most interesting part for me was I didn’t have a script. The exciting thing was waking up everyday and thinking ‘what am I going to make the girls say today? What am I going to make them do today?’ But of course, I knew the story off by heart so it wasn’t that difficult but it was a lot of fun.”
“I grew up in Margate. It was fantastic in the seventies. It’s definitely had it’s hey day. Margate now is having a renaissance and what I hope is that when people see the film they will go and visit. What I’m saying, isn’t about Margate specifically, it is just where I happened to grow up. But Margate is an exceptionally beautiful place and has the most beautiful sunsets in the whole of Britain.”


	Tracey Emin - top spot

					Tracey Emin is one of the most successful and popular young British artists of today. Tracey’s work has featured in exhibitions all over the world. Her controversial shows include ‘What Do You Know About Love’ in Berlin, ‘Tracey Emin Every Part Of Me’s Bleeding’ in New York, ‘Cunt Vernacular’ also in Berlin and ‘I Need Art Like I Need God’ in Bremen. Tracey was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1999 with the now infamous exhibit ‘My Bed’. Tracey’s art is emotional and often autobiographical which has led her to working on her first feature film Top-Spot. Top Spot draws on Tracey’s childhood experiences growing up in Margate as a teenager. The film features 6 girls – Frances, Helen, Katie, Kieri, Laura, and Lizzie. They all have a story to tell. The film captures the beauty of Margate, the sea, the funfair Dreamland, the sunsets, the wild flowers, and the surrounding beaches. The film was shot on DV and features Super 8 footage by Tracey Emin. Shot last summer on location in Margate, London and Egypt the film is a beautiful, cinematic vision by first time feature film director Tracey Emin. In Tracey’s words: “I have always wanted to make this film. I’ve probably wanted to make this film for about 10 years now – and I’ve always known that the title was going to be Top Spot.” “The film relates to me because it’s like a rites of passage it’s about growing up and I did have to grow up at some time and everybody has to – and I think the subject matters in the film are pretty universal. They go right across the board for a lot of people not just me.” “Personally, the film is a cathartic thing and it’s probably the biggest piece of work I’ve made so far. So I’ve made the film now and I’ve never ever seen a film like it before in my life. So I’m quite pleased about that. It’s seminal.” “The film has very big themes and this is quite interesting because the girls in the film are teenagers. Teenagers have big issues that they have to deal with all the time. I had to. And so I’m hoping this film will be useful for other people to watch. I’d like it to be shown in schools all over England.” “It was great fun making the film – especially shooting it down in Margate. And the most interesting part for me was I didn’t have a script. The exciting thing was waking up everyday and thinking ‘what am I going to make the girls say today? What am I going to make them do today?’ But of course, I knew the story off by heart so it wasn’t that difficult but it was a lot of fun.” “I grew up in Margate. It was fantastic in the seventies. It’s definitely had it’s hey day. Margate now is having a renaissance and what I hope is that when people see the film they will go and visit. What I’m saying, isn’t about Margate specifically, it is just where I happened to grow up. But Margate is an exceptionally beautiful place and has the most beautiful sunsets in the whole of Britain.”